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The Anarchists (Paperback, New Ed): Scott Greer

The Anarchists (Paperback, New Ed)

Scott Greer

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In his new introduction to "The Anarchists," Horowitz points out that anarchism is an ideology in search of a movement, and also a psychology in search of a polity. While this seems to be a paradox, the fact is that anarchism has more than one hundred thousand entries on electronic search engines, but one can search high and low for a society that embraces its essential anti-Statist vision. At the same time, anarchism continues to attract people to its premises, seemingly generation after generation. Despite similarities in values and goals, anarchism seems especially attractive to those for whom individualism rather than collectivism provides a way of life. In this, it stands at the opposite pole from Behemoth, from the gods of political order.

"The Anarchists" is a rich collection of theories and practices in the words of those who have rebelled against the restrictive institutions and oppressive conditions imposed by state power upon the individual. Idealists and self-seekers, saints and assassins, they have often served as the conscience of the world and have expressed with eloquence and convictions, the deep-seated sense of anarchy that resides, to a greater or lesser degree, in most human beings.

Anarchism is not simply a European import; it is deeply rooted in the American political experience. The volume gives strong representation to this side of the anarchist tradition. Thomas Paine wrote, "Government even in its best state is but a necessary evil. This was a sentiment echoed by Ralph Waldo Emerson, who said, "the less government we have the better." The Anarchists offers the most thoughtful and comprehensive selection of writings by and about those who protest against all rule by man over man, particularly that embodied in the State. As such, this anthology presents the history and philosophy of anarchism in the words of thirty-five of its greatest students, observers, and proponents.

General

Imprint: AldineTransaction
Country of origin: United States
Release date: April 2005
First published: 2005
Authors: Scott Greer
Dimensions: 229 x 152 x 39mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback
Pages: 660
Edition: New Ed
ISBN-13: 978-0-202-30768-8
Categories: Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political ideologies > Anarchism
LSN: 0-202-30768-9
Barcode: 9780202307688

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