The Great Anarchists: Ideas and Teachings of Seven Major Thinkers

Paul Eltzbacher, Steven T. Byington

An overview of the most influential early anarchist thinkers. Written in 1908.

This classic comparative study examines the thoughts of 7 major writers — Godwin, Proudhon, Stirner, Bakunin, Kropotkin, Tucker, and Tolstoy — on the subject of anarchy, using their own words to define the concept of anarchism, with subsidiary investigations of their ideology on the subjects of law, the state, and property.

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genre Anarchism » Anarchist Theory
publisher Dover Publications
publish date December 17, 2004
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  • By Sam Swicord -

    An excellent summary of the classical anarchist theorists. The prose of the book (written in the early 20th century) is strange at times, but the issues it covers (the differences between the thinkers) remain relevant to debates among anarchists over what anarchism is and strategy for change.

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