For Anarchism
History, Theory and Practice
Published in August 1989
Book
Hardback
288 pages
978-0-415-02954-4 (ISBN)
Description
The papers in this challenging collection assert that anarchist theory has never been more relevant, that anarchist practice is necessary, and that, therefore, the history of anarchism must be studied seriously. This book should be of interest to teachers and students of politics and social history.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
illus, 6 maps, 3 figures
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 138 mm
Weight
420 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-415-02954-4 (9780415029544)
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Content
Introduction David Goodway Part I: History 1 Italian anarchism, 1870-1926 Carl Levy 2 The practice of direct action: The Barcelona rent strike of 1931 Nick Rider; Part II : Theory 3 Marxism and anarchism Daniel Guerin 4 Human nature and anarchism Peter Marshall 5 The role of contract in anarchist ideology Robert Graham 6 Outline of an anarchist theory of history Alan Carter Part III : Practice 7 Indian Anarchism: the curious case of Vinoba Bhave, anarchist 'saint of the government' Geoffrey Ostergaard 8 Kropotkin and technical education: an anarchist voice Michael Smith 9 Co-operatives and Anarchism: a contemporary perspective Tom Carhill 10 New social movements: the anarchic dimension Murray Bookchin Index.