Demanding the Impossible
Subtitle: A History of Anarchism
By: Peter Marshall
Publisher: PM Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Oakland, USA
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 818
ISBN-13: 9781604860641
Description: Navigating the broad "river of anarchy," from Taoism to Situationism, from Ranters to Punk rockers, from individualists to communists, from anarcho-syndicalists to anarcha-feminists, Demanding the Impossible is an authoritative and lively study of a widely misunderstood subject. 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.
Table of contents: title: Acknowledgements
pagenum: vii; title: Introduction
pagenum: ix; label: I.
title: Anarchism in theory; label: 1.
title: The River of Anarchy
pagenum: 3; label: 2.
title: Society and the State
pagenum: 12; label: 3.
title: Freedom and Equality
pagenum: 36; label: II.
title: Forerunners of Anarchism; label: 4.
title: Taoism and Buddhism
pagenum: 53; label: 5.
title: The Greeks
pagenum: 66; label: 6.
title: Christianity
pagenum: 74; label: 7.
title: The Middle Ages
pagenum: 86; label: 8.
title: The English Revolution
pagenum: 96; label: 9.
title: The French Renaissance and Enlightenment
pagenum: 108; label: 10.
title: The British Enlightenment
pagenum: 129; label: III.
title: Great Libertarians; label: 11.
title: French Libertarians
pagenum: 143; label: 12.
title: German Libertarians
pagenum: 153; label: 13.
title: British Libertarians
pagenum: 163; label: 14.
title: American Libertarians
pagenum: 181; label: IV.
title: Classic Anarchist Thinkers; label: 15.
title: William Godwin: The Lover of Order
pagenum: 191; label: 16.
title: Max Stirner: The Conscious Egoist
pagenum: 220; label: 17.
title: Pierre-Joseph Proudhon: The Philosopher of Poverty
pagenum: 234; label: 18.
title: Michael Bakunin: The Fanatic of Freedom
pagenum: 263; label: 19.
title: Peter Kropotkin: The Revolutionary Evolutionist
pagenum: 309; label: 20.
title: Elisée Reclus: The Geographer of Liberty
pagenum: 339; label: 21.
title: Errico Malatesta: The Electrician of Revolution
pagenum: 345; label: 22.
title: Leo Tolstoy: The Count of Peace
pagenum: 362; label: 23.
title: American Individualists and Communists
pagenum: 384; label: 24.
title: Emma Goldman: The Most Dangerous Woman
pagenum: 396; label: 25.
title: German Communists
pagenum: 410; label: 26.
title: Mohandas Gandhi: The Gentle Revolutionary
pagenum: 422; label: V.
title: Anarchism in Action; label: 27.
title: France
pagenum: 431; label: 28.
title: Italy
pagenum: 446; label: 29.
title: Spain
pagenum: 453; label: 30.
title: Russia and the Ukraine
pagenum: 469; label: 31.
title: Northern Europe
pagenum: 479; label: 32.
title: United States
pagenum: 496; label: 33.
title: Latin America
pagenum: 504; label: 34.
title: Asia
pagenum: 519; label: VI.
title: Modern Anarchism; label: 35.
title: The New Left and the Counter-culture
pagenum: 539; label: 36.
title: The New Right and Anarcho-capitalism
pagenum: 559; label: 37.
title: Modern Libertarians
pagenum: 566; label: 38.
title: Modern Anarchists
pagenum: 587; label: 39.
title: Murray Bookchin and the Ecology of Freedom
pagenum: 602; label: VII.
title: The Legacy of Anarchism; label: 40.
title: Ends and Means
pagenum: 625; label: 41.
title: The Relevance of Anarchism
pagenum: 639; title: Epilogue
pagenum: 677; title: Reference Notes
pagenum: 707; title: Select Bibliography
pagenum: 759; title: Index
pagenum: 795