I Couldn't Paint Golden Angels
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| Rating | : | 4.45 (940 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1873176937 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 386 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-07-30 |
| Language | : | English |
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His story tells of many struggles, including for the first time, the Anglo-Spanish cooperation in the postwar anti-Franco resistance and provides interesting sidelights on, amongst others, the printers' and miners' strikes, fighting Blackshirts and the battle of Cable Street, the so-called Angry Brigade activities, the Anarchist Black Cross, the Cairo Mutiny and wartime German anti-Nazi resistance, the New Left of the 60s, the rise of squatting—and through individuals as varied as Kenyata, Emma Goldman, George Orwell, Guy Aldred, and Frank Ridley—all of which have crowded out not only his story, but his life too.. Albert Meltzer (1920–1996) was involved actively in class struggles since the age of 15; exceptional for his generation in having been a convinced anarchist from the start, without any family background in such activity. A lively, witty account of sixty years in anarchist activism, and a unique recounting of many struggles otherwise distorted or unrecorded, including the history of the contemporary development of anarchism in Britain and other countries where he was involved, notably Spain
I Couldn't Paint Golden Angels is a lively, witty account of what he claims would have been the commonplace life of a worker but for the fact that he spent sixty years in anarchist activism. As a result it is a unique recounting of many struggles otherwise distorted or unrecorded, including the history of the contemporary development of anarchism in Britain and other countries where he was involved, notably Spain. His story tells of many struggles, including for the first time, the Anglo-Spanish cooperation in the post-War anti-Franco resistance and provides interesting sidelights on, amongst others, the printers' and miners' strikes, fighting Blackshirts and the battle of Cable Street, the so-called Angry Brigade activities, the Anarchist Black Cross, the Cairo Mutiny and wartime German anti-Nazi resistance, the New Left of the 60s, the rise of squatting - and through individuals as varied as Kenyata, Emma Goldman, George Orwell, Guy Aldred and Frank Ridley
The best Anarchist autobiography ever (well, probably) Not only a brilliant account of an exciting life in the anarchist movement in Great Britain, not only crucial to understanding it's history and developement, but also a very funny and enjoyable read.From the Spanish Resistance to the Miners Strike, the origin of Black Flag and adventures in the Middle East - it's all here!. "The best Anarchist autobiography ever (well, probably)" according to A Customer. Not only a brilliant account of an exciting life in the anarchist movement in Great Britain, not only crucial to understanding it's history and developement, but also a very funny and enjoyable read.From the Spanish Resistance to the Miners Strike, the origin of Black Flag and adventures in the Middle East - it's all here!. the artwork alone makes it worth the price The artwork for this book was created by Chris Pig, one of the best British printmakers working today. Chris knew Meltzer quite well and was honored to create his trademark linocut prints for this project. Chris is represented by Vinson Gallery in Atlanta.