The Individualist Anarchists: An Anthology of Liberty (1881-1908) [Hardcover]

Frank H. Brooks (Editor)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 330 pages
• Publisher: Transaction Publishers (January 1, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1560001321
• ISBN-13: 978-1560001324
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.5 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,491,207 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars For Anyone with an Interest in the Intellectual History of American Libertarianism, January 28, 2008

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Einzige "Just a dude" (Phoenix Arizona) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Individualist Anarchists: An Anthology of Liberty (1881-1908) (Hardcover)

This book is a collection of articles from Benjamin Tucker's magazine, _Liberty_. The entirety of Liberty's contents has since been made freely available online, but for those who are just interested in reading a representative sample, by way of introduction, or who might be more comfortable reading ink on paper, then the anthology contained in this book will certainly fit the bill.

The articles are broken down by subject, and cover such topics as the political theory of anarchism (and how it compares to Marxism and Liberalism), the "labor problem", free banking, intellectual property, free love, children, and various ideas on acceptable tactics for spreading anarchist ideas. Anyone confused by the notion of "Libertarian Socialism" will find plenty of food for thought in these pages.

Aside from Tucker, some of the other writers include John Beverley Robinson, Victor Yarros, John Badcock Jr., Gertrude B. Kelly, and Joseph A. Labadie.

0 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Aerobics for your head, less ideological than one expects., July 17, 1998

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This review is from: The Individualist Anarchists: An Anthology of Liberty (1881-1908) (Hardcover)

Upon first reading, skepticism looms overhead, fat black rainclouds of doubt shadow the land. The ray of sun is: that no single opinion dominates this book, that it is refreshingly diverse. Anarchists in this volume emerge as political freethinkers, people of a courageous honesty who debate and exchange powerful ideas on the topics concerning social beings. When closing the book, wonder is in the wind...one ponders Mencken's germane analogy of politics to religion and the poplular participation of the masses in the exercise of control.