THE MODERN STATE

An Anarchist Analysis

By Frank Harrison

With the rise of new quasi-socialist states in the 20^th century, the problem of the freedom of the individual and the autonomy of local groups is brought sharply into focus.

In this imaginative and penetrating analysis, Harrison confronts the reality of modern state structures and the theories and presuppositions which provide their legitimation.

Drawing on the philosophical traditions of individualism and anarchism and on the historical background of social movements in Russia and contemporary Poland, Harrison provides a succinct critique of liberal and Marxist theories of the state as well as making a convincing argument for the possibilities of alternative forms of social organization.

“A refreshing discussion of the moral and economic contradictions between the individual and the state.”--Canadian Book Review Annual

The author, who has studied in England, Russia and Canada is Professor of Political Science at St. Francis-Xavier University in Antigonish, Nova Scotia.

Table of Contents

Preface

Chapter One: Our Capitalist State  

Chapter Two: Liberalism, Anarchism and Individualism  

Chapter Three: Anarchism as Revolutionary Socialism   

Chapter Four: Bolshevism and Anarchsim in the Russian Revolution 

Chapter Five: The Condition of Socialism