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Kropotkin is a class traitor to the bone. Born a prince, he spent the rest of his life trying to destroy the very system which he was blessed to be born in the good side. Kropotkin is not your typical leftist pamphleteer. His language is short and concise, and understandable by anyone. He led a revolutionary life. This book is a collection of writings by Kropotkin that deal with a wide range of topics that fall under the umbrella of freedom. Kropotkin eloquently puts forth the ideals of Anarchist Communism in simple, non-obtuse language where he lays out what Anarchist Communism, and maybe as importantly, what it isn't. In "The Spirit of Revolt", Kropotkin defends revolution, and notes that only social revolution is what will end the existing capitalist order. This is a response to the reformists and the critics of the anarchists who say that anarchism is too "idealist." Quite the opposite, Kropotkin knew full well to avoid utopian fantasies and believed firmly that the only way the working class can liberate itself is by doing it themselves in revolution. Even though his demeanor from his writings indicates a calm, if not lovable old sage (in contrast to many of the leftists of h
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Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Peter Kropotkin; ed. by Roger N. Baldwin
- Publisher
- Dover Publications, Incorporated
- Published
- 2002
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780486119861
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- Science, Philosophy, History
- Rating
- 4.19 / 5 (576 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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