The Conquest of Bread - Couverture souple

Kropotkin, Peter

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0486478505 ISBN 13 : 9780486478500

Editeur : Dover Publications Inc., 2011

Synopsis

The Conquest of Bread Written by a Russian prince who renounced his title, this work promotes an anarchist market economy -- a system of autonomous cooperative collectives. A century after its initial publication, it remains fresh and relevant. Full description

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

Born a Russian prince, Peter Kropotkin (1842-1921) rejected his title and wealth to spend his life in pursuit of social justice and equality. His last major work, The Conquest of Bread, surveys economic methods for the satisfaction of human needs. The 1892 treatise also outlines the revolutionary path to his vision of utopia: an anarchist communist society. Kropotkin criticizes the effects of feudalism and capitalism, noting that both systems exacerbate poverty and promote privilege, even in times of abundance. Citing the human propensity toward voluntary cooperation, he proposes the establishment of free, self-sufficient anarchic communes and outlines practical considerations of production and distribution. The author supports his theories with examples from the French rebellions of 1789, 1848, and 1871, and his reasoning anticipates aspects of twentieth-century revolutions in Russia, Germany, and Spain. At a time when many thinkers employed the new Darwinian concept of 'survival of the fittest' to justify their capitalist and imperialist goals, Kropotkin pointed out the historic patterns of humanity's best success under cooperative circumstances. A century later, his economic analysis remains fresh and relevant. Reprint of the Chapman & Hall, London, 1906 edition.

Biographie de l'auteur :

Peter Kropotkin (1842-1921) came from a major aristocratic Russian family but turned his back on it to embrace a life of imprisonment and exile in pursuit of his beliefs. His major works are The Conquest of Bread and Mutual Aid. His funeral was marked by the last permitted gathering of anarchists in the USSR. David Priestland is the author of Red Flag and Merchant, Soldier, Sage. He teaches at St Edmund's Hall, University of Oxford.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Dover Publications Inc.
• Date d'édition: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0486478505
• ISBN 13: 9780486478500
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 304