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Bakunin, Mikhail. Dieu et l'état (God and the State). 1882.
Bakunin called himself an autonomist. A revolutionist admired by Shaw (see The Essential Wagnerite), Bakunin believed in the necessity of a great deal of violence to bring about the anarchist utopia.
Forman, James D. Anarchism: Political Innocence or Social Violence? New York: Dell Publishing, 1975.
A brief survey of anarchism, mentioning the usual suspects.
Hobbes, Thomas. Leviathan. London (?): 1651.
Many popular editions exist of this political science favourite. A good one is the Pelican edition first published in 1968, edited and with an introduction by University of Toronto political scientist C. B. Macpherson.
Horowitz, Irving L., ed. The Anarchists. New York: Dell Publishing Co., 1964.
Excerpts from the writings of many anarchists. Much better for the 19th century Europeans than the 19th century Americans. Leaves the reader curious for more.
Kropotkin, Peter. Memoirs of a Revolutionist. London:
1885. Translated into English,1899.
-----. Mutual Aid.
Possibly the nicest of the European anarchists, Kropotkin (1842-1921) was a Russian prince and geographer who worked tirelessly for a revolution that would create socialist anarchy. Alas, the Bolsheviks came to power instead. Kropotkin sensibly retired from politics to write.
Nozick, Robert. Anarchy, State, and Utopia. New York: 1975.
Nozick, a Harvard academic, defended capitalist libertarianism from a surprisingly broad and sophisticated perspective. But the attacks on his position have been equally strong.
Perkins, Richard and Ernestine. Precondition for Peace and Prosperity: Rational Anarchy. St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada (privately published), 1971.
An fascinating reasonable defence of capitalist anarchism. Depends on the argument from natural rights.
Rand, Ayn. Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal. New York: New American Library, 1966.
The Russian-American novelist-philosopher's defence of American capitalism and limited government.
Schuster, Eunice Minette. Native American Anarchism: A Study of Left-Wing American Individualism. Northampton, Massachusetts: 1932. Re-published by Loompanics Unlimited, Port Townsend, Washington, 1983.
Spooner, Lysander. No Treason: The Constitution of No Authority.
Forgotten today by all but a few capitalist libertarians, Spooner was the most radical of the 19th century defenders of individual freedom. This pamphlet is a fascinating document.
Woodcock, George. Anarchism: a history of Libertarian Ideas and Movements. New York: World Publishing Co., 1962.
A classic, sympathetic, but somewhat stuffy exposition of the history of left-wing (socialist) anarchism, defended with dignity. Leaves off at the Spanish Civil War.
-----. Pierre Joseph Proudhon. London: Routledge and
Keagan Paul: 1956. Later reprinted in New York by Schocken Books, 1967.
Woolf, Robert Paul. In Defence of Anarchism. New York: Harper & Row, 1970, 1976.
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