The Anarchists

ISBN 0-416-72250-4 (hardback)
ISBN 0-416-72260-1 (paperback)

The Anarchists is a book by the historian James Joll. At 265 pages, it is a relatively brief history of the anarchist movement, covering its philosophical beginnings in Europe with William Godwin and Pierre-Joseph Proudhon, the further development by the Russians Peter Kropotkin and Mikhail Bakunin and its influence on the working class movements of the 19th and 20th centuries -- mainly in Europe and Russia, but also in the United States.

The Anarchists was first published in 1964; the second edition (pictured) was published in 1979.

Table of contents

1 Contents

1.1 Part One
1.2 Part Two
1.3 Part Three

Part One

   I  Heresy and reason
  II  The myth of Revolution

Part Two

 III  Reason and revolution: Proudhon
  IV  Bakunin and the great schism

Part Three

V Terrorism and propaganda by the deed VI Saints and rebels VII The Revolution that failed VIII Anarchists and syndicalists IX Anarchists in action: Spain X Conclusion

Note: the book concerns libertarian socialism, individualist anarchism and anarcho-syndicalism, but does not mention anarcho-capitalism.

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The Anarchists

Contents

Part One

Part Two

Part Three