Some anarchist texts: Free Women of Spain Anarchism and the Struggle for the Emancipation of Women Author: ACKELSBERG, Martha Cowards don't make history; and the women of Mujeres Libres (Free Women) were no cowards. Courageous enough to create revolutionary change in their daily lives, these women mobilized over 20,000 women into an organized network during the Spanish Revolution to strive for community, education, and equality for women and the emancipation of all. Militants in the anarcho-syndicalist CNT union, Mujeres Libres struggled both against fascism, the state, and reaction; and the less than supportive attitudes and concerns of their male comrades. Martha Ackelsberg writes a comprehensive study of Mujeres Libres, intertwining interviews with the women themselves and analysis connecting them with modern feminist movements. This new edition includes additional research Ackelsberg carried out for the Spanish language edition, together with a brand new introduction written in the light of the new social movements and resurgence of anarchism, post-Seattle. Martha Ackelsberg is a Professor of Government and a member of the Women's Studies Program Committee at Smith College, where she teaches courses in political theory, urban politics, political activism, and feminist theory. She has contributed to a variety of anthologies on women's political activism in the United States. 2004 Price: £12.00 Binding: paperback Publisher: AK Press ISBN: 1902593960 -- What is Anarchism? Author: BERKMAN, Alexander In a clear, easily understandable conversation with the reader, Berkman discusses the major details of Anarchist thought: the myths about anarchism, society as it now exists, the need for revolution, the methods of bringing it about and how to prepare for the equitable future. This edition reunites the text previously available as 'ABC of Anarchism' and 'What is Communist Anarchism'. Includes a Preface by Emma Goldman and an Introduction by Barry Pateman of the Kate Sharpley Library. Price: £10.00 Binding: paperback Publisher: AK Press ISBN: 1902593707 -- Fields, Factories and Workshops Tomorrow Author: KROPOTKIN, Peter His classic vision of the ordering of industrial society along communistic lines to create a new libertarian world, updated by Colin Ward. Price: £9.50 Binding: paperback Publisher: Freedom Press ISBN: 090038428X -- Anarchism and Environmental Survival Author: PURCHASE, Graham A wide ranging collection of essays which graphically demonstrate the relation of classical libertarian thought to ecological and other issues - including bio-regionalism, feminism, animal rights, labour organising and technology. Price: £8.95 Binding: paperback Publisher: See Sharp Press ISBN: 0961328983 -- Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Anarchism, But Were Afraid To Ask Author: READ, Simon Beautifully redesigned and rewritten version of the old classic pamphlet. A great introduction, accessibly written. Price: £3.00 Binding: A6 paperback Publisher: Rebel Press ISBN: 0946061106 -- Facing the Enemy:A History of Anarchist Organization from Proudhon to May 1968 Author: SKIRDA, Alexander(Translator - SHARKEY,Paul ) The finest single volume history of Anarchism is finally avaiable in English in Paul Sharkey's elegant translation. Drawing on decades of research, Skirda is able to trace the history of Anarchism as a political movement and ideology across the 19th and 20th centuries. He offers biting and incisive portraits of the major thinkers and organizers and of their opposition--like the Paris chief of police who organized undercover "anarchist bombers" in an attempt to infiltrate and discredit the movement. Skirda argues that the core problem for anarchists has been to create a revolutionary movement and envision a future society in which the autonomy of the indivudial is not compromised by the need to take collective action. How anarchists have grappled with that question in theory and in practice make up the core of the book. Price: £12.00 Binding: paperback Publisher: AK Press ISBN: 1902593197 -- About Anarchism Author: WALTER, Nicolas A new edition of the classic essay putting the case for anarchism as a pragmatic political philosophy. Contains excellent explanations of the anarchist (as opposed to the media) definitions of propaganda by deed, civil disobedience and direct action. Introduction by Natasha Walter. Price: £4.20 Binding: paperback Publisher: Freedom Press ISBN: 0900384905 -- Anarchy in Action Author: Ward, Colin An excellent accessible introduction for those new to anarchism. Ward gives a wide-ranging analysis, drawing on examples from housing, education, the workplace and the family to name but a few, to demonstrate that the roots of anarchist practice are not as alien or quixotic as they might at first seem, but lie precisely in the ways that people have always tended to organise themselves when left alone to do so. New design of a classic title. Price: £7.50 Binding: paperback Publisher: Freedom Press ISBN: 9780900384202 --- Titles should be available in editions in various editions in other countries. Also check Amazon for Kindle downloads: Emma Goldman, Lysander Spooner, Voltarine de Cleyre, Alexander Berkman.
