Days of War, Nights of Love: Crimethink For Beginners [Paperback]

Crimethink Workers Collective (Author), Nadia C. (Author), Frederick Markatos Dixon (Author), NietzsChe Guevara (Author), Jane E. Humble (Author), Paul F. Maul (Author), Stella Nera (Author), Tristan Tzarathustra (Author), Jeanette Winterson (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 2001

Beautifully designed A-Z of the totality of revolutionary youth politics. Sort of a Situ-inspired Steal This Book for everyday life, love, and how to live it. Heavily illustrated with photos, cartoons, posters, and other useful accoutrements for the new millenium. Believe the hype, and check out why this is already an underground bestseller.

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"It's an exciting book, and a great labor of love, skill, and daring." -- Daniel Quinn, Author of Ishmael

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CrimethInc. is an international "workers' collective" of men and women who are not willing to be mere "workers" anymore. Are you?

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Product Details

• Paperback: 292 pages
• Publisher: CrimethInk (January 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 097091010X
• ISBN-13: 978-0970910103
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 5.6 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (34 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #198,795 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #3 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Nonfiction > Politics > Ideologies > Radical Thought

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27 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It will destroy your faith in anything but yourself....., June 29, 2001

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Bruce Ables (Empire, CO USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Days of War, Nights of Love: Crimethink For Beginners (Paperback)

Days of War, Nights of Love is undoubtedly a life-changing book for anyone lucky enough to thumb through a few pages. Really, that's part of the beauty of it. When reading, I didn't go through the 'table of discontents' (A is for Anarchy, F is for Freedom, etc.) in order, I just opened randomly and started reading. And whether you're a capitalist cheerleader or a die-hard anarchist (something which the I chapter may make you think twice about,) it has fresh ideas and perspectives for everyone.

The essays are mostly random collections of personal perspectives by mysterious authors, part of a CrimethInc. collective, many of the best written by the ever-elusive Nadia C. The authors explain, in clear and inspiring language, that the modern-day bourgeuoise style of living is not only damaging to the individual, but it is pitiful compared to the potential existance each of us could posess. An important point, however, is that CrimethInc. does NOT profess to be a movement or organization destined to lead the masses of out darkness. In fact, they warn against the danger of such 'movements', or for that matter, solid ideologies for any group. Along with the writing and personal notes, there are illustrations that make their catch phrases all the more meaningful by looking like they were written by a Dada Norman Rockwell. If you have ever felt put down by any authority, especially your own consciousness, this is for YOU... but be careful, this book will not save your life....

27 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars anarchy for beginners, January 2, 2004

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chad thompson (CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Days of War, Nights of Love: Crimethink For Beginners (Paperback)

this book does exactly what it is intended to do: introduce a political ideology to the reader. In other words, its "crimethinc for beginners". It provides the reader with basic information about anarchism, and it provides the reader with decent arguments against capitalism. The book serves its purpose.

After you read this book, if you are still interested with anarchist ideas I suggest you read "anarchism and other essays" by emma goldman, "what is anarchism" by a;exander berkman, "homage to catalonia" by george orwell

31 of 35 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars a good start, December 16, 2004

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S. T. Sullivan "law student, culture vulture,... (Washington, DC) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Days of War, Nights of Love: Crimethink For Beginners (Paperback)

this is the best crimethinc book. There are times when I wish they'd have just stopped here. Excellent introduction to what is so wrong with society, but a little bare in the what the hell are we going to do about it department. And no, I don't think trainhopping and dumpster diving are going to bring about the revolution.

By all means read this. Especially if punk rock and the black block appeals to you, but don't stop there. Check out the writing of Francis Fox Piven, Michael Albert, Roxanne Dunbar Ortiz, John Holloway, ViJay Prishad and Marcos