Reading List
The National Struggle
To Dream of Freedom
A fairly brief summary of the history of militant Welsh nationalism during the sixties and seventies, detailing the story of Mudiad Amddiffyn Cymru and the Free Wales Army.
Roy Clews
Hands off Wales
A more detailed history of militant Welsh nationalism between the fifties and seventies, with an analysis of how militancy influenced the politics of Plaid Cymru and electoral politics.
Dr. Wyn Thomas
Dr. Wyn Thomas
Authorised biography of Mudiad Amddiffyn Cymru organiser John Barnard Jenkins, in which the man’s life, politics and activity during the organisation’s bombing campaign is discussed in detail.
John Jenkins
Tryweryn: A Nation Awakes
Autobiography of Mudiad Amddiffyn Cymru founder Owain Williams, providing a first-hand account of some of the earliest incidents of direct action in response to the drowning of Capel Celyn.
Owain Williams
Owain Glyndŵr
A history of Owain Glyndŵr’s valiant and ambitious rebellion against the English occupation of Wales in the early 15th Century, including the events leading up to the war and its aftermath.
Terry Breverton
The Celtic Revolution
A holistic analysis of the history and cultures of the Celtic nations, in addition to an examination of their future political prospects.
Peter Berresford Ellis
Canlyn Arthur
A direct account from Plaid Cymru founder Saunders Lewis of the motivations for the arson of the RAF bombing school at Penyberth, often referred to as the ‘Tân yn Llŷn’.
Saunders Lewis
Freedom Fighters
A comprehensive history of the militant period of Welsh nationalism, beginning in the early sixties and concluding with the Meibion Glyndŵr arson campaign in the eighties and nineties.
John Humphries
The Language
Gaeilge: A Radical Revolution
A look into Ireland’s complex relationship with its native language, in addition to examining the failures of revival efforts in the country. Drawing upon the history of minority languages abroad, Caoimhín De Barra proposes a radical policy to restore the Irish language.
Caoimhín De Barra
Tynged yr Iaith
Saunders Lewis’ historic 1962 speech that was broadcasted across the nation, which resulted in a revitalisation of efforts to defend the Welsh language and an increased sense of pride in the Welsh people.
Saunders Lewis
Trwy Ddulliau Chwyldro…?
A history of the radical Welsh language protest group Cymdeithas yr Iaith Gymraeg. Beginning with the organisation’s formation following Saunders Lewis’ Tynged yr Iaith speech in 1962, the book details the group’s activism and impact through to the nineties.
Dylan Phillips
The Welsh Language
An incredibly detailed history of the Welsh language that examines the origins, demographics and cultural impact of the language from its very beginnings to the present-day.
Janet Davies
Self-Determination and Participatory Democracy
The Next Revolution
A collection of essays by libertarian socialist and anarchist thinker Murray Bookchin, with a focus on the necessity of participatory democracy and the establishment of popular assemblies.
Murray Bookchin
A history of cities as distinct communities predicated upon participation and mutualism, not as mere centres of capital. Bookchin proposes ‘democratic municipalism’ as a weapon of wrestling power back from the nation-state and returning it to communities.
Murray Bookchin
From Urbanization to Cities
An in-depth analysis of the problems faced by centralised nation-states and a compelling advocacy for a return to smaller polities that operate on a human scale.
Leopold Kohr
The Breakdown of Nations
Small is Beautiful
A critical examination of the nature in which capitalism operates and its predication on limitless growth. Expanding upon Leopold Kohr’s ideas, E. F. Schumacher proposes a radical restructuring of the economy around communities and not corporations.
E. F. Schumacher
Capitalism and the Climate Crisis
Marx in the Anthropocene
An examination of Marx’s ecological critiques of capitalism, in addition to an analysis of the ecological failings of Marxist movements since his death. In the midst of ongoing ecological collapse, Saito proposes a transition towards ‘degrowth communism’.
Kohei Saito
Capitalist Realism
A hard-hitting exploration of the extent to which capitalism has become entrenched within every aspect of society, resulting in a situation where it has become easier to envision a total collapse of society than an end to capitalism or the possibility of an alternative.
Mark Fisher
Anthropocene or Capitalocene?
A challenge to the prevailing notion that the ongoing climate crisis is the result of the ‘Age of Man’, but rather, the ‘Age of Capital’. Composed of a collection of provocative essays by scholars, the book aims to provide answers regarding the nature of capitalism and its intrinsic link to climate change.
Jason W. Moore
Less is More
An urgent call to action for a total restructuring of our culture, economy and wider society towards degrowth. Hickel suggests that if we are to save the planet from impending ecological collapse, then we must act swiftly to bring about an end to the growth imperative.
Jason Hickel
Political Radicalism and Activism
Blueprint for Revolution
The history and tactics of the radically anti-authoritarian organisation ‘Optor!’ and its struggle against the former autocratic president of Serbia, Slobodan Milošević. The book also draws upon other examples of successful non-violent activism across the globe.
Srdja Popovic
Rules for Radicals
An impassioned guide for young political radicals looking to bring about constructive socio-political change that was inspired by Alinsky’s own extensive experience with political organisation in the American civil rights movement.
Saul D. Alinsky