Description
Book SynopsisRescuing Kropotkin's anarchist philosophy from the neglect and misrepresentation it has suffered.
Trade Review'I would recommend this book to anyone looking for a lively introduction to the man's writing and its implications' -- John Agnew, Distinguished Professor of Geography, UCLA
'A deeply intellectual, yet readable account of Kropotkin's life and thought, set in the context of a stellar account of the development of scientific anarchism. Essential for all critical thinkers and political activists desperately in need of a dose of optimism in these sorry times' -- Richard Peet, Professor, Graduate School of Geography, Clark University
'An excellent contribution to this 'anarchist Renaissance' and should be read and referenced by all those who hope to heed the call to revolutionary praxis' -- LSE Review of Books
'[A] wonderful introduction to Kropotkin’s thought' -- Marx & Philosophy Review of Books
'An excellent introduction to Kropotkin’s life and theory' -- Science & Society
Table of Contents1. Anarchism Before Kropotkin
2. Kropotkin: The Education of an Anarchist
3. Kropotkin and the Legitimization of Anarchism
4. 'Scientific Anarchism’ and Evolutionary Theory: Towards an Ontology of Anarchist Ethics and Altruism
5. Kropotkin’s Anarchism and the Nineteenth-Century Geographical Imagination: Towards an Anarchist Political Geography
Epilogue
Notes
Index
