The latest issue of Josh MacPhee's ongoing Pound the Pavement publication series, Mass Market Anarchism traces anarchism in the 1960s and 70s through its representation in mainstream mass market paperbacks. A close reading of their covers, with a flair for history and visual analysis, makes this pamphlet a stand-out. In addition, it is printed in 4-color risograph throughout, including 17 full-color book cover reproductions at full-size, as well as 21 additional illustrations.
From the back cover:
"In this short booklet, Josh MacPhee explores the re-emergence of anarchism as a popular political platform in the 1960s and 1970s through its representation in mass-produced pocket paperbacks. The production of dozens of these books, sold not only in bookstores but at pharmacies, groceries, and newsstands, shows the rise of a broad interest in anarchist politics. At the same time, their covers articulate the challenges major publishers found in visually representing an ideology they neither understood nor were particularly sympathetic to."
