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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 establishm

Important writings by the leading theorist of anarchism, including the brief but moving ""Spirit of Revolt,"" ""Law and Authority,"" an argument for social control through custom and education, and other documents. An invaluable addition to the libraries of instructors, students, and anyone interested in history, government, and anarchist thought.

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Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Introduction -- Further Reading -- A Bibliographical Sketch -- A Note on the Text -- Preface -- Preface to the 1904 Italian Edition -- Preface to the 1919 Russian Edition -- Words of a Rebel -- I: The Situation -- II: The Breakdown of the State -- III: The Necessity of Revolution -- IV: The Next Revolution -- V: Political Rights -- VI: To the Young -- VII: War -- VIII: Revolutionary Minorities -- IX: Order -- X: The Commune -- XI: The Paris Commune -- XII: The Agrarian Question -- XIII: Representative Government -- XIV: Law and Authority -- XV: Revolutionary Government -- XVI: All Socialists! -- XVII: The Spirit of Revolt -- XVIII: Theory and Practice -- XIX: Expropriation -- Afterword to the 1919 Russian Edition -- Supplementary Material -- International Workers' Association: General Assembly of the Jura Federation -- The Anarchist Idea from the Point of View of Its Practical Realisation -- International Workers' Association: Jura Federation -- Enemies of the People -- The League and the Trade Unions -- The Workers' Movement in Spain -- Workers' Organisation -- Congress of the Jura Federation of the International Workers' Association -- Declaration of the Accused Anarchists before the Lyon Criminal Court -- The Lyon Trial -- A Letter to Georges Herzig -- Glossary -- Notes -- Index -- About the Authors.

Front Cover -- Title Page -- Half Title -- Contents -- Introduction -- Anarchism -- Bibliographical Notes to 'Anarchism' -- Anarchist Communism: Its Basis and Principles -- Bibliographical Notes to 'Anarchist Communism: Its Basis and Principles' -- The State: Its Historic Role -- Bibliographical Notes to 'The State: Its Historic Role' -- About the Authors.