Lucien van der Walt, 2011, “What Anarchism and Syndicalism Offer the South African Left,” special supplement on Marxism & renewal in the 21st Century – new challenges, new thinking, in Amandla, no. 21, pp. 9-11 This paper was published first in a special supplement on Marxism & renewal in the 21st Century – new challenges, … Continue reading [ANALYSIS]: Lucien van der Walt, 2011, “What Anarchism and Syndicalism Offer the South African Left”
Category: Race & national liberation struggles
These pieces examine imperialism, colonialism, race, the national question, and national liberation struggles -including anarchist/ syndicalist positions
[ANALYSIS]: Kariuki, van der Walt, 2000, “The Politics of Land – ZANU vs the MDC” (5)
Samuel Kariuki and Lucien van der Walt, 2000, “The Politics of Land - ZANU vs the MDC," Southern Africa Report, volume 15, number 4, pp. 11-15. A fifth Zimbabwean piece. Samuel Kariuki and I argued that unless the (then-) union-backed Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) developed an effective progressive programme (including pro-worker land reform), the … Continue reading [ANALYSIS]: Kariuki, van der Walt, 2000, “The Politics of Land – ZANU vs the MDC” (5)
[ANALYSIS]: Shawn Hattingh and Lucien van der Walt, 2013, “Mandela, the ANC and the 1994 Breakthrough: Anarchist / syndicalist reflections on national liberation and South Africa’s transition”
[ONLINE ONLY] Shawn Hattingh and Lucien van der Walt, 2013, "Mandela, the ANC and the 1994 Breakthrough: Anarchist / syndicalist reflections on national liberation and South Africa’s transition," for anarkismo.net here. SUMMARY The destruction of the apartheid state form, with its odious policies of coercion and racism, was a major triumph for the working class … Continue reading [ANALYSIS]: Shawn Hattingh and Lucien van der Walt, 2013, “Mandela, the ANC and the 1994 Breakthrough: Anarchist / syndicalist reflections on national liberation and South Africa’s transition”
[TRANSLATION]: Lucien van der Walt, 2013, “O Papel Histórico do Anarquismo: uma visão global“
Portuguese translation of Lucien van der Walt, February 2012, "Anarchism’s historical role: a global view," Freedom, pp. 12-14, which you can read here Source: Instituto de Teoria e História Anarquista (ITHA) here. PDF is here and here Lucien van der Walt. “O Papel Histórico do Anarquismo” 30 de outubro de 2013 · Lucien van der Walt. … Continue reading [TRANSLATION]: Lucien van der Walt, 2013, “O Papel Histórico do Anarquismo: uma visão global“
[TRANSLATION]: Lucien van der Walt, 2007, “Anarşist Anti-Emperyalizm Tarihinin Yazımına Bir Katkı”
Turkish translation of Lucien van der Walt, 2001, “Towards a History of Anarchist Anti-imperialism: ‘In This Struggle, Only The Workers And Peasants Will Go All The Way To The End,’” which you can read here. Source: anarkismo.net here Lucien van der Walt Anarşist Anti-Emperyalizm Tarihinin Yazımına Bir Katkı Kara Kızıl Notlar Mart Nisan Mayıs 2006 … Continue reading [TRANSLATION]: Lucien van der Walt, 2007, “Anarşist Anti-Emperyalizm Tarihinin Yazımına Bir Katkı”
[TRANSLATION] Lucien van der Walt, 2006, “Για μια ιστορία αναρχικού αντι-ιμπεριαλισμού: Mόνο οι εργάτες και οι αγρότες θα διαβούν όλο το δρa”
Greek translation of Lucien van der Walt, 2001, “Towards a History of Anarchist Anti-imperialism: ‘In This Struggle, Only The Workers And Peasants Will Go All The Way To The End,’” which has been published widely and can be read here. Lucien van der Walt ""Για μια ιστορία αναρχικού αντι-ιμπεριαλισμού: Mόνο οι εργάτες και οι αγρότες … Continue reading [TRANSLATION] Lucien van der Walt, 2006, “Για μια ιστορία αναρχικού αντι-ιμπεριαλισμού: Mόνο οι εργάτες και οι αγρότες θα διαβούν όλο το δρa”
[TRANSLATION] : Lucien van der Walt, 2012, “Internazionalismo ed antimperialismo dal basso”
Italian translation of German article, Lucien van der Walt, 2012, "Internationalismus und Antiimperialismus von unten: Anarchismus und Syndikalismus in der kolonialen und postkolonialen Welt," Direkte Aktion, 209 – Jan/Feb 2012 Source: anarkismo.net here Lucien van der Walt Internazionalismo ed antimperialismo dal basso: Anarchismo ed sindacalismo nel mondo coloniale e post-coloniale Nelle regioni del mondo soggette … Continue reading [TRANSLATION] : Lucien van der Walt, 2012, “Internazionalismo ed antimperialismo dal basso”
[JOURNAL]: van der Walt, 2013, “(Re)Constructing a Global Anarchist and Syndicalist Canon – a response to Robert Graham and Nathan Jun on ‘Black Flame’,”
Lucien van der Walt, 2013, “(Re)Constructing a Global Anarchist and Syndicalist Canon - a response to Robert Graham and Nathan Jun on 'Black Flame'," 'Anarchist Developments in Cultural Studies,' special issue on 'Blasting the Canon,' No 1 (2013), pp. 193-203 Online PDF mirrored here from here http://anarchist-developments.org/index.php/adcs/article/view/79/92 This article defends the argument that anarchism / syndicalism … Continue reading [JOURNAL]: van der Walt, 2013, “(Re)Constructing a Global Anarchist and Syndicalist Canon – a response to Robert Graham and Nathan Jun on ‘Black Flame’,”
[ANALYSIS]: Lucien van der Walt, 2007, “Wits Students Fight Fee Increases, Privatisation”
Lucien van der Walt, November 2007, "Wits Students Fight Fee Increases, Privatisation," Steeldrum: news for members of Steelworkers Local 1998, University of Toronto, vol. 7, no. 4 PDF is online here
[ANALYSIS]: Lucien van der Walt, 2001, “History of the IWW in South Africa,” from ‘Bread and Roses’
Lucien van der Walt, 2001, "A History of the IWW in South Africa", Bread and Roses, number 7, (Britain), pp. 11-14. This short article looks at how the revolutionary syndicalist IWW (Industrial Workers of the World) influenced South African workers struggles into the 1920s. The IWW had an important influence on black as well as … Continue reading [ANALYSIS]: Lucien van der Walt, 2001, “History of the IWW in South Africa,” from ‘Bread and Roses’
[JOURNAL]: Lucien van der Walt, 2007, “The First Globalisation and Transnational Labour Activism in Southern Africa: White Labourism, the IWW and the ICU, 1904-1934”
Lucien van der Walt, 2007, “The First Globalisation and Transnational Labour Activism in Southern Africa: White Labourism, the IWW and the ICU, 1904-1934”, African Studies, volume 66, number 2/3, special issue ‘Transnational and Comparative Perspectives on Southern African Labour History’, pp. 223-251. PDF is online here In this article, I argue that the history of … Continue reading [JOURNAL]: Lucien van der Walt, 2007, “The First Globalisation and Transnational Labour Activism in Southern Africa: White Labourism, the IWW and the ICU, 1904-1934”
[JOURNAL]: Lucien van der Walt, 2001, “Revolutionärer Syndikalismus, Rasse und Klasse in Südafrika: die ‘International Socialist League’ und die ‘Industrial Workers of Africa’ 1915 bis 1920”, Archiv für die Geschichte des Widerstandes und der Arbeit, number 16, (Germany), pp. 213-246.
This article appeared in German in the Archiv für die Geschichte des Widerstandes und der Arbeit (AGWA), of which more can be read here. Get the PDF here It discusses South African revolutionary syndicalism, with particular reference to the International Socialist League (a syndicalist political group, later merged into the Communist Party of South Africa), … Continue reading [JOURNAL]: Lucien van der Walt, 2001, “Revolutionärer Syndikalismus, Rasse und Klasse in Südafrika: die ‘International Socialist League’ und die ‘Industrial Workers of Africa’ 1915 bis 1920”, Archiv für die Geschichte des Widerstandes und der Arbeit, number 16, (Germany), pp. 213-246.
[ANALYSIS]: Lucien van der Walt, 2004, “Perspectives on Race and Anarchism in South Africa, 1904-2004”
Lucien van der Walt, 2004, "Perspectives on Race and Anarchism in South Africa, 1904-2004," Perspectives on Anarchist Theory, volume 8 number 1, pp. 1, 14-16. Correct PDF is here This short analysis, looking at both the South African anarchist / syndicalist movement of the 1880s-1920s, and the revived movement that emerged from the 1990s, examined … Continue reading [ANALYSIS]: Lucien van der Walt, 2004, “Perspectives on Race and Anarchism in South Africa, 1904-2004”
[SPECIAL ISSUE]: Devan Pillay, Lucien van der Walt (eds.), 2012, “Assessing the Politics of Organized Labour in Asia, Africa and Latin America at the Start of the 21st Century”
Labour, Capital and Society/ Travail, capital et société Volume 44, number 2 http://www.lcs-tcs.com/current.html Devan Pillay and Lucien van der Walt (eds.), "Assessing the Politics of Organized Labour in Asia, Africa and Latin America at the Start of the 21st Century" CONTACT: Lucien van der Walt l.vanderwalt@ru.ac.za with enquiries, or regarding copies. Paper by Pillay and … Continue reading [SPECIAL ISSUE]: Devan Pillay, Lucien van der Walt (eds.), 2012, “Assessing the Politics of Organized Labour in Asia, Africa and Latin America at the Start of the 21st Century”
[TALK]: Lucien van der Walt, 2012, “Anarchism’s historical role: a global view”
Freedom • February 2012 • pp.12-14 Original PDF (with great images, also page numbers) is here. FEATURE Anarchism’s historical role: a global view Lucien van der Walt, co-author of Black Flame: the revolutionary class politics of anarchism and syndicalism [For more on Black Flame at wikipedia: click here]. Freedom bookshop was proud to host a … Continue reading [TALK]: Lucien van der Walt, 2012, “Anarchism’s historical role: a global view”
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