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An edition of Demanding the Impossible: A History of Anarchism (1991)

Demanding the Impossible

A History of Anarchism

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

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2010, PM Press
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2008, Harper Perennial
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2008, Harper Perennial
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Demanding the impossible: a history of anarchism : be realistic! Demand the impossible!
1993, Fontana, Harper Perennial
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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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335/.83
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HX826 .M37 2010, HX826 .M37 2010eb
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xv, 818p.
Number of pages
818
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