Order Without Power: An Introduction to Anarchism: History and Current Challenges

Order Without Power: An Introduction to Anarchism: History and Current Challenges

by Normand Baillargeon
Order Without Power: An Introduction to Anarchism: History and Current Challenges

Order Without Power: An Introduction to Anarchism: History and Current Challenges

by Normand Baillargeon

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Overview

With the rise of the global protestor—from Arab Spring to the Occupy movement—the term "anarchist" has been littered throughout mainstream media as never before. But just as frequently, its definition is skewed or left wanting: anarchists are painted as nihilists, supporters of chaos, or even terrorists.

In Order without Power, an informative primer, Normand Baillargeon thoroughly defines anarchism and recounts its long history. In outlining the forerunners of this movement, he illuminates the differences between collectivists, federalists, communists, syndicalists, and further strains such as anarcho-feminism, pacifist anarchism, and religious anarchism. With sharp examples and concise, lively language, Baillargeon describes the contributions from early anarchists like William Godwin, Max Stirner, Pierre Joseph Proudhon, Mikhail Bakunin, and Pierre Kropotkin, through Noam Chomsky, as well as the uprisings, struggles, revolts, and revolutions that tested or expanded the theories. From the International Workingmen’s Association to Haymarket, from the Russian Revolution to May 1968, Baillargeon unpacks anarchism’s position on various issues and reveals this political theory’s vibrant heart: anti authoritarianism, or the rational and conscious refusal of any form of illegitimate authority and power.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781609804725
Publisher: Seven Stories Press
Publication date: 02/18/2014
Sold by: Penguin Random House Publisher Services
Format: eBook
Pages: 224
File size: 2 MB

About the Author

Militant anarchist and educator NORMAND BAILLARGEON teaches the fundamentals of education and museum studies at the University of Quebec at Montreal. He is the author of four other books, including A Short Course in Intellectual Self-Defense, which was published in English by Seven Stories Press in 2008.

Table of Contents

Introduction 9

The Circle "A" 14

1 Roots 17

2 Anarchists and Anarchism 25

William Godwin and Rationalism 25

Max Stirner's Egoism and Associationism 26

Pierre-Joseph Proudhon and Mutualism 32

Bakunin and Federalism 37

Peter Kropotkin and Anarcho-Communism 42

Some Successors 48

Noam Chomsky 54

Elections: Suckers' Bait 57

3 Facts and Places 59

International Workers' Association 60

The Haymarket Massacre 66

The Russian Revolution 71

The Spanish Civil War 77

The "Redoubtable Revolt of May" 1968 85

Arts, Literature, Aesthetics 87

4 Positions 91

Economy 92

Anarcho-Syndicalism 97

Ecology 101

Education 104

Media 113

Ethics 118

Anarcho-Feminism 123

Anarcho-Capitalism 126

Conclusion 135

Index 141

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