The Essential Kropotkin [Paperback]

Emile Capouya (Editor), Keitha Tompkins (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 17, 1975 | ISBN-10: 0871404001 | ISBN-13: 978-0871404008 | Edition: First Edition First Printing Underlining

More than any Russian thinker of his time, Prince Peter Kropotkin (1842-1921) anticipated the great social and ethical problems of the twentieth century.

This book is a definitive general selection from all his works, including Appeal to the Young, Law and Authority, The Wage System, and Anarchism. The major works represented include Memoirs of a Revolutionist; Mutual Aid; The Great French Revolution; and Fields, Factories, and Workshops.

Product Details

• Paperback: 324 pages
• Publisher: Liveright; First Edition First Printing Underlining edition (June 17, 1975)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0871404001
• ISBN-13: 978-0871404008
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.1 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #578,661 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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27 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must-read for would-be anarchists!, November 30, 1998

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This review is from: The Essential Kropotkin (Paperback)

Peter Kropotkin was one of the major figures of anarchism, and this book offers the reader a wealth of insight into his ideas. While Mikhail Bakunin represented the fire and brimstone revolutionary of anarchism, Kropotkin focused his scientific intellect on making a workable anarchist society. To that end, he rightfully focused a great deal of energy on cooperation and reciprocity as the basis for a workable society. He was far ahead of his time in his understanding of the ideas of mutual aid and cooperation, at the time when capitalist "dog-eat-dog" ideas first came to dominate society.

This book takes a cross-section of his thinking that lets you understand how he came to be such a strong proponent of mutual aid.

Kropotkin's ceaseless attempts at hashing out anarchism in practice and theory are vital for anybody seeking to apply the ideas today. For anyone who considers anarchy synonymous with chaos, destruction, and bloodshed, this book is a must-read, as it should open their eyes to the true ideas behind anarchism.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars and iiiiiiiiiiiiiiii wannaaaaaaaaa beeeeeee anarchy, September 22, 2006

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This review is from: The Essential Kropotkin (Paperback)

this is a philosophy book all about how life could theoreticly go on without law.he goes through every facet of life from a bum on the sidewalk to engineers and explains how a peaceful society could flourish from a lack of government.his main reason for this line of thinking is ...................quote........."the remedy they give is worse than the evil they pretend to cure ".its a fresh look at a hippie freedom brought on simply by doing what is right simply because its right.