Colin Ward was one of the most significant thinkers and activists of the British anarchist movement in the twentieth century. He was a prolific journalist who had a profound impact on political thought, most notably through his works on urban life, housing, squatters, children and criminology. Contributors focus on Ward's life and works, including analyses of: his contribution to the resurgence of anarchist journalism through War Commentary and Freedom; his impact on other activists; the relationship between his form of anarchism and the evolving New Left; how Ward's 'practical anarchism' was influenced by the works of Peter Kropotkin; Ward's Englishness; the contributions he made to British social policy in the post-war period; and his endorsement of the seemingly incompatible movements of social anarchism and lifestyle anarchism.

About the Author
Carl Levy is a Professor of Politics at Goldsmiths, University of London. He has written extensively on the social histories of anarchism and is author of Gramsci and the Anarchists and is currently writing a biography of Errico Malatesta.


Book Information
ISBN 9781907103735
Author Carl Levy
Format Paperback
Page Count 144
Imprint Lawrence & Wishart Ltd
Publisher Lawrence & Wishart Ltd