Anarchism: a Very Short Introduction

Name: Anarchism: a Very Short Introduction
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ISBN: 9780192804778

ISBN-10: 0192804774

ISBN-13: 9780192804778

Edition: 2004

Authors: Colin Ward

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What do anarchists want? It seems easier to classify them by what they don't want, namely, the organizations of the State, and to identify them with rioting and protest rather than with any coherent ideology. But with demonstrations like those against the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund being blamed on anarchists, it is clear that an explanation of what they do stand for is long overdue. Colin Ward provides answers to these questions by considering anarchism from a variety of perspectives: theoretical, historical, and international, and by exploring key anarchist thinkers, from Kropotkin to Chomsky. He looks critically at anarchism by evaluating key ideas within it, such as…

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List price: $11.95
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 12/30/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 128
Size: 4.37" wide x 6.85" long x 0.35" tall
Weight: 0.242
Language: English

Colin Ward was born in Walthamstow, east London. After graduating from Smithfield College he ran a successful meat marketing business. He is a committed Arsenal supporter and has written a number of bestselling football books, including STEAMING IN, which was shortlisted for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year.




Definitions and ancestors



Revolutionary moments



States, societies, and the collapse of socialism



Deflating nationalism and fundamentalism



Containing deviancy and liberating work



Freedom in education



The individualist response



Quiet revolutions



The federalist agenda



Green aspirations and anarchist futures