{"product_id":"what-is-anarchism-an-introduction","title":"What is Anarchism?: An Introduction","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAnarchists believe that the point of society is to widen the choices of individuals. Anarchism is opposed to states, armies, slavery, the wages system, the landlord system, prisons, capitalism, bureaucracy, meritocracy, theocracy, revolutionary governments, patriarchy, matriarchy, monarchy, oligarchy, and every other kind of coercive institution. In other words, anarchism opposes government in all its forms.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEnlarged and updated for a modern audience,\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhat Is Anarchism?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ehas the making of a standard reference book. As an introduction to the development of anarchist thought, it will be useful not only to propagandists and proselytizers of anarchism but also to teachers and students of political theory, philosophy, sociology, history, and to all who want to uncover the basic core of anarchism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis useful compendium, compiled and edited by the late Vernon Richards of Freedom Press, with additional selections by Donald Rooum, includes extracts from the work of Errico Malatesta, Peter Kropotkin, Max Stirner, Emma Goldman, Charlotte Wilson, Michael Bakunin, Rudolf Rocker, Alexander Berkman, Colin Ward, Albert Meltzer, and many others.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAuthor and Wildcat cartoonist Donald Rooum gives context to the selections with introductions looking at “What Anarchists Believe,” “How Anarchists Differ,” and “What Anarchists Do” and provides helpful and humorous illustrations throughout the book.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"PM Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39468044877867,"sku":"Z4952","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1915\/7593\/products\/large_786_what_is_anarchism.jpg?v=1633040572","url":"https:\/\/smartpunk.com\/products\/what-is-anarchism-an-introduction","provider":"SMARTPUNK","version":"1.0","type":"link"}