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A series of pamphlets including short essays from contemporary radical leftist authors defining concepts such as power, class, etc.

The Institute for Anarchist Studies (IAS) wants to publish a series of pamphlets--some two to three dozen over time--exploring commonly used terms, in the interests of developing a common "lexicon" among those within the radical Left. Inspired by the emerging occupy movement, but not exclusive to it, the IAS hopes that these pamphlets will be widely distributed and accessible to people who are newly approaching "politics from below." Each pamphlet will include a short essay by a contemporary radical leftist author defining concepts such as capitalism, white supremacy, worker self-management, patriarchy, the state, class, solidarity, and many others.

The first four in the IAS Lexicon series (because they are ready to go!), and the focus of this $2,400 Kickstarter campaign, are:

"Power" by Todd May
"Colonialism" by Maia Ramnath
"Anarchism" by Cindy Milstein
"Gender" by Jamie Heckert

More terms and thus pamphlets are in the works!

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    61 backers

    - A package including copies of the first 4 Lexicon Pamphlets.

    Estimated delivery: Jan 2012
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    - A package including copies of the first 4 Lexicon Pamphlets and a copy of Perspectives on Anarchist Theory v. 12 n. 1

    Estimated delivery: Jan 2012
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    8 backers

    - Everything listed above and a copy of Perspectives on Anarchist Theory v. 13 n. 2

    Estimated delivery: Jan 2012
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    Package of first 4 Lexicon Pamphlets plus 2 Perspectives plus "One Big Union" screenprint by Josh MacPhee (10 possible) - http://www.justseeds.org/images/04onebig_large.jpg

    Estimated delivery: Jan 2012
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    - Everything listed above (not including prints) and copies of Anarchist Interventions #1+2: "Anarchism and its Aspirations" by Cindy Milstein, and "Oppose and Propose" by Andy Cornell, published by AK Press.

    Estimated delivery: Jan 2012
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    - Everything listed above and copies of Anarchist Interventions #3: "Decolonizing Anarchism" by Maia Ramnath, published by AK Press

    Estimated delivery: Jan 2012
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    2 backers Limited (3 of 5 left)

    All of the above plus a newsprint 18"x24" screenprint of Josh MacPhee's Money Talks Too Much poster for Occupy Wall Street (5 possible) - http://art-for-a-change.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/jmacphee_occupy.jpg

    Estimated delivery: Jan 2012