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Statism and Anarchy is a complete English translation of the last work by the great Russian anarchist Michael Bakunin. It was written in 1873, in the aftermath of the rise of the German Empire and the clash between Bakunin and Karl Marx in the first International. Bakunin assesses the strength of a European state system dominated by Bismarck. Then, in the most remarkable part of the book, he assails the Marxist alternative, predicting that a "dictatorship of the proletariat" will in fact be a dictatorship over the proletariat, and will produce a new class of socialist rulers. Instead, he outlines his vision of an anarchist society and identifies the social forces he believes will achieve an ananarchist revolution. Statism and Anarchy had an immediate influence on the "to the people" movement of Russian populism, and Bakunin's ideas inspired other anarchist movements. This is the only complete and reliable rendition of Statism and Anarchy in English, and in a lucid introduction Marshall Shatz locates Bakunin in his immediate historical and intellectual context, and assesses the impact of his ideas on the wider development of European radical thought. A guide to further reading and a chronology of events are appended as aids to students encountering Bakunin's thought for the first time.
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Written in the 1873 aftermath of the rise of the German Empire and the clash with Karl Marx in the first International, the great Russian anarchist's last work had an immediate influence on the "to the people" movement of Russian populism.
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Text: English (translation)
Original Language: Russian
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- PublisherCambridge University Press
- Publication date1990
- ISBN 10 0521361826
- ISBN 13 9780521361828
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages293
- EditorShatz Marshall
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Cambridge University Press: 1990. Octavo. Hardcover with a dust jacket. First thus. A few pages within the text block have check marks made in pen along the margins. Unclipped jacket is lightly rubbed. Book is handsome but in good condition due to the markings within the text block. Jacket is very good. Seller Inventory # 005792
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