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In reply to the discussion: Reading List. [View all]NGNM85
(5 posts)25. Intro to Anarchism
I'd recommend that any beginner start with Kropotkin's article for the Encyclopedia Britannica;
http://dwardmac.pitzer.edu/Anarchist_Archives/kropotkin/britanniaanarchy.html
and Emma Goldman's; Anarchism: What it Really Stands For;
http://dwardmac.pitzer.edu/Anarchist_Archives/goldman/aando/anarchism.html
Next, I'd recommend the Anarchist FAQ;
http://eng.anarchopedia.org/An_Anarchist_FAQ
and Alexander Berkman's What is Anarchism?;
http://dwardmac.pitzer.edu/Anarchist_Archives/bright/berkman/comanarchism/whatis_toc.html
Finally, for the completist, I would recommend Peter Marshall's; Demanding the Impossible. It's not perfect, but it is most definitely the most exhaustive single volume on the subject.
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For anarchism, I think the debate between Lucy Parsons and Emma Goldman is important reading.
readmoreoften
Dec 2011
#6
Since I can't add anymore to the OP and didn't reserve any posts, we have a couple of options.
white_wolf
Jan 2012
#22
Thanks, I just put it on hold at the library. I don't see how this will turn around without
rhett o rick
Jun 2016
#42
They just pass laws to outlaw whatever we are doing. Monsanto wants control of all the seeds.
rhett o rick
Jun 2016
#46