Why read Occult Features Of Anarchism?

Book cover of Occult Features Of Anarchism: With Attention to the Conspiracy of Kings and the Conspiracy of the Peoples

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In the nineteenth century anarchists were accused of conspiracy by governments afraid of revolution, but in the current century various 'conspiracy theories' suggest that anarchists are controlled by government itself. The Illuminati were a network of intellectuals who argued for self-government and against private property, yet the public is now…

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1 author picked Occult Features Of Anarchism as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Tabish Khair

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I owe this book to a recommendation by my friend, the French bi-lingual writer, Seb Doubinsky, and, boy, am I happy that I followed up on the recommendation!

This is what scholarly writing can be: engaged, lucid, relevant, highly readable, not afraid to say things out aloud, not the sort of jargon-filled, boring, needlessly footnoted tomes (which do not even dare to whisper) that academics mostly write.

Essentially, this book looks at the occult elements in the militantly rational traditions of Anarchism and illustrates the occult not as a lack but as a marginalized (defective or not) set of discourses.…

From Tabish's 3 favorite reads in 2023.