A review of a book on Kropotkin which appeared in Anarchist Studies.
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Anarchism, Marxism and the lessons of the Commune
A discussion of the Paris Commune and its legacy from an anarchist perspective, indicating how it influenced both Anarchism and Marxism. It shows that anarchism alone has learnt its lessons and that Marxism, particularly in its Leninist form, paid lip-service to it while ignoring both its actual politics and its lessons.
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Precursors of Syndicalism III
A discussion of Kropotkin’s Anarchist Communism. It appeared in Anarcho-Syndicalist Review No. 77 (Fall 2019)
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The Meaning of Anarchism, via twelve libertarians (Part 1)
This talk was given in January 2018 at the Five Leaves bookshop in Nottingham. As the name suggests, it discusses what anarchism is via the ideas and lives of twelve libertarians. The first part covered six male anarchists and the second six female ones.
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The life of Peter Kropotkin
A write up of a talk given in Glasgow in May 2022 on the life and ideas of Peter Kropotkin to mark the anniversary of his birth. As usual, this write-up reflects what I wanted to say rather than what was actually said but it is close enough.
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