Volume One of Anarchism:
A Documentary History of Libertarian Ideas,
is a comprehensive and far-ranging collection of
anarchist writings from the feudal era (300) to 1939.
Edited and introduced by noted anarchist scholar
Robert Graham, this incomparable volume includes the
definitive texts from the anarchist tradition of
political thought. It deals both with the positive
ideas and proposals the anarchists tried to put into
practice, and with the anarchist critiques of the
authoritarian theories and practices confronting
them.
"Robert
Graham is an outstanding scholar of anarchism and has
made an exceptionally stimulating choice of texts:
some familiar, others--especially those from East
Asia--entirely unknown to me. The publication of this
first instalment of what promises to be a notable
anthology is an important event for anarchists."
--David Goodway, Anarchist Historian, University of
Leeds, UK
"Will
definitely meet the need for a comprehensive study of
all the strands, ideas and themes of anarchist and
libertarian thought." --Stuart Christie,
Anarchist Writer/Publisher
"An
excellent and long-overdue anthology of anarchist
writings. It shows the depth, diversity and relevance
of anarchist thought and action. Highly
recommended." --Peter Marshall, Demanding the
Impossible: A History of Anarchism
"This
judicious collection is admirable in its
chronological, geographical, and thematic range.
There is nothing comparable in presenting anarchist
and libertarian responses both to the challenges of
theory and to those of practices forged in the fires
of historical crises." --Wayne Thorpe, The
Workers Themselves: Revolutionary Syndicalism and
International Labour, 1913-1923
"Admirably
displays the range and inventiveness of anarchist
approaches." --Colin Ward, Anarchism: A Very
Short Introduction and Anarchy in Action
ROBERT GRAHAM
has written extensively on the history of anarchist
ideas. He is the author of "The Role of Contract
in Anarchist Ideology," in For Anarchism, edited
by David Goodway, and he wrote the introduction to
the 1989 edition of Proudhon's General Idea of the
Revolution in the 19th Century, originally published
in 1851. He has been doing research and writing on
the historical development of anarchist ideas for
over 20 years and is a well respected commentator in
the field.
536
pages, 6x9, bibliography, index
Paperback ISBN: 1-55164-250-6 $28.99
Hardcover ISBN: 1-55164-251-4 $57.99
