| Setting Sights: Histories and Reflections on Community Armed Self-Defense Contributor(s): Crow, Scott (Editor), Churchill, Ward (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 1629634441 ISBN-13: 9781629634449 Publisher: PM Press OUR PRICE: $22.46 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Civil Rights - History | Revolutionary - Political Science | Political Process - Political Advocacy |
| LCCN: 2017942918 |
| Physical Information: 1.02" H x 6.06" W x 8.9" (0.80 lbs) 336 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Decades ago, Malcolm X eloquently stated that communities have the legitimate right to defend themselves "by any means necessary" with any tool or tactic, including guns. This wide-ranging anthology uncovers the hidden histories and ideas of community armed self-defense, exploring how it has been used by marginalized and oppressed communities as well as anarchists and radicals within significant social movements of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Far from a call to arms, or a "how-to" manual for warfare, this volume offers histories, reflections, and questions about the role of firearms in small collective defense efforts and its place in larger efforts toward the creation of autonomy and liberation. Featuring diverse perspectives from movements across the globe, Setting Sights includes vivid histories and personal reflections from both researchers and those who participated in community armed self-defense. Contributors include Dennis Banks, Kathleen Cleaver, Mabel Williams, Subcomandante Marcos, Kristian Williams, George Ciccariello-Maher, Ashanti Alston, and many more. |