Review of an excellent book on the International Anarchist Congress held in Amsterdam in 1907. Its attendees included Errico Malatesta, Emma Goldman and other well-known anarchists.
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The Dilemma of Leninists: Research or Regurgitation?
A review of a book by a leading Trotskyist which shows his ignorance of anarchism. It shows the flaws within his account of Bakunin and Kropotkin plus discusses the roots of a mentality which allows someone to write about a subject (anarchism) which they clearly known next to nothing about. It appeared in Anarcho-Syndicalist Review No. 90 (Fall 2024)
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The London Dock Strike of 1889
An account of the London Dock Strike of 1889 written to mark its 125th anniversary and discusses its impact on the anarchist movement. It appeared in Anarcho-Syndicalist Review No. 63 (Winter 2015) and includes a translation of one of Kropotkin’s articles on the striking written whilst it was happening.
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Review: Anarchist Perspectives in Peace and War, 1900-1918
A review of a useful book on Anarchist views and responses to war. It appeared in Anarcho-Syndicalist Review No. 77 (Fall 2019)
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Another View: Syndicalism, Anarchism and Marxism
This is the published version of a reply to an article by Marxist Ralph Darlington in Anarchist Studies (vol. 17, no. 2). Darlington’s original article appeared in Volume 17, Number 1 of Anarchist Studies and discusses the anarchist origins of syndicalism and refutes attempts to include Marxism as one of its influences. It discusses Bakunin’s syndicalist ideas and shows how Marx and Engels explicitly rejected them. Ralph Darlington declined to reply
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