Colin Ward was a seminal British anarchist writer whose work championed non-hierarchical forms of social organization and proposed anarchist solutions to housing and planning challenges. He critically examined issues of informal settlement and advocated for flexible, self-build housing approaches, drawing inspiration from architects like Walter Segal. Ward believed in dismantling authoritarian structures, suggesting that decentralized, face-to-face community groups offered the best defense against bureaucratic tendencies. His writings consistently explored how to empower individuals and communities through self-management and mutual aid, particularly in the context of land use and housing.
Colin Ward (1924-2010) war ein britischer Anarchist, Architekt und Schriftsteller, dessen Werke sich mit Soziologie, Anthropologie und Stadtplanung befassen. Er propagierte einen pragmatischen Anarchismus, der auf informellen, selbstorganisierenden Netzwerken basiert, anstatt die bestehende Gesellschaft abzulehnen. Sein Buch „Anarchism in Action“ behandelt, wie Menschen in verschiedenen Gesellschaften organisieren.
The Allotment is the classic study of allotments, it looks at British society and history through the culture of allotments. With a new introduction by Olivia Laing this book remains as relevant as ever and is essential for everyone interested in social history, land ownership and gardening in twenty- first century Britain.
The argument of this book is that an anarchist society, a society which organises itself without authority, is always in existence. Through a wide-ranging analysis - drawing on examples from education, urban planning, welfare, housing, the environment, the workplace, and the family, to name but a few - Colin Ward demonstrates that the roots of anarchist practice are not so alien or quixotic as they might at first seem but lie precisely in the ways that people have always tended to organise themselves when left alone to do so.
Komentované vydání klíčového díla britského anachisty Colina Warda věnovaného různým společenským problémům.
An account of life on the terraces in the 1970s and 80s, this book is an inside story of a football fan. Colin Ward's experiences at Arsenal, Chelsea and England matches, at home and abroad and his experiences of camaraderie and confrontations, chavinism, hatred and colourful terrace characters are charted.