Underground Passages: Anarchist Resistance Culture 1848-2011

Anarchists are not just political thinkers, but also vibrant cultural actors who have contributed to every artistic medium available. With a philosophy usually so deeply at odds with their societies, anarchists have often felt alienated and lost in contradiction - and these powerful feelings have found a voice in artistic productions. Expertly skirting the tired, distracting debates about lifestyle’ versus ‘political’ anarchism, Cohn examines the work of anarchist artists that have gained popular appeal over the past century.