Black Flags and Social Movements is a fundamental and insightful contribution to the political sociology of anarchist movements. Dana Williams uses sociological theories and methods to investigate the nature and location of anarchist social movements since the 19th century. This is a valuable contribution to our understanding of the persistence and evolution of radical egalitarianism, a recurring social movement that ... Read morecomes forth again and again in periods of world history in which inequalities have expanded beyond whatever societal functions they may have. Christopher Chase-Dunn Challenging myths of violence, and jokes about disorganization, Williams carefully maps the organizations, struggles and activists within international anarchist movements. Few have attempted to analyze anarchist movements in any systematic fashion but Williams offers activists and scholars a map of contemporary anarchism, and uses social movement theory to understand its dynamics. Combining movement data with social movement theory, this is a ground-breaking analysis of anarchist movements. Lesley Wood
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