Comrade #138672
1st August 2012, 02:36
Has anyone here read A Theory of Power by Vail? It's a short book with a very interesting perspective on power and its many relationships, even though you may not agree with everything he has to say. He's a supporter of anarchism and anarcho-communism (if I'm not mistaken). In his book he integrates memetics with anarchism and communism, from which an interesting framework emerges. He explains how you can apply this in the real world.
In his penetrating analysis of the structure of power and the human condition, Jeff Vail unravels the functioning of our world and proposes a core concept of patterns of power-relationships. This historical critique of hierarchy sweeps from anthropology and psychology to economics and politics, ultimately presenting a model for a sustainable, human-compatible future. A Theory of Power is THE most innovative approach to anarchist theory in a generation, breaking free from the chains of past dogma and integrating the most current knowledge of the functioning of our world.
You can read it here for free: http://www.jeffvail.net/2005/03/theory-of-power-online.html The author put it on there himself.
What do you think of this book?
In his penetrating analysis of the structure of power and the human condition, Jeff Vail unravels the functioning of our world and proposes a core concept of patterns of power-relationships. This historical critique of hierarchy sweeps from anthropology and psychology to economics and politics, ultimately presenting a model for a sustainable, human-compatible future. A Theory of Power is THE most innovative approach to anarchist theory in a generation, breaking free from the chains of past dogma and integrating the most current knowledge of the functioning of our world.
You can read it here for free: http://www.jeffvail.net/2005/03/theory-of-power-online.html The author put it on there himself.
What do you think of this book?