Demanding the Impossible: A History of Anarchism

Peter Marshall

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Demanding the Impossible: A History of Anarchism

Demanding the Impossible: A History of Anarchism

Peter Marshall

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Description

Anarchism is a philosophical and political creed which many individuals have subscribed to over the centuries, and for which many have been persecuted by other more authoritive ideologies like fascism and state socialism. There have been anarchist-inspired revolutions - in Spain, in the Ukraine, in Mexico - which have in turn led to (however short-lived) anarchist administrations. But anarchism's power has, first and foremost, been the power of the lone protestor, the dissenter who is unafraid to expose himself to reprisal for the sake of preaching the real gospel of liberty, equality and fraternity which so many so-called revolutionaries usually leave in tatters once they graduate from barricades to corridors of power. The author argues that the spirit of anarchism is in the voice of Tolstoy, of Gandhi, of Bakunin and of Godwin, of Camus and of Chomsky.

About the Author

Peter Marshall is a philosopher, a historian, a poet, and the author of 15 books, including Nature's Web: Rethinking Our Place on Earth.

Critical Reviews

"Demanding the Impossible is the book I always recommend when asked--as I often am--for something on the history and ideas of anarchism."
--Noam Chomsky

"Attractively written and fully referenced...bound to be the standard history."
--Colin Ward, Times Educational Supplement

"Large, labyrinthine, tentative: for me these are all adjectives of praise when applied to works of history, and Demanding the Impossible meets all of them."
--George Woodcock, Independent

Publishing Information

Publisher: PM Press
Pub date: 2010-01-01
Length: 840 pages

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