bolo'bolo
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| Author | P.M. |
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Publication date | 1983 |
bolo'bolo is a 1983 book by P.M., a pseudonym for Hans Widmer, in which he outlines a plan for utopia.
Synopsis
[edit]The opening of bolo'bolo describes and criticizes the current world, called the Planetary Work Machine, which the work describes as based on domination and has resulted in the despoiling of the natural world. He describes the Machine as de=centrally orchestrated by corporations and government (and their representatives) who each independently increase their control over others, quashing resistance and the viability of alternative systems. He advocated the undermining of the system via subversion and construction ("substruction"). It then presents a plan and a future history in which humanity transitions into the bolo system. [1]
The remainder of the work describes the theoretical future social order and defines terms. A "bolo" is an intentional community formed of about 500 "ibus", or individual egos. The intentional community is described through its lifestyle ("nima"), hospitality ("sila"), and agrarian self-sufficiency ("kodu"), among other traits. Multiple intentional communities together form a socioeconomic network known as "bolo'bolo". The communities trade with gifts, barter, and, possibly, markets.[2]
bolo'bolo's approach is anti-work, anti-state, and was written to be practiced. [2]
History
[edit]bolo'bolo was first published in 1983 in Switzerland.[2] The book received multiple translations and reprints.[2] It developed a cult following among European anarchists.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Kinna, Ruth (2020). "Transitory Utopias (Chapter 4)". The Government of No One: The Theory and Practice of Anarchism. Pelican Books. ISBN 978-0-14-198466-7.
Published in 1983, Hans Widmer's anti-capitalist utopia, bolo'bolo ...
- ^ a b c d Seyferth, Peter (2009). "Anarchism and Utopia". In Amster, Randall; DeLeon, Abraham; Fernandez, Luis; Nocera II, Anthony J.; Shannon, Deric (eds.). Contemporary Anarchist Studies: An Introductory Anthology of Anarchy in the Academy. New York: Routledge. p. 287. ISBN 978-0-415-47402-3.
- ^ Bassanelli, Michela; Salvadeo, Pierluigi (August 3, 2022). Towards a Sustainable Post Pandemic Society. LetteraVentidue Edizioni. ISBN 978-88-6242-781-4.
bolo'bolo ... which has become a real cult among European anarchists
Further reading
[edit]- AGA/hel (January 1989). "Rev. of Bolo'Bolo". Schwarzer Faden (in German) (30): 61–62.
- Brisotto, Carla; Oliveira, Fabiano Lemes de, eds. (2022). Re-Imagining Resilient Productive Landscapes: Perspectives from Planning History. Springer Nature. ISBN 978-3-030-90445-6.
- Cohn, Jesse (2015). Underground Passages: Anarchist Resistance Culture, 1848–2011. AK Press. ISBN 978-1-84935-201-7.
- D'Idler, Martin (November 2007). "»bolo'bolo« (1983) von P. M." (PDF). UTOPIE Kreativ (205): 1066–1071. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 18, 2011. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
- Schmid, Susanne; Eberle, Dietmar; Hugentobler, Margrit, eds. (2019). A History of Collective Living: Models of Shared Living. Birkhäuser. ISBN 978-3-0356-1868-6.
