Brings
together some of the best writings of contemporary
anarchists in one volume.
Anarchism,
with its emphasis on ethics, has always stressed the
need for a counterculture against the prevailing one.
Concern with the centralization of power, both
political and economic, with the role of the state,
the loss of community in urban centers, and our
domination of nature, makes this controversial
philosophy as relevant today as when it first
appeared. Working for the gradual establishment of
self-rule, modern anarchists are increasingly
recognized as our best social critics.
Essays
contained within this volume of The Anarchist Papers
include an assessment of Germany's Green Party and a
study of the anarchist thought of Paul Goodman by
George Woodcock. Linguist Noam Chomsky examines the
many ways in which the political powers rewrite
history to suit their needs. Murray Bookchin
theorizes on libertarian municipalism, and J. Frank
Harrison discusses the politics of conformity and
persuasion that shape the world of the average
person. Both Alice Wexler and Marsha Hewitt present
essays on Emma Goldman that show the links between
her anarchism and her feminism.
Wexler's
article offers an acute portrait, drawing Goldman
warts and all, showing her contradictions and
inconsistences, as well as her strengths and
passions.
--Choice
To
find Noam Chomsky, Murray Bookchin, George Woodcock,
and Cornelius Castoriadis between the same covers is
a rare treat indeed.
--Canadian Book Review Annual
Table of Contents
Contributors:
Murray Bookchin, Chris Southcott, Jorgen Pedersen,
J.Frank Harrison, George Woodcock, Cornelius Castoriadis, Noam
Chomsky, Graham Baugh, Thomas W. Simon, Alice Wexler,
Marsha Hewitt.
Dimitrios
Roussopoulos is an editor, writer and economist. He
has written widely on international politics,
democracy and social change. His most recent
publications are The Public
Place: Citizen Participation in the Neighbourhood and
the City and Legacy
of the New Left: The Sixties to Seattle
(Black Rose Books).
216
pages
Paperback ISBN: 1-55614-180-1 $24.99
Hardcover ISBN: 1-55164-181-X $53.99
Philosophy / Social Criticism
June
2001
See
also: Anarchist
Papers 2, Anarchist Papers 3, Radical Papers 1, and Radical Papers 2.
