Books for Prep | |
from: AK Press  Dewey Decimal Number: 320 EAN: 9781873176641 ISBN: 1873176643 Label: AK Press Manufacturer: AK Press Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 298 Publication Date: July 01, 2001 Publisher: AK Press Studio: AK Press Related Items:
Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display Editorial Review: Product Description: This is the first English translation of Guerin's monumental anthology of Anarchism. It details, through a vast array of hitherto unpublished documents, writings, letters and reports, the history, organization and practice of the anarchist movement - its theorists, advocates and activists. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Great starting-pointI highly recommend NGNM as a starting-point for anyone with an interest in philosophical anarchism. It's an anthology of writings from the major figures that provides not only an introduction to the foundational concepts but some sense of the different themes within anarchism as well. Well done! Rating: - A heavy amount of documents to read, but very usefulThese books are difficult, sometimes torturous to read, at least as I read them, straight through, from front to back. However there is certainly a fair amount of good stuff in here. In book one, Bakunin describes how the capacity of human beings for intellectual growth is severely stunted by the subordination of the worker to wage slavery, religious and nationalistic dogma, etc. The Bakunin section includes an excerpt from a biography of the latter written by his disciple Max Nettlau, ... Read More Rating: - Masterpiece of Anarchist thoughtLet me first say that Paul Sharkey deserves a lot of credit for a wonderful job on the translation of this work. Beautifuly done, it is a major boost for the book. But in no way should it diminish the wonderful selections brought together by Guerin as well as the writers themselves. Although it can be very heavy reading at times, it is well worth it. Rating: - Anarchism in thought and actionNo Gods No Masters is a work of monumental proportions. Daniel Guerin has created a masterpiece of libertarian socialist literature, a truly comprehensive look the history and practice of anarchism. The work brings together hundreds of source articles and declarations, from the original documents of the International Working Men's Association, on through Kropotkin, to Malatesta to the intricacies of the Spanish Revolution. There is an excellent balance of theoretical manifestos and documents and ... Read More Rating: - Essential reading for any advocate of direct actionBoth volumes of "No Gods No Masters" are a magnificent contribution to anarchist thought and its ongoing traditions of libertarian justice and fraternity.Daniel Guerin states that "the constructive ideas of anarchism retain their vitality, that they may, when re-examined and sifted, assist contemporary socialist thought to undertake a new departure...[and] contribute to enriching Marxism." In "No Gods No Masters" Guerin is concerned not only with anarchist thought but also with the spontaneous ... Read More 
In association with Amazon.com | |