Bakunin
The Creative Passion-A Biography
Published on 1. December 2009
320 pages
978-1-60980-043-7 (ISBN)
Description
The spellbinding story of both the man and the theory, Bakunin chronicles one of the most notorious radicals in history: Mikhail Bakunin, the founder of anarchism, here revealed as a practical moral philosophy rooted in a critique of wealth and power.
Mark Leier corrects many of the popular misconceptions about Bakunin and his ideas, offering a fresh interpretation of his life and thoughts. Bakunin is an insightful read for all those who wish to better understand the fundamental basis of modern radical movements.
Mark Leier corrects many of the popular misconceptions about Bakunin and his ideas, offering a fresh interpretation of his life and thoughts. Bakunin is an insightful read for all those who wish to better understand the fundamental basis of modern radical movements.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Product notice
Reflowable
File size
0,46 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-60980-043-7 (9781609800437)
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MARK LEIER received his PhD from Memorial University of Newfoundland in 1992. Currently he is the chair of Simon Fraser University's History Department, and lives in North Vancouver. He has written three books on Canadian labor history and is the director of SFU's Centre for Labour Studies.
Content
- Intro
- Praise
- ALSO BY MARK LEIER
- Title Page
- Dedication
- Introduction
- 1 - WEREWOLVES, NOBLES, AND THE IDYLL OF PRIAMUKHINO
- 2 - WAR, SLAVERY, AND SERVICE
- 3 - RULES, REBELLION, AND ROMANCE
- 4 - SHOOTING BLANKS
- 5 - THE MAIN ILLNESS OF OUR GENERATION
- 6 - CONTRADICTION IS THE SOURCE OF MOVEMENT
- 7 - THE PASSION FOR DESTRUCTION IS A CREATIVE PASSION
- 8 - GAY PARIS
- 9 - BARRICADES PILED UP LIKE MOUNTAINS
- 10 - WITHOUT ORGANIZATION, WE WILL NEVER GAIN VICTORY
- 11 - LIBERTY WITHOUT SOCIALISM IS INJUSTICE
- SOCIALISM WITHOUT LIBERTY IS SLAVERY
- 12 - THE REVOLUTIONARY IS A DOOMED MAN
- 13 - HERMAPHRODITE MAN VERSUS CARBUNCLE BOY IN THE FIRST INTERNATIONAL
- 14 - THE ONLY LIBERTY DESERVING OF THE NAME
- 15 - WE DETEST ALL POWER
- CONCLUSION
- BIBLIOGRAPHIC GUIDE
- NOTES
- ABOUT MARK LEIER
- ABOUT SEVEN STORIES PRESS
- Copyright Page
