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Anarchism: From Theory To Practice

Written: 1970
Source: Anarchism: From Theory to Practice, first published in French in 1965, the 1970 English translation is Guérin's best-known work, describing the intellectual substance and actual practice of anarchism. The English translation by Mary Klopper includes a foreword by Noam Chomsky, who describes it as an attempt "to extract from the history of libertarian thought a living, evolving tradition".
Transcription/Markup: Andy Carloff
Online Source: RevoltLib.com; 2021

• Preface
• Introduction by Noam Chomsky
• Chapter 1 : The Basic Ideas of Anarchism
• Chapter 2 : In Search of a New Society
• Chapter 3, Section A : Anarchism in Revolutionary Practice 1880-1914
• Chapter 3, Section B : Anarchism in the Russian Revolution
• Chapter 3, Section C : Anarchism in the Italian Factory Councils
• Chapter 3, Section D : Anarchism in the Spanish Revolution
• By Way of Conclusion
• Footnotes

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