250 Years of Subversion
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The Explosion of Deferred Dreams: Musical Renaissance and Social Revolution in San Francisco, 1965-1975
Mat Callahan
The Explosion of Deferred Dreams offers a critical re-examination of the interwoven political and musical happenings in San Francisco in the Sixties.
The Explosion of Deferred Dreams offers a critical re-examination of the interwoven political and musical happenings in San Francisco in the Sixties.
$22.95
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We the People: Stories from the Community Rights Movement in the United States
Thomas Linzey and Anneke Campbell
We the People offers portraits of communities across the U.S. that have faced threats from environmentally destructive corporate projects and responded by banning those projects at a local level.
We the People offers portraits of communities across the U.S. that have faced threats from environmentally destructive corporate projects and responded by banning those projects at a local level.
$14.95
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The Traffic Power Structure
Planka.nu
The Traffic Power Structure argues for a different kind of traffic in a different kind of world.
The Traffic Power Structure argues for a different kind of traffic in a different kind of world.
$12.00
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The Spitboy Rule: Tales of a Xicana in a Female Punk Band
Michelle Cruz Gonzales
This memoir details Spitboy's travels while chronicling their successes and failures, and for Gonzales, discovering her own identity along the way.
This memoir details Spitboy's travels while chronicling their successes and failures, and for Gonzales, discovering her own identity along the way.
$16.95
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Going Underground: American Punk 1979-1989, Second Edition
George Hurchalla
The product of decades of work and multiple self-published editions, Going Underground, is the most comprehensive look yet at America’s nationwide underground punk scene.
The product of decades of work and multiple self-published editions, Going Underground, is the most comprehensive look yet at America’s nationwide underground punk scene.
$24.95
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The Last of the Hippies: An Hysterical Romance
Penny Rimbaud
The Last of the Hippies is a fiery anarchist polemic centered on the story of his friend, Phil Russell (aka Wally Hope), who was murdered by the State while incarcerated in a mental institution.
The Last of the Hippies is a fiery anarchist polemic centered on the story of his friend, Phil Russell (aka Wally Hope), who was murdered by the State while incarcerated in a mental institution.
$12.00
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One Chord Wonders: Power and Meaning in Punk Rock
Dave Laing
This book argues that a significant political achievement of punk was to expose the operations of power in the British entertainment industry as they were thrown into confusion by the sound and the fury of musicians and fans.
This book argues that a significant political achievement of punk was to expose the operations of power in the British entertainment industry as they were thrown into confusion by the sound and the fury of musicians and fans.
$17.95
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Who's Afraid of the Black Blocs?: Anarchy in Action around the World
Francis Dupuis-Déri • Translated by Lazer Lederhendler
This is a comprehensive view of the tactic and locates it within the anarchist tradition of direct action and includes recent actions at protests around the world.
This is a comprehensive view of the tactic and locates it within the anarchist tradition of direct action and includes recent actions at protests around the world.
$19.95
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Burning Britain: The History of UK Punk 1980-1984
Ian Glasper
The true story of the UK punk scene from '80–84 told by the bands and record labels that created it; profiling bands like Vice Squad, Angelic Upstarts, Blitz, Anti-Nowhere League, Cockney Rejects, and more obscure groups.
The true story of the UK punk scene from '80–84 told by the bands and record labels that created it; profiling bands like Vice Squad, Angelic Upstarts, Blitz, Anti-Nowhere League, Cockney Rejects, and more obscure groups.
$29.95
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Dead Kennedys: Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables, The Early Years
Alex Ogg
A celebratory—if not uncritical—examination of a group who would become mired in controversy while playing a role in transforming punk into something genuinely threatening and enormously funny.
A celebratory—if not uncritical—examination of a group who would become mired in controversy while playing a role in transforming punk into something genuinely threatening and enormously funny.
$19.95
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The Day the Country Died: A History of Anarcho Punk 1980-1984
Ian Glasper
With a backdrop of Thatcher’s Britain, punk music became self-sufficient and considerably more aggressive, blending a DIY ethos with activism to create the perfectly bleak soundtrack to the zeitgeist of a discontented youth.
With a backdrop of Thatcher’s Britain, punk music became self-sufficient and considerably more aggressive, blending a DIY ethos with activism to create the perfectly bleak soundtrack to the zeitgeist of a discontented youth.
$27.95
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The Debt Resisters' Operations Manual
Editor: Strike Debt
The Debt Resisters' Operations Manual is a handbook for debtors everywhere to understand how this system really works, while providing practical tools for fighting debt in its most exploitative forms.
The Debt Resisters' Operations Manual is a handbook for debtors everywhere to understand how this system really works, while providing practical tools for fighting debt in its most exploitative forms.
$19.95
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Direct Action & Sabotage: Three Classic IWW Pamphlets from the 1910s
Elizabeth Gurley Flynn, Walker C. Smith, and William E. Trautmann
The pamphlets reprinted here were first published in the 1910s amid great controversy edited here and with an introduction by Salvatore Salerno.
The pamphlets reprinted here were first published in the 1910s amid great controversy edited here and with an introduction by Salvatore Salerno.
$14.95
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How to Make Trouble and Influence People: Pranks, Protests, Graffiti & Political Mischief-Making from across Australia
Iain McIntyre
This book reveals Australia's radical past through more than 500 tales of Indigenous resistance, convict revolts and escapes, picket line hijinks, creative direct action, street art, media pranks, squatting, etc.
This book reveals Australia's radical past through more than 500 tales of Indigenous resistance, convict revolts and escapes, picket line hijinks, creative direct action, street art, media pranks, squatting, etc.
$24.95
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Left of the Dial: Conversations with Punk Icons
David Ensminger
Left of the Dial features interviews with leading figures of the punk underground: Ian MacKaye (Minor Threat/Fugazi), Jello Biafra (Dead Kennedys), Dave Dictor (MDC), and many more.
Left of the Dial features interviews with leading figures of the punk underground: Ian MacKaye (Minor Threat/Fugazi), Jello Biafra (Dead Kennedys), Dave Dictor (MDC), and many more.
$20.00
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Barred for Life: How Black Flag's Iconic Logo became Punk Rock's Secret Handshake
Stewart Dean Ebersole
This photo documentary catalogs the legacy of American Punk pioneers Black Flag, through stories, interviews, and photographs of diehard fans who wear their iconic logo, The Bars, conspicuously tattooed upon their skin.
This photo documentary catalogs the legacy of American Punk pioneers Black Flag, through stories, interviews, and photographs of diehard fans who wear their iconic logo, The Bars, conspicuously tattooed upon their skin.
$27.95
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Anarchist Pedagogies: Collective Actions, Theories, and Critical Reflections on Education
Editor: Robert H. Haworth
"This original contribution to revolutionary praxis in education could not come at a more urgent moment. It deserves to be read and its recommendations unleashed in the battlefields of capital." —Peter McLaren
"This original contribution to revolutionary praxis in education could not come at a more urgent moment. It deserves to be read and its recommendations unleashed in the battlefields of capital." —Peter McLaren
$25.95
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Punk Rock: An Oral History
John Robb
Ranging through punk's widely debated roots in the late 1960s to its enduring influence on the bands, fashion, and culture of today, this history brings to life the energy and the anarchy as no other book has done.
Ranging through punk's widely debated roots in the late 1960s to its enduring influence on the bands, fashion, and culture of today, this history brings to life the energy and the anarchy as no other book has done.
$24.95
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The Primal Screamer
Nick Blinko
This semi-autobiographical novel from Rudimentary Peni singer, guitarist, lyricist, and illustrator Nick Blinko, plunges into the worlds of madness, suicide, and anarchist punk.
This semi-autobiographical novel from Rudimentary Peni singer, guitarist, lyricist, and illustrator Nick Blinko, plunges into the worlds of madness, suicide, and anarchist punk.
$15.95
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On the Ground: An Illustrated Anecdotal History of the Sixties Underground Press in the U.S.
Sean Stewart
In four short years (1965–1969), the U.S. underground press grew from five small newspapers to over 500 newspapers. Completely circumventing (and subverting) the establishment media.
In four short years (1965–1969), the U.S. underground press grew from five small newspapers to over 500 newspapers. Completely circumventing (and subverting) the establishment media.
$20.00
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A Mix of Bricks & Valentines: Lyrics 1979-2009
G.W. Sok
With a foreword by John Robb, this book showcases the lyrics of G.W. Sok from The Ex.
With a foreword by John Robb, this book showcases the lyrics of G.W. Sok from The Ex.
$20.00
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Spray Paint the Walls: The Story of Black Flag
Stevie Chick
Black Flag’s hardcore story from the inside, drawing on exclusive interviews with the group’s members, their contemporaries, and the bands they inspired. "A gory-gobsmacking read!"
Black Flag’s hardcore story from the inside, drawing on exclusive interviews with the group’s members, their contemporaries, and the bands they inspired. "A gory-gobsmacking read!"
$24.95
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Labor Law for the Rank and Filer: Building Solidarity While Staying Clear of the Law (2nd Edition)
Staughton Lynd and Daniel Gross
A guerrilla legal handbook for workers in a precarious global economy.
A guerrilla legal handbook for workers in a precarious global economy.
$15.00
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Black Mask & Up Against the Wall Motherf**ker: The Incomplete Works of Ron Hahne, Ben Morea, and the Black Mask Group
Ben Morea and Ron Hahne
Ten issues of Black Mask (1966–1967), together with a generous collection of the leaflets, articles, and flyers generated by Black Mask & UATW/MF, plus Free Press and Rolling Stone reports on UATW/MF.
Ten issues of Black Mask (1966–1967), together with a generous collection of the leaflets, articles, and flyers generated by Black Mask & UATW/MF, plus Free Press and Rolling Stone reports on UATW/MF.
$18.95
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The Explosion of Deferred Dreams: Musical Renaissance and Social Revolution in San Francisco, 1965-1975
Mat Callahan
The Explosion of Deferred Dreams offers a critical re-examination of the interwoven political and musical happenings in San Francisco in the Sixties.
The Explosion of Deferred Dreams offers a critical re-examination of the interwoven political and musical happenings in San Francisco in the Sixties.
$22.95
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We the People: Stories from the Community Rights Movement in the United States
Thomas Linzey and Anneke Campbell
We the People offers portraits of communities across the U.S. that have faced threats from environmentally destructive corporate projects and responded by banning those projects at a local level.
We the People offers portraits of communities across the U.S. that have faced threats from environmentally destructive corporate projects and responded by banning those projects at a local level.
$14.95
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The Traffic Power Structure
Planka.nu
The Traffic Power Structure argues for a different kind of traffic in a different kind of world.
The Traffic Power Structure argues for a different kind of traffic in a different kind of world.
$12.00
Books
The Spitboy Rule: Tales of a Xicana in a Female Punk Band
Michelle Cruz Gonzales
This memoir details Spitboy's travels while chronicling their successes and failures, and for Gonzales, discovering her own identity along the way.
This memoir details Spitboy's travels while chronicling their successes and failures, and for Gonzales, discovering her own identity along the way.
$16.95
Books
Going Underground: American Punk 1979-1989, Second Edition
George Hurchalla
The product of decades of work and multiple self-published editions, Going Underground, is the most comprehensive look yet at America’s nationwide underground punk scene.
The product of decades of work and multiple self-published editions, Going Underground, is the most comprehensive look yet at America’s nationwide underground punk scene.
$24.95
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The Last of the Hippies: An Hysterical Romance
Penny Rimbaud
The Last of the Hippies is a fiery anarchist polemic centered on the story of his friend, Phil Russell (aka Wally Hope), who was murdered by the State while incarcerated in a mental institution.
The Last of the Hippies is a fiery anarchist polemic centered on the story of his friend, Phil Russell (aka Wally Hope), who was murdered by the State while incarcerated in a mental institution.
$12.00
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One Chord Wonders: Power and Meaning in Punk Rock
Dave Laing
This book argues that a significant political achievement of punk was to expose the operations of power in the British entertainment industry as they were thrown into confusion by the sound and the fury of musicians and fans.
This book argues that a significant political achievement of punk was to expose the operations of power in the British entertainment industry as they were thrown into confusion by the sound and the fury of musicians and fans.
$17.95
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Who's Afraid of the Black Blocs?: Anarchy in Action around the World
Francis Dupuis-Déri • Translated by Lazer Lederhendler
This is a comprehensive view of the tactic and locates it within the anarchist tradition of direct action and includes recent actions at protests around the world.
This is a comprehensive view of the tactic and locates it within the anarchist tradition of direct action and includes recent actions at protests around the world.
$19.95
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Burning Britain: The History of UK Punk 1980-1984
Ian Glasper
The true story of the UK punk scene from '80–84 told by the bands and record labels that created it; profiling bands like Vice Squad, Angelic Upstarts, Blitz, Anti-Nowhere League, Cockney Rejects, and more obscure groups.
The true story of the UK punk scene from '80–84 told by the bands and record labels that created it; profiling bands like Vice Squad, Angelic Upstarts, Blitz, Anti-Nowhere League, Cockney Rejects, and more obscure groups.
$29.95
Books
Dead Kennedys: Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables, The Early Years
Alex Ogg
A celebratory—if not uncritical—examination of a group who would become mired in controversy while playing a role in transforming punk into something genuinely threatening and enormously funny.
A celebratory—if not uncritical—examination of a group who would become mired in controversy while playing a role in transforming punk into something genuinely threatening and enormously funny.
$19.95
Books
The Day the Country Died: A History of Anarcho Punk 1980-1984
Ian Glasper
With a backdrop of Thatcher’s Britain, punk music became self-sufficient and considerably more aggressive, blending a DIY ethos with activism to create the perfectly bleak soundtrack to the zeitgeist of a discontented youth.
With a backdrop of Thatcher’s Britain, punk music became self-sufficient and considerably more aggressive, blending a DIY ethos with activism to create the perfectly bleak soundtrack to the zeitgeist of a discontented youth.
$27.95
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The Debt Resisters' Operations Manual
Editor: Strike Debt
The Debt Resisters' Operations Manual is a handbook for debtors everywhere to understand how this system really works, while providing practical tools for fighting debt in its most exploitative forms.
The Debt Resisters' Operations Manual is a handbook for debtors everywhere to understand how this system really works, while providing practical tools for fighting debt in its most exploitative forms.
$19.95
Books
Direct Action & Sabotage: Three Classic IWW Pamphlets from the 1910s
Elizabeth Gurley Flynn, Walker C. Smith, and William E. Trautmann
The pamphlets reprinted here were first published in the 1910s amid great controversy edited here and with an introduction by Salvatore Salerno.
The pamphlets reprinted here were first published in the 1910s amid great controversy edited here and with an introduction by Salvatore Salerno.
$14.95
Books
How to Make Trouble and Influence People: Pranks, Protests, Graffiti & Political Mischief-Making from across Australia
Iain McIntyre
This book reveals Australia's radical past through more than 500 tales of Indigenous resistance, convict revolts and escapes, picket line hijinks, creative direct action, street art, media pranks, squatting, etc.
This book reveals Australia's radical past through more than 500 tales of Indigenous resistance, convict revolts and escapes, picket line hijinks, creative direct action, street art, media pranks, squatting, etc.
$24.95
Books
Left of the Dial: Conversations with Punk Icons
David Ensminger
Left of the Dial features interviews with leading figures of the punk underground: Ian MacKaye (Minor Threat/Fugazi), Jello Biafra (Dead Kennedys), Dave Dictor (MDC), and many more.
Left of the Dial features interviews with leading figures of the punk underground: Ian MacKaye (Minor Threat/Fugazi), Jello Biafra (Dead Kennedys), Dave Dictor (MDC), and many more.
$20.00
Books
Barred for Life: How Black Flag's Iconic Logo became Punk Rock's Secret Handshake
Stewart Dean Ebersole
This photo documentary catalogs the legacy of American Punk pioneers Black Flag, through stories, interviews, and photographs of diehard fans who wear their iconic logo, The Bars, conspicuously tattooed upon their skin.
This photo documentary catalogs the legacy of American Punk pioneers Black Flag, through stories, interviews, and photographs of diehard fans who wear their iconic logo, The Bars, conspicuously tattooed upon their skin.
$27.95
Books
Anarchist Pedagogies: Collective Actions, Theories, and Critical Reflections on Education
Editor: Robert H. Haworth
"This original contribution to revolutionary praxis in education could not come at a more urgent moment. It deserves to be read and its recommendations unleashed in the battlefields of capital." —Peter McLaren
"This original contribution to revolutionary praxis in education could not come at a more urgent moment. It deserves to be read and its recommendations unleashed in the battlefields of capital." —Peter McLaren
$25.95
Books
Punk Rock: An Oral History
John Robb
Ranging through punk's widely debated roots in the late 1960s to its enduring influence on the bands, fashion, and culture of today, this history brings to life the energy and the anarchy as no other book has done.
Ranging through punk's widely debated roots in the late 1960s to its enduring influence on the bands, fashion, and culture of today, this history brings to life the energy and the anarchy as no other book has done.
$24.95
Books
The Primal Screamer
Nick Blinko
This semi-autobiographical novel from Rudimentary Peni singer, guitarist, lyricist, and illustrator Nick Blinko, plunges into the worlds of madness, suicide, and anarchist punk.
This semi-autobiographical novel from Rudimentary Peni singer, guitarist, lyricist, and illustrator Nick Blinko, plunges into the worlds of madness, suicide, and anarchist punk.
$15.95
Books
On the Ground: An Illustrated Anecdotal History of the Sixties Underground Press in the U.S.
Sean Stewart
In four short years (1965–1969), the U.S. underground press grew from five small newspapers to over 500 newspapers. Completely circumventing (and subverting) the establishment media.
In four short years (1965–1969), the U.S. underground press grew from five small newspapers to over 500 newspapers. Completely circumventing (and subverting) the establishment media.
$20.00
Books
A Mix of Bricks & Valentines: Lyrics 1979-2009
G.W. Sok
With a foreword by John Robb, this book showcases the lyrics of G.W. Sok from The Ex.
With a foreword by John Robb, this book showcases the lyrics of G.W. Sok from The Ex.
$20.00
Books
Spray Paint the Walls: The Story of Black Flag
Stevie Chick
Black Flag’s hardcore story from the inside, drawing on exclusive interviews with the group’s members, their contemporaries, and the bands they inspired. "A gory-gobsmacking read!"
Black Flag’s hardcore story from the inside, drawing on exclusive interviews with the group’s members, their contemporaries, and the bands they inspired. "A gory-gobsmacking read!"
$24.95
Books
Labor Law for the Rank and Filer: Building Solidarity While Staying Clear of the Law (2nd Edition)
Staughton Lynd and Daniel Gross
A guerrilla legal handbook for workers in a precarious global economy.
A guerrilla legal handbook for workers in a precarious global economy.
$15.00
Books
Black Mask & Up Against the Wall Motherf**ker: The Incomplete Works of Ron Hahne, Ben Morea, and the Black Mask Group
Ben Morea and Ron Hahne
Ten issues of Black Mask (1966–1967), together with a generous collection of the leaflets, articles, and flyers generated by Black Mask & UATW/MF, plus Free Press and Rolling Stone reports on UATW/MF.
Ten issues of Black Mask (1966–1967), together with a generous collection of the leaflets, articles, and flyers generated by Black Mask & UATW/MF, plus Free Press and Rolling Stone reports on UATW/MF.
$18.95