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The Anarchist Way to Socialism - Elisee Reclus and Nineteenth-Century European Anarchism (Hardcover)
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The Anarchist Way to Socialism - Elisee Reclus and Nineteenth-Century European Anarchism (Hardcover)
Series: Routledge Library Editions: Political Thought and Political Philosophy
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First published in 1979. Elisee Reclus was an important anarchist
theorist whose contribution to the radical direction which the
European anarchist movement assumed in the late nineteenth century,
has been largely neglected by scholars. This study of his thought
provides a basis for a general re-assessment of European anarchism,
by contributing to an understanding of important dimensions of
theory and practice, which previously have not been well
understood. Amongst the aspects examined are the anarchist
conception of the state, the nature of oppression and revolution
and the role of violence and terrorism. One of the revealing and
fundamental themes of this examination, is that the social and
political theory of Elisee Reclus was the product of interaction of
utopianism and science, two strands of thought frequently taken to
be mutually exclusive. For Reclus the use of the scientific method
served to strengthen his concept of Utopia, rendering it part of
the real world. Within this context of utopianism and science, it
can be seen that Reclus' legendary benevolence, and his
justification of violence are logically consistent, both deriving
from his all-embracing social and political theory. This work
presents a challenging approach to many widely held views about the
nature of anarchism, particularly regarding its relationship to
socialism.
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