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Anarchism:

Arguments for and Against
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AK Press, Nov 1, 2000 - Political Science - 96 pages

This is the second revised edition of Anarchism: Arguments For and Against and was the edition that Albert Meltzer was working on at the time of his death on May 7th, 1996. This book was an important one to Albert and it was one whose arguments he came back to often in his other writings.

Albert had become increasingly concerned about what he saw as the ghettoisation of anarchism. Separated from the working class base so necessary to achieve social revolution, anarchism could easily fall into the twin traps of philosophical radicalism or revolutionary arrogance, the "we're more militant than anyone else" approach. Both stands have appeared in British anarchism alongside a sometimes demoralising and destructive incestuous approach to revolutionary change. Anarchists talk only to other anarchists and are unable to relate to the vast majority of people who are not of their belief and see anarchism as a rather exotic or illogical idea.

This then was Albert's attempt to examine arguments people may have about why anarchism can never work and to counter them. He also examines the basic tenets of anarchist thought and practice and in doing so destroys some of the myths that have been created about anarchist theory and action. It's a book fro those of us who try to win people over to our ideas in everyday life and such it is a book that tries to break down the walls of the ghetto that anarchism has become trapped in.

  

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An odd and interesting little book. This is a brief volume, numbering scarcely 90 pages--and the pages themselves are small in size. It begins by discussing the nature of anarchism--key tenets, the ... Read full review

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Contents

EDlTORS lNTRODUCTlON
6
INTRODUCTION
12
INALIENABLE TENETS
19
ORGANISATION
25
BRINGING ABOUT
40
OBJECTIONS TO ANARCHISM
56
THE MARXIST CRITICISM
62
THE SOCIALDEMOCRATIC
68
THE FASCIST OBJECTION
75
FEMINIST ARGUMENTS
84
CONTACTS LIST
90
Copyright

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Anarchism: Arguments for and against -- by Albert Meltzer
Short but excellent introduction to anarchist ideas by a leading activist in the British anarchist movement
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Albert Meltzer - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Infoshop.org - An Anarchist FAQ - Bibliography for FAQ
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About the author (2000)

Meltzer founded the Anarchist Black Cross and the Kate Sharpley library.

Bibliographic information

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TitleAnarchism: Arguments for and Against
AuthorAlbert Meltzer
Edition7, illustrated
PublisherAK Press, 2000
ISBN1873176570, 9781873176573
Length96 pages
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Political Science / General
Political Science / Political Ideologies / Anarchism
Political Science / Political Ideologies / Radicalism
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