{"product_id":"beer-and-revolution-tom-goyens-9780252080463","title":"Beer and Revolution: The German Anarchist Movement in New York City, 1880-1914","description":"\u003cb\u003eUnderstanding an infamous political movement's grounding in festivity and defiance \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBeer and Revolution\u003c\/i\u003e examines the rollicking life and times of German immigrant anarchists in New York City from 1880 to 1914. Offering a new approach to an often misunderstood political movement, Tom Goyens puts a human face on anarchism and reveals a dedication less to bombs than to beer halls and saloons where political meetings, public lectures, discussion circles, fundraising events, and theater groups were held. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGoyens brings to life the fascinating relationship between social space and politics by examining how the intersection of political ideals, entertainment, and social activism embodied anarchism not as an abstract idea, but as a chosen lifestyle for thousands of women and men. He shows how anarchist social gatherings were themselves events of defiance and resistance that aimed at establishing anarchism as an alternative lifestyle through the combination of German working-class conviviality and a dedication to the principle that coercive authority was not only unnecessary, but actually damaging to full and free human development as well. Goyens also explores the broader circumstances in both the United States and Germany that served as catalysts for the emergence of anarchism in urban America and how anarchist activism was hampered by police surveillance, ethnic insularity, and a widening gulf between the anarchists' message and the majority of American workers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tom Goyens\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0252080467\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780252080463\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Illinois Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/15\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 296\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.07lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.97h x 6.13w x 0.88d","brand":"Tom Goyens","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44919635247359,"sku":"9780252080463","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_daebbdca-488d-4e30-babf-d76d9aa4779e.jpg?v=1710359053","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/beer-and-revolution-tom-goyens-9780252080463","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}