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Connolly’s introduction is better known than the collection for which it was written, containing his oft-quoted maxim: “Until the movement is marked by the joyous, defiant singing of revolutionary songs, it lacks one of the most distinctive marks of a popular revolutionary movement, it is the dogma of a few and not the faith of the multitude.” Though most of the songs were of Irish derivation, the songbook itself was published in New York and directed to the American working class, explicitly internationalist in its aims.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSongs of Freedom\u003c\/em\u003e is a celebration of the life and work of James Connolly, the Irish revolutionary socialist martyred by the British government for his role in the Easter Rising of 1916. It is at once a collection of stirring revolutionary songs and a vital historical document. 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Now with this project and through the great talent and commitment of all involved we can hear Nora sing again.”\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e —James Connolly Heron, great-grandson of James Connolly and author of \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Words of James Connolly\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAbout James Connolly:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJames Connolly (1868–1916) was an Irish republican and socialist leader. He was executed by a British firing squad because of his leadership role in the Easter Rising of 1916. Connolly was the author of many books and articles, becoming one of the leading revolutionary theorists of his time. At the head of the Irish Citizen Army, Connolly’s vision and determination proved decisive in launching the rising which proclaimed the Irish Republic from the steps of Dublin’s General Post Office. This set in motion the sequence of events that would unleash the Irish War of Independence (1919–1921). While this did lead to 26 of Ireland’s 32 counties becoming independent of the United Kingdom, it left unresolved the question of Irish sovereignty over the entirety of the island. Indeed, it left unresolved the very conflicts Connolly presciently warned against when he wrote: “If you remove the English army tomorrow and hoist the green flag over Dublin castle, unless you set about the organization of the Socialist Republic your efforts would be in vain. England would still rule you.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAbout Mat Callahan (editor):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMat Callahan is a musician and author originally from San Francisco, where he founded Komotion International. 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Clark, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Impossible Community: Realizing Communitarian Anarchism\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eBetween Earth and Empire: From the Necrocene to the Beloved Community\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e“Kropotkin’s \u003cem\u003eThe Great French Revolution, 1789–1793\u003c\/em\u003e is an essential work of history from below, giving a nuanced account of one of the most important upheavals from the perspective of the masses of ordinary people who made it happen. It’s great to see it back in print.”\u003cbr\u003e —Working Class History\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e“One hundred years ago, Peter Kropotkin’s death occasioned the last public gathering of anarchists in Russia for over six decades. Today his revolutionary yet commonsense ethics have come to life again, resurrected by the widespread embrace of mutual aid during the pandemic. But Kropotkin also still has much to say, always with gentle care and strong principles, about the twin disasters of capitalism and the state, and in contrast, the promise of liberatory transformation via confederal forms of self-organization. So don’t just mourn this dead anarchist; use the words of a rebel as inspiration to fight like hell for the living!”\u003cbr\u003e —Cindy Milstein, author of \u003cem\u003eAnarchism and Its Aspirations\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Contributors\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePeter Kropotkin\u003c\/strong\u003e (1842–1921) was the foremost theorist of the anarchist movement. Born a Russian Prince, he rejected his title to become a revolutionary, seeking a society based on freedom, equality, and solidarity. Imprisoned for his activism in Russia and France, his writings include \u003cem\u003eThe Conquest of Bread\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eFields, Factories, and Workshops\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eAnarchism, Anarchist-Communism, and the State\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eMemoirs of a Revolutionist\u003c\/em\u003e; and \u003cem\u003eModern Science and Anarchism\u003c\/em\u003e. New editions of his classic works \u003cem\u003eMutual Aid: A Factor of Evolution\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eWords of a Rebel\u003c\/em\u003e; and \u003cem\u003eThe Great French Revolution, 1789–1793\u003c\/em\u003e will be published by PM Press to commemorate his life and work on the centennial of his death.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDavid Berry\u003c\/strong\u003e taught French, history and politics at Loughborough University, where he was a member of the Anarchism Research Group, for over thirty years. Among other things, he has published \u003cem\u003eA History of the French Anarchist Movement, 1917–1945\u003c\/em\u003e (AK Press, 2009); \u003cem\u003eNew Perspectives on Anarchism\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eLabour and Syndicalism: The Individual, the National and the Transnational\u003c\/em\u003e (CSP, 2010), coedited with Constance Bantman; \u003cem\u003eLibertarian Socialism: Politics in Black and Red\u003c\/em\u003e (PM Press, 2017), coedited with Alex Prichard, Ruth Kinna, and Saku Pinta, and edited \u003cem\u003eFor a Libertarian Communism\u003c\/em\u003e (PM Press, 2017) by Daniel Guérin. Recently retired from wage slavery, he is currently putting the finishing touches to \u003cem\u003eA Life in the Service of Revolution: Daniel Guérin, 1904–1988\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIain McKay\u003c\/strong\u003e is an independent anarchist writer and researcher. He was the main author of \u003cem\u003eAn Anarchist FAQ\u003c\/em\u003e as well as numerous other works, including \u003cem\u003eMutual Aid: An Introduction and Evaluation\u003c\/em\u003e. In addition, he has edited and introduced \u003cem\u003eProperty Is Theft! A Pierre-Joseph Proudhon Anthology\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eDirect Struggle Against Capital: A Peter Kropotkin Anthology\u003c\/em\u003e; and Kropotkin’s 1913 book, \u003cem\u003eModern Science and Anarchy\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eProduct Details:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSKU:\u003c\/span\u003e 9781629638768\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/span\u003e Peter Kropotkin • Introduction: David Berry\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSeries:\u003c\/span\u003e PM Press\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eISBN:\u003c\/span\u003e 9781629638768\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePublished:\u003c\/span\u003e 12\/28\/2021\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFormat:\u003c\/span\u003e Paperback\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSize:\u003c\/span\u003e 6x9\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePages:\u003c\/span\u003e 592\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSubjects:\u003c\/span\u003e History: Europe\/Anarchism\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"PM","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50556775497967,"sku":"prr1787266046702","price":19.47,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0754\/8515\/1471\/files\/the-great-french-revolution-1789-1793-peter-kropotkin_1.jpg?v=1787266055"}],"url":"https:\/\/briarvella.com\/collections\/union-made.oembed","provider":"Briarvella","version":"1.0","type":"link"}