Author: Ziga Vodovnik<br />File Type: pdf<br />Dissecting anarchist history from classic examples through contemporary occurrences, and even tying it to everyday life, this exploration collects many disparate movements into a cohesive whole to better understand anarchy in theory and praxis. The book posits modern anarchy as not only the most revolutionary, but as the only antisystem movement lefta seclusion that is occurring for the first time in history. Chronicling anarchy with a discerning eye, this study provides a greater understanding of anarchist thought, including how it applies in current tumultuous times, and reveals how many movements have been forgottencontributing to a misconception of anarchys essence. Further insight into American philosophies, such as New England Transcendentalism, is also included. **Review Like Marxs old mole, the instinct for freedom keeps burrowing. . . . That is happening again right now in many parts of the world, often inspired by, and revitalizing, the anarchist tradition that is examined in Ziga Vodovniks book. A Living Spirit of Revolt is a deeply informed and thoughtful work, which offers us very timely and instructive lessons. Noam Chomsky This book with its felicitous title is an important and essential work, honest, painstaking, and intelligent. Unlike so many political scientists, Ziga Vodovnik understands anarchism. Andrej Grubacic, author, Dont Mourn, Balkanize! Ziga Vodovnik has made a fresh and original contribution to our understanding of anarchism. . . . [A Living Spirit in Revolt] is interesting, relevant, and is sure to be widely read and enjoyed. Uri Gordon, author, Anarchy Alive The great contribution of Ziga Vodovnik is that his writing rescues anarchism from its dogma, its rigidity, its isolation from the majority of the human race. He reveals the natural anarchism of our everyday lives, and in doing so, enlarges the possibilities for a truly human society, in which our imaginations, our compassion, can have full play. Howard Zinn, author,A Peoples History of the United States About the Author Ziga Vodovnik is an assistant professor of political sciencein the Faculty of Social Sciences of the University of Ljubljana. His teaching and research focus on contemporary political theories and praxes, social movements in the Americas, and the history of political ideas. Howard Zinn was a lifelong activist for peace and justice as well as a historian, playwright, and author of numerous books, including the bestselling and groundbreaking A Peoples History of the United States.