We Do Not Fear Anarchy—we Invoke It: The First International And The Origins Of The Anarchist Movement
by Robert Graham /
2015 / English / EPUB
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From 1864 to 1876, socialists, communists, trade unionists, and
anarchists synthesized a growing body of anticapitalist thought
through participation in the First Internationala body devoted
to uniting left-wing radical tendencies of the time. Often
remembered for the historic fights between Karl Marx and
Michael Bakunin, the debates and experimentation during the
International helped to refine and focus anarchist ideas into a
doctrine of international working class self-liberation.
From 1864 to 1876, socialists, communists, trade unionists, and
anarchists synthesized a growing body of anticapitalist thought
through participation in the First Internationala body devoted
to uniting left-wing radical tendencies of the time. Often
remembered for the historic fights between Karl Marx and
Michael Bakunin, the debates and experimentation during the
International helped to refine and focus anarchist ideas into a
doctrine of international working class self-liberation.
"This book is a breath of fresh air in a stuffy room. At long
last, anarchists enter the history of socialism by the main
door!"
"This book is a breath of fresh air in a stuffy room. At long
last, anarchists enter the history of socialism by the main
door!"
Davide Turcato, author of
Davide Turcato, author ofMaking Sense of Anarchism: The
Experiments with Revolution of Errico Malatesta, Italian Exile
in London, 18891900
Making Sense of Anarchism: The
Experiments with Revolution of Errico Malatesta, Italian Exile
in London, 18891900
"Brimming with thought and feeling, richly textured, and not
shy of judgment, Graham’s book marshals a compelling argument
and issues a provocative invitation to revisitor perhaps to
explore anewthe story, the struggles, and the persisting
ramifications of this pioneering International."
"Brimming with thought and feeling, richly textured, and not
shy of judgment, Graham’s book marshals a compelling argument
and issues a provocative invitation to revisitor perhaps to
explore anewthe story, the struggles, and the persisting
ramifications of this pioneering International."
Wayne Thorpe, author of
Wayne Thorpe, author ofThe Workers Themselves:
Revolutionary Syndicalism and International Labour,
19131923
The Workers Themselves:
Revolutionary Syndicalism and International Labour,
19131923
"With impressive and careful scholarship, Robert Graham guides
us on a complex journey that reflects his command of the
material and his ability to express it in a clear and
straightforward way. If you were to think this is some dry
history book, you couldn’t be more wrong."
"With impressive and careful scholarship, Robert Graham guides
us on a complex journey that reflects his command of the
material and his ability to express it in a clear and
straightforward way. If you were to think this is some dry
history book, you couldn’t be more wrong."
Barry Pateman, historian and archivist with the Kate Sharpley
Library
Barry Pateman, historian and archivist with the Kate Sharpley
LibraryRobert Graham
Robert Graham has been writing about anarchism for
thirty years. He recently edited the three-volume collection
has been writing about anarchism for
thirty years. He recently edited the three-volume collectionAnarchism: A Documentary History of Libertarian
Ideas
Anarchism: A Documentary History of Libertarian
Ideas.
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