What Every Radical Should Know about State Repression A Guide for Activists |
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| Author:
| Serge, Victor |
| Foreword by:
| Arnove, Anthony |
| Introduction by:
| Hashad, Dalia |
| ISBN: | 978-1-64421-367-4 |
| Publication Date: | May 2024 |
| Publisher: | Seven Stories Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $15.95 |
Book Description:
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As we approach the 100th anniversary of Victor Serge's (1926) classic expose of political repression, the specter of fear as a tool of political repression is chillingly familiar to us in world increasingly threatened by totalitarianism. Serge's expose of the surveillance methods used by the Czarist police reads like a spy thriller. An irrepressible rebel, Serge wrote this manual for political activists, describing the structures of state repression and how to dodge them - including...
More DescriptionAs we approach the 100th anniversary of Victor Serge's (1926) classic expose of political repression, the specter of fear as a tool of political repression is chillingly familiar to us in world increasingly threatened by totalitarianism. Serge's expose of the surveillance methods used by the Czarist police reads like a spy thriller. An irrepressible rebel, Serge wrote this manual for political activists, describing the structures of state repression and how to dodge them - including how to avoid being followed, what to do if arrested, and tips on securing correspondence. He also explains how such repression is ultimately ineffective.