"Emma Goldman, ""Mother Earth,"" and the Anarchist Awakening"

Rachel Hui-Chi Hsu

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English

University of Notre Dame Press
01 March 2021

Biography: general; Revolutions, uprisings, rebellions; Social welfare & social services; Anarchism; Political activism

"This book unveils the history and impact of an unprecedented anarchist awakening in early twentieth-century America. Mother Earth, an anarchist monthly published by Emma Goldman, played a key role in sparking and spreading the movement around the world.

One of the most important figures in revolutionary politics in the early twentieth century, Emma Goldman (1869-1940) was essential to the rise of political anarchism in the United States and Europe. But as Rachel Hui-Chi Hsu makes clear in this book, the work of Goldman and her colleagues at the flagship magazine Mother Earth (1906-1917) resonated globally, even into the present day. As a Russian Jewish immigrant to the United States in the late nineteenth century, Goldman developed a keen voice and ideology based on labor strife and turbulent politics of the era. She ultimately was deported to Russia due to agitating against World War I. Hsu takes a comprehensive look at Goldman's impact and legacy, tracing her work against capitalism, advocacy for feminism, and support of homosexuality and atheism.

Hsu argues that Mother Earth stirred an unprecedented anarchist awakening, inspiring an antiauthoritarian spirit across social, ethnic, and cultural divides and transforming U.S. radicalism. The magazine's broad readership-immigrant workers, native-born cultural elite, and professionals in various lines of work-was forced to reflect on society and their lives. Mother Earth spread the gospel of anarchism while opening it to diversified interpretations and practices. This anarchist awakening was more effective on personal and intellectual levels than on the collective, socioeconomic level.

Hsu explores the fascinating history of Mother Earth, headquartered in New York City, and captures a clearer picture of the magazine's influence by examining the dynamic teamwork that occurred beyond Goldman. The active support of foreign revolutionaries fostered a borderless radical network that resisted all state and corporate powers. Emma Goldman, ""Mother Earth,"" and the Anarchist Awakening will attract readers interested in early twentieth-century history, transnational radicalism, and cosmopolitan print culture, as well as those interested in anarchism, anti-militarism, labor activism, feminism, and Emma Goldman."

By: Rachel Hui-Chi Hsu
Imprint: University of Notre Dame Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 25mm
ISBN: 9780268200299
ISBN 10: 0268200297
Pages: 464
Publication Date: 01 March 2021
Audience: General/trade , Professional and scholarly , ELT Advanced , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

List of Maps List of Images Introduction: An Anarchist Awakening Revealed Part 1 Practices 1. Headquarters Stance 2. Propaganda Space 3. National Movement 4. Transnational Networks Part 2 Themes 5. Sex Radicalism 6. Modern Drama 7. Labor Activism 8. Free Speech and Anti-Militarism Epilogue

Rachel Hui-Chi Hsu is associate professor of history at National Chengchi University, Taiwan.

Reviews for "Emma Goldman, ""Mother Earth,"" and the Anarchist Awakening"

Hsu's holistic study of a familiar anarchist periodical breaks new ground by unlocking spatial and transnational dimensions, and by examining anarchism's reach beyond its milieu. How did anarchism gain a broader appeal? Read this book. -Tom Goyens, editor of Radical Gotham Emma Goldman, Mother Earth, and the Anarchist Awakening demonstrates the substantial impact that anarchism had in the U.S. during what's called the classical era of the movement. By carefully analyzing Emma Goldman's journal Mother Earth, Rachel Hsu illuminates a fascinating and influential site of anarchist print culture in the early 20th century. -Kathy E. Ferguson, author of Emma Goldman: Political Thinking in the Streets