The Great Anarchists. Ideas and Teachings of Seven Major Thinkers. Peter Kropotkin, Pierre Joseph Proudhon, Leo Tolstoy, M

This classic comparative study examines the thoughts of seven major writers on the subject of anarchy, using their own words to define the concept of anarchism, with subsidiary investigations of their ideology on the subjects of law, the State, and property. Three-quarters of this book consists of classified quotations from the seven writers-Godwin, Proudhon, Stirner, Bakunin, Kropotkin, Tucker, and Tolstoy; the author's incisive commentary on each forms the balance of the text. An excellent introduction to anarchist theory and a convenient reference, this volume features a chronological presentation that clearly illustrates the theory's historical development. Translation by Steven T. Byington. With an appendix and index.