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Navigating the broad "river of anarchy," from Taoism to Situationism, from Ranters to Punk rockers, from individualists to communists, from anarcho-syndicalists to anarcha-feminists, Demanding the Impossible is an authoritative and lively study of a widely misunderstood subject. It explores the key anarchist concepts of society and the state, freedom and equality, authority and power, and investigates the successes and failure of the anarchist movements throughout the world. While remaining sympathetic to anarchism, it presents a balanced and critical account. It covers not only the classic anarchist thinkers, such as Godwin, Proudhon, Bakunin, Kropotkin, Reclus and Emma Goldman, but also other libertarian figures, such as Nietzsche, Camus, Gandhi, Foucault and Chomsky. No other book on anarchism covers so much so incisively.

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Anarchists, Anarchism, History, POLITICAL SCIENCE, Political Ideologies, Anarchisme

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Table of Contents

Acknowledgements Page vii
Introduction Page ix
I. Anarchism in theory
1. The River of Anarchy Page 3 2. Society and the State Page 12 3. Freedom and Equality Page 36
II. Forerunners of Anarchism
4. Taoism and Buddhism Page 53 5. The Greeks Page 66 6. Christianity Page 74 7. The Middle Ages Page 86 8. The English Revolution Page 96 9. The French Renaissance and Enlightenment Page 108 10. The British Enlightenment Page 129
III. Great Libertarians
11. French Libertarians Page 143 12. German Libertarians Page 153 13. British Libertarians Page 163 14. American Libertarians Page 181
IV. Classic Anarchist Thinkers
15. William Godwin: The Lover of Order Page 191 16. Max Stirner: The Conscious Egoist Page 220 17. Pierre-Joseph Proudhon: The Philosopher of Poverty Page 234 18. Michael Bakunin: The Fanatic of Freedom Page 263 19. Peter Kropotkin: The Revolutionary Evolutionist Page 309 20. Elisée Reclus: The Geographer of Liberty Page 339 21. Errico Malatesta: The Electrician of Revolution Page 345 22. Leo Tolstoy: The Count of Peace Page 362 23. American Individualists and Communists Page 384 24. Emma Goldman: The Most Dangerous Woman Page 396 25. German Communists Page 410 26. Mohandas Gandhi: The Gentle Revolutionary Page 422
V. Anarchism in Action
27. France Page 431 28. Italy Page 446 29. Spain Page 453 30. Russia and the Ukraine Page 469 31. Northern Europe Page 479 32. United States Page 496 33. Latin America Page 504 34. Asia Page 519
VI. Modern Anarchism
35. The New Left and the Counter-culture Page 539 36. The New Right and Anarcho-capitalism Page 559 37. Modern Libertarians Page 566 38. Modern Anarchists Page 587 39. Murray Bookchin and the Ecology of Freedom Page 602
VII. The Legacy of Anarchism
40. Ends and Means Page 625 41. The Relevance of Anarchism Page 639 Epilogue Page 677 Reference Notes Page 707 Select Bibliography Page 759 Index Page 795

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