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This is an important study - the first that drills deeply into Britain's idiosyncratic progression from hard-to-categorize 19th century socialist reformers like William Morris to major anarchist figures like Colin Ward and Stuart Christie. --www.hnn.us Anarchist Seeds beneath the Snow is an impressive achievement for its rigorous scholarship across a wide range of sources, for collating this diverse material in a cogent and systematic narrative-cum-argument, and for elucidating it with clarity and flair... It is a book that needed to be written and now deserves to be read. --The Journal of William Morris Studies A splendid survey of 'left-libertarian thought' in this country, it has given me hours of delight and interest. Though it is very learned, it isn't dry. Goodway's friends in the awkward squad (especially William Blake) are both stimulating and comforting companions in today's political climate. --A. N. Wilson, Daily Telegraph Goodway outlines with admirable clarity the many variations in anarchist thought. By extending outwards to left libertarians he takes on even greater diversity. --Sheila Rowbotham, Red Pepper The history of the British anarchist movement has been little studied or appreciated outside of the movement itself. David Goodway's book, Anarchist Seeds beneath the Snow, should go a long way towards rectifying this blind spot in established labour and political history. His broad ranging erudition combined with a penetrating understanding of the subject matter has produced a fascinating, highly readable history. Its epic sweep explores anarchist ideas in the work of eleven of Britain's native-born writers stretching from William Morris in the 1880s down to Colin Ward at the start of the twenty-first century. Along the way he provides a valuable cultural history of anarchist thought in Britain and places the actions and ideas of these writers in their historical and political context. And what a gathering of writers he has woven into his text! --Joey Cain, edwardcarpenterforum.org

Anarchist Seeds beneath the Snow is an impressive achievement for its rigorous scholarship across a wide range of sources, for collating this diverse material in a cogent and systematic narrative-cum-argument, and for elucidating it with clarity and flair... It is a book that needed to be written and now deserves to be read. --Journal of William Morris Studies Goodway outlines with admirable clarity the many variations in anarchist thought. By extending outwards to left-libertarians he takes on even greater diversity. --Sheila Rowbotham, Red Pepper A splendid survey of 'left-libertarian thought' in this country, it has given me hours of delight and interest. Though it is very learned, it isn't dry. Goodway's friends in the awkward squad (especially William Blake) are both stimulating and comforting companions in today's political climate. --A.N. Wilson, Daily Telegraph The history of the British anarchist movement has been little studied or appreciated outside of the movement itself. Anarchist Seeds beneath the Snow, should go a long way towards rectifying this blind spot in established labour and political history. His broad ranging erudition combined with a penetrating understanding of the subject matter has produced a fascinating, highly readable history. --Joey Cain, edwardcarpenterforum.org

The history of the British anarchist movement has been little studied or appreciated outside of the movement itself. David Goodway's book, Anarchist Seeds beneath the Snow , should go a long way towards rectifying this blind spot in established labour and political history. His broad ranging erudition combined with a penetrating understanding of the subject matter has produced a fascinating, highly readable history. Its epic sweep explores anarchist ideas in the work of eleven of Britain's native-born writers stretching from William Morris in the 1880s down to Colin Ward at the start of the twenty-first century. Along the way he provides a valuable cultural history of anarchist thought in Britain and places the actions and ideas of these writers in their historical and political context. And what a gathering of writers he has woven into his text! -- Joey Cain, edwardcarpenterforum.org

This is an important study - the first that drills deeply into Britain's idiosyncratic progression from hard-to-categorize 19th century socialist reformers like William Morris to major anarchist figures like Colin Ward and Stuart Christie. --www.hnn.us

Anarchist Seeds beneath the Snow is an impressive achievement for its rigorous scholarship across a wide range of sources, for collating this diverse material in a cogent and systematic narrative-cum-argument, and for elucidating it with clarity and flair... It is a book that needed to be written and now deserves to be read. --The Journal of William Morris Studies

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David Goodway is a British social and cultural historian who has written principally on anarchism and libertarian socialism for 20 years. He is the editor of For Workers' Powers and various other collections.

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