Mutual AidAn Illuminated Factor of EvolutionPeter Kropotkin • Illustrator: N.O. Bonzo • Postscript: GATS
Introduction: David Graeber & Andrej Grubačić
Foreword: Ruth Kinna • Afterword: Allan Antliff
One hundred years after his death, Peter Kropotkin is still one of the most inspirational
figures of the anarchist movement. It is often forgotten that Kropotkin was also aworld-renowned geographer whose seminal critique of the hypothesis of competition
promoted by Social Darwinism helped revolutionize modern evolutionary theory.
An admirer of Darwin, he used his observations of life in Siberia as the basis for his1902 collection of essays Mutual Aid: A Factor of Evolution. Kropotkin demonstrated
that mutually beneficial cooperation and reciprocity—in both individuals and as aspecies—plays a far more important role in the animal kingdom and human societies
than does individualized competitive struggle. Kropotkin carefully crafted his theory
making the science accessible. His account of nature rejected Rousseau’s romantic
depictions and ethical socialist ideas that cooperation was motivated by the notion of“universal love.” His understanding of the dynamics of social evolution shows us thatthe power of cooperation—whether it is bison defending themselves against a predator
or workers unionizing against their boss. His message is clear: solidarity is strength!
Every page of this new edition of Mutual Aid has been beautifully illustrated by oneof anarchism’s most celebrated artists, N.O. Bonzo. Mutual Aid features original
artwork by GATS and insightful commentary by David Graeber, Ruth Kinna, Andrej
Grubacic, and Allan Antliff.

ABOUT THE CONTRIBUTORSPeter Kropotkin (1842–1921) was the foremost theorist of the anarchist movement.
Born a Russian Prince, he rejected his title to become a revolutionary, seeking a society
based on freedom, equality, and solidarity. New editions of his classic works Wordsof a Rebel and The Great French Revolution, 1789–1793 will be published by PM
Press to commemorate his life and work on the centennial of his death.
N.O. Bonzo is an anarchist illustrator, printmaker, and muralist based out of Portland,
OR. They are the creator of Off with Their Heads: An Antifascist Coloring Book.
David Graeber, taught anthropology at the London School of Economics. He was theinternational best-selling author of Debt: The First 5,000 Years and Bullshit Jobs: A Theory.
Andrej Grubačić is a dissident from the Balkans. A radical historian and sociologist,
he is the author of Wobblies and Zapatistas and Don’t Mourn, Balkanize! A fellow
traveler of Zapatista-inspired direct-action movements, in particular Peoples’ GlobalAction, and a cofounder of Global Balkans Network and Balkan Z Magazine, he isassociate professor in cultural anthropology at California Institute of Integral Studies.
Ruth Kinna works at Loughborough University in the UK. She is the author of Kropotkin:
Reviewing the Classical Anarchist Tradition (2016) and writes on historical and contemporary anarchist politics. She is editor of the peer-review journal Anarchist Studies.
Allan Antliff, professor, University of Victoria, is author of Anarchist Modernism: Art,Politics, and the First American Avant-Garde (University of Chicago, 2001); Anarchy
and Art: From the Paris Commune to the Fall of the Berlin Wall (Arsenal Pulp, 2007);
Joseph Beuys (Phaidon, 2014); and editor of Only a Beginning (Arsenal Pulp, 2004),
a documentary anthology of anarchist writings and activism in Canada.
Oakland-based artist GATS (Graffiti Against the System) is an internationally renowned
graffiti artist with work reaching as far as Palestine, the Philippines, and Rome. He isbest known for his iconic mask imagery, the intricate insignias that fill them, and hisliberatory political messaging accompanying many of his pieces.

SUBJECT CATEGORY
Anarchism

PRICE$20.00/59.95

ISBN

978-1-62963-874-4/978-1-62963-875-1

PAGE COUNT
336

SIZE

8.5x11

FORMAT

Paperback/Hardcover

PUBLICATION DATE
9/14/2021

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