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Elisée Reclus, a leading nineteenth-century French geographer and revolutionary, made significant contributions to political thought, ecological philosophy, and urbanism. Anarchy, Geography, Modernity is the first work in English to present a comprehensive analysis of Reclus' social thought. In the first part of the book, John P. Clark and Camille Martin present an overview of Reclus' life and work, while the second part includes translations of Reclus' major theoretical writings (some for the first time into English), in addition to several popular essays. An essential work for historians of anarchist and libertarian political thought, Reclus provides a major expression of radical modernism with his sweeping account of human history as the story of progress toward a future world of human freedom, social cooperation, and a restored harmony with nature.
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About the Author:
John P. Clark is Professor of Philosophy at Loyola University, New Orleans. He is also chair of the Environmental Studies program. Camille Martin is a poet and a translator of French poetry and prose. She is co-editor and co-translator, with John P. Clark, ofA Voyage to New Orleans: Anarchist Impressions of the Old South.
Review:
For far too long Elisee Reclus has stood in the shadow of Godwin, Proudhon, Bakunin, Kropotkin and Emma Goldman. Now John Clark as pulled Reclus forward to stand shoulder to shoulder with Anarchism's cynosures. Reclus' light brought into anarchism's compass not only a focus on ecology, but a struggle against both patriarchy and racism, contributions which can now be fully appreciated thanks to John Clark's exegesis and translations of works previously unavailable in English. No serious reader can afford to neglect this book. (Dana Ward, Pitzer College, Political Studies)
Clark and Martin have opened the door, through their deep introduction and selected reprints, to one of the great thinkers of 19th century anarchist thought. (Anarchy)
Maintaining an appropriately scholarly style, marked by deep background knowledge, nuanced argument, and careful qualifications, Clark and Martin nevertheless reveal a passionate love for their subject and adopt a stance of political engagement that they hope does justice to Reclus' own commitments. (Historical Geography)
Finally! A century after his death, the great French geographer and anarchist Elisée Reclus has been honored by a vibrant selection of his writings expertly translated into English. (Kent Mathewson, Louisiana State University)
Clark and Martin have opened the door, through their deep introduction and selected reprints, to one of the great thinkers of 19th century anarchist thought. (Anarchy)
Maintaining an appropriately scholarly style, marked by deep background knowledge, nuanced argument, and careful qualifications, Clark and Martin nevertheless reveal a passionate love for their subject and adopt a stance of political engagement that they hope does justice to Reclus' own commitments. (Historical Geography)
Finally! A century after his death, the great French geographer and anarchist Elisée Reclus has been honored by a vibrant selection of his writings expertly translated into English. (Kent Mathewson, Louisiana State University)
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- PublisherLexington Books
- Publication date2004
- ISBN 10 0739108050
- ISBN 13 9780739108055
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages278
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