Anarchism

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Anarchism : a very short introduction
Ward, Colin
Ebook
What do anarchists want? It seems easier to classify them by what they don't want, namely, the organizations of the State, and to identify them with rioting and protest rather than with any coherent ideology. But with demonstrations like those against the World Bank and the International Monetary...
The dawn of everything : a new history of humanity
Graeber, David
Ebook
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A dramatically new understanding of human history, challenging our most fundamental assumptions about social evolution--from the development of agriculture and cities to the origins of the state, democracy, and inequality--and...
Anarchism : An Art of Living Without Law
Loizidou, Elena.
Ebook
The term anarchism derives from the Greek word ἀναρχία meaning 'without ruler or leader, and without law'. Although the roots of the word can be traced back to Ancient Greece, anarchism as a political ideology is relatively new. Anarchism developed as a political...
Anarchism : a history of libertarian ideas and movements
Woodcock, George
Ebook
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Morning star : surrealism, Marxism, anarchism, situationism, utopia
Lo?wy, Michael
Paper Book
An expanded edition of revered theorist Michael L#65533;wy's Morning Star: Marxism and Surrealism (previously published in French, Portuguese, Spanish, Italian, and Greek), this masterwork collects the author's essays on the ways in which surrealism intersected with a variety of revolutionary...
Anarchism
Miller, David
Paper Book
Anarchism : a conceptual analysis
Franks, Benjamin
Ebook
Anarchism is by far the least broadly understood ideology and the least studied academically. Though highly influential, both historically and in terms of recent social movements, anarchism is regularly dismissed. Anarchism: A Conceptual Approach is a welcome addition to this growing field...
Anarchism : a beginners guide
Kinna, Ruth.
Paper Book
The rise of the worldwide anti-globalization movement has led to a renewed interest in anarchism, but many are still unsure of what it is that anarchists stand for. In this clear and penetrating study, Ruth Kinna goes right to the heart of the ideology, explaining the influences that have shaped...
Anarchism : a conceptual approach
Franks, Benjamin
Paper Book
Anarchism is by far the least broadly understood ideology and the least studied academically. Though highly influential, both historically and in terms of recent social movements, anarchism is regularly dismissed. Anarchism: A Conceptual Approach is a welcome addition to this growing field...
Anarchism : a history of libertarian ideas and movements
Woodcock, George
Paper Book
To what degree can anarchism be an effective organized movement? Is it realistic to think of anarchist ideas ever forming the basis for social life itself? These questions are widely being asked again today in response to the forces of economic globalization. The framework for such discussions...
Anarchism, a theoretical analysis
Ritter, Alan
Paper Book
The central claim of anarchism is that government, being the chief cause of human misery, must be replaced by a stateless society of strongly independent persons who are strongly bound together in a group. In an anarchist social order, individual and communal tendencies, now often contradictory,...
Anarchism : arguments for and against
Meltzer, Albert
Paper Book
Everything you wanted to know about anarchism but were afraid to ask all contained in a new, revised and updated edition of the definitive pocket primer. From the historical background and justification of anarchism to class struggle, organisation and the role of the anarchists in an authoritarian...
Anarchism : its philosophy and scientific basis, as defined by some of its apostles
Parsons, Albert Richard
Paper Book
Mutual aid : a factor of evolution / Peter Kropotkin
Kropotkin, Petr Alekseevich, kni?az?
Paper Book
In this cornerstone of modern liberal social theory, Peter Kropotkin states that the most effective human and animal communities are essentially cooperative, rather than competitive. Kropotkin based this classic on his observations of natural phenomena and history, forming a work of stunning...
Anarchy, state, and utopia
Nozick, Robert.
Paper Book
In this brilliant and widely acclaimed book, winner of the 1975 National Book Award, Robert Nozick challenges the most commonly held political and social positions of our age--liberal, socialist, and conservative.
Demanding the impossible : a history of anarchism
Marshall, Peter H.
Paper Book
Navigating the broad spectrum of anarchy, from Taoism to Situationism, from Ranters to Punk, individualists to communists, this is a lively study of an oft' misunderstood subject. It explores key anarchist concepts such as freedom, equality, authority and power and investigates the successes and...
Radical Shelley : the philosophical anarchism and utopian thought of Percy Bysshe Shelley
Scrivener, Michael Henry
Paper Book
This study oilers a new definition of Shelley s place in English radical culture. Treating the poet's literary career as an active intervention in the social world, Professor Scrivener shows how Shelley designed each text to provoke different audiences in a Utopian direction, despite the...
Radical Gotham : anarchism in New York city from Schwab's saloon to occupy Wall Street
Goyens, Tom
Ebook
New York City's identity as a cultural and artistic center, as a point of arrival for millions of immigrants sympathetic to anarchist ideas, and as a hub of capitalism made the city a unique and dynamic terrain for anarchist activity. For 150 years, Gotham's cosmopolitan setting created a...

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