Radical Gotham

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Radical Gotham
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First edition
EditorTom Goyens
Subject History of anarchism
Publisher University of Illinois Press
Publication date
July 2017
Pages270
ISBN 978-0-252-04105-1

Radical Gotham: Anarchism in New York City from Schwab's Saloon to Occupy Wall Street is a 2017 history book edited by Tom Goyens and published by the University of Illinois Press.

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