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It explores the key anarchist concepts of society and the state, freedom and equality, authority and power and investigates the successes and failure of the anarchist movements throughout the world. While remaining sympathetic to anarchism, it presents a balanced and critical account. It covers not only the classic anarchist thinkers, such as Godwin, Proudhon, Bakunin, Kropotkin, Reclus and Emma Goldman, but also other libertarian figures, such as Nietzsche, Camus, Gandhi, Foucault and Chomsky. No other book on anarchism covers so much so incisively.
In this updated edition, a new epilogue examines the most recent developments, including 'post-anarchism' and 'anarcho-primitivism' as well as the anarchist contribution to the peace, green and 'Global Justice' movements.
Demanding the Impossible is essential reading for anyone wishing to understand what anarchists stand for and what they have achieved. It will also appeal to those who want to discover how anarchism offers an inspiring and original body of ideas and practices which is more relevant than ever in the twenty-first century.
“Demanding the Impossible is the book I always recommend when asked--as I often am--for something on the history and ideas of anarchism.” -Noam Chomsky
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| Author | Peter Marshall |
|---|---|
| Publisher | PM Press |
| Page Count | 840pp |
| Publication Size | 5.5 x 8.5 |
| Publication Notes | softcover |
| Publication Date | December 31, 2009 |
| ISBN | 978-1604860641 |
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