Cybernetics, Anarchism and Self-organisation.

The revival and reinvention of anarchist theory in the second half of the twentieth century shared the conceptual stage with the advent of cybernetics. Through a consideration of the works (among others) of Sam Dolgoff, John McEwan, Grey Walter, Paul Goodman and Gregory Bateson, I highlight a few ke...

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Publicado en:Anarchist Studies Vol. 21; no. 1; pp. 52 - 73
Autor principal: Duda, John
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Publicado: Lawrence & Wishart Ltd. 2013
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