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Historian [[Paul Gottfried]] writes in [[Chronicles (magazine)|Chronicles]] that "In Bray’s Handbook, one finds the present left joining up with the interwar Communists and anarchists in what looks like an alternate universe".<ref>{{cite news |last=Gottfried |first=Paul |title=The Old Left Wasn't Very Leftist |url=https://www.chroniclesmagazine.org/blog/the-old-left-wasnt-very-leftist/}}</ref> |
Historian [[Paul Gottfried]] writes in [[Chronicles (magazine)|Chronicles]] that "In Bray’s Handbook, one finds the present left joining up with the interwar Communists and anarchists in what looks like an alternate universe".<ref>{{cite news |last=Gottfried |first=Paul |title=The Old Left Wasn't Very Leftist |url=https://www.chroniclesmagazine.org/blog/the-old-left-wasnt-very-leftist/}}</ref> |
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Minnesota Attorney General [[Keith Ellison]] drew criticism after posing with the book in a now deleted twitter post in January 2018. Ellison’s post said the book should “strike fear into the heart” of President Donald Trump.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-01-04|title=Keith Ellison's Tweet On Antifa Book Draws Scrutiny|url=https://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2018/01/04/keith-ellison-antifa/|access-date=2021-04-10|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Press|first=Associated|title=Rep. Keith Ellison draws fire for tweet about Antifa handbook and Trump|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-keith-ellison-antifa-handbook-tweet-20180104-story.html|access-date=2021-04-10|website=chicagotribune.com}}</ref> |
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''[[Green Left (Australian newspaper)|Green Left]]'' called it "a useful guide to the vital work that groups such as Antifa do in opposing the far right".<ref>{{Cite web|last=Salmon|first=Alex|date=2018-02-15|title=A useful insider’s guide to Antifa|url=https://www.greenleft.org.au/content/useful-insider-guide-antifa|access-date=2020-12-02|website=Green Left|language=en}}</ref> |
''[[Green Left (Australian newspaper)|Green Left]]'' called it "a useful guide to the vital work that groups such as Antifa do in opposing the far right".<ref>{{Cite web|last=Salmon|first=Alex|date=2018-02-15|title=A useful insider’s guide to Antifa|url=https://www.greenleft.org.au/content/useful-insider-guide-antifa|access-date=2020-12-02|website=Green Left|language=en}}</ref> |
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| Author | Mark Bray |
|---|---|
| Audio read by | Keith Szarabajka |
| Language | English |
| Subject | Social movements |
| Publisher | Melville House |
Publication date | August 2017 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Pages | 288 |
| ISBN | 978-1-61219-703-6 |
Antifa: The Anti-Fascist Handbook is a 2017 book by historian Mark Bray, which explores the history of anti-fascist movements since the 1920s and 1930s and their contemporary resurgence.
Content
Antifa: The Anti-Fascist Handbook details the emergence of anti-fascism in the 1920s and 1930s, and offers an analysis of contemporary anti-fascist movements, particularly antifa in the United States. Bray argues in his book that militant anti-fascism is a reasonable and legitimate political tradition, and describes his book as "an unabashedly partisan call to arms that aims to equip a new generation of anti-fascists with the history and theory necessary to defeat the resurgent far-right". Historical examples referred to in the book of militant anti-fascism include the 43 Group, Rock Against Racism, the Red Warriors, and the Autonomen who popularized black bloc tactics.[1][2] Interviews that Bray conducted with antifa activists are also included in the book.[3][4] Bray relies on a definition of fascism provided by Robert Paxton.[2]
Reception
The San Francisco Chronicle praised the book's writing, calling Bray's analysis "methodical and informative" and his arguments "incisive and cohesive".[5] Carlos Lozada of The Washington Post commented that "the book's most enlightening contribution is on the history of anti-fascist efforts over the past century, but its most relevant for today is its justification for stifling speech and clobbering white supremacists".[2]
Historian Paul Gottfried writes in Chronicles that "In Bray’s Handbook, one finds the present left joining up with the interwar Communists and anarchists in what looks like an alternate universe".[6]
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison drew criticism after posing with the book in a now deleted twitter post in January 2018. Ellison’s post said the book should “strike fear into the heart” of President Donald Trump.[7][8]
Green Left called it "a useful guide to the vital work that groups such as Antifa do in opposing the far right".[9]
Michael Novick praises it from drawing lessons from the failures early anti-fascist activists to prevent the rise to power of Mussolini and Hitler, but criticizes the book for "not fully grasp[ing] the deep roots of fascism in US settler colonialism".[10]
References
- ^ Mogelson, Luke. "In the Streets with Antifa". The New Yorker. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
- ^ a b c Lozada, Carlos (September 1, 2017). "The history, theory and contradictions of antifa". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on September 3, 2017. Retrieved October 1, 2020.
- ^ Flood, Alison (August 22, 2017). "Antifa: the Anti-fascist Handbook – 'What Trump said made the book seem even more urgent'". The Guardian. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
- ^ Penny, Daniel (August 22, 2017). "An Intimate History of Antifa". The New Yorker. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
- ^ Tucker, Eric; Flaccus, Gillian; Madhani, Aamer (June 2, 2020). "A look at the antifa movement Trump is blaming for violence". San Francisco Chronicle. AP. Archived from the original on June 10, 2020. Retrieved October 1, 2020.
- ^ Gottfried, Paul. "The Old Left Wasn't Very Leftist".
- ^ "Keith Ellison's Tweet On Antifa Book Draws Scrutiny". January 4, 2018. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
- ^ Press, Associated. "Rep. Keith Ellison draws fire for tweet about Antifa handbook and Trump". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
- ^ Salmon, Alex (February 15, 2018). "A useful insider's guide to Antifa". Green Left. Retrieved December 2, 2020.
- ^ Novick, Michael (September 2017). "Antifa: The Anti-Fascist Handbook/Against the Fascist Creep". Turning the Tide. 29 (5): 5. ISSN 1082-6491.
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