‘The Conquest of Bread’, Peter Kropotkin (1906) – A Book in Five Minutes, No.8
Channel: ramblinactivist
Date: 2022-02-28

Ramblinactivist 2022/6, 28th February 2022

“Great ideas sprang up at such times, ideas that have moved the world. Words were spoken which still move our hearts... But the people were still starving in the slums.”

Peter Kropotkin’s 1906 book doesn’t just challenge the power elite. At its core it challenges the general approach of ‘the left’, and its infatuation with lofty ideals rather than the basic needs and conditions of the people.

In Britain, where there are twice as many food banks as McDonalds stores, planning a revolution based upon the notion of meeting the basic need for food, not material wants, is truly revolutionary. But as we enter a long and unpredictable slide into ecological crisis, Kropotkin’s words have far greater relevance today than when they were first written over a century ago.

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Chapters:
00:00 Titles.
00:34 Introduction.
01:47 Why is bread important?
04:01 The book's relevance today.
06:02 Conclusion.
06:30 End credits