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The same was true for the chapter on drama and to lesser extent the whole of ''Against All Authority''. I am sure Shantz has a reason to refer to Goldman so much, but to my lay eye (doubly lay - firstly, because I am not a literary theorist, and secondly, because I am not deeply immersed in anarchist thought) this reliance on an author that belongs neither to the canonical sources of the anarchist thinking nor to the up-to-date cutting edge badly affects the argument by making it somewhat outdated and yet not timeless.
From my entirely non-specialist position ''Against All Authority'' was an illuminating read and to a significant extent fulfilled its initial promise, striking the right balance between the number of themes it covers and the depth of analysis.
I found the language and style surprisingly accessible for a field known for its esoteric obscurity.
