{"product_id":"direct-struggle-against-capital-a-peter-kropotkin-anthology-9781849351706","title":"Direct Struggle Against Capital: A Peter Kropotkin Anthology","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"The enemy on whom we declare war is capital, and it is against capital that we will direct all our efforts, taking care not to become distracted from our goal by the phony campaigns and arguments of the political parties. The great struggle that we are preparing for is essentially economic, and so it is on the economic terrain that we should focus our activities.\" --Peter Kropotkin\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePeter Kropotkin is by far anarchism's most influential theorist, and \u003ci\u003eDirect Struggle Against Capital\u003c\/i\u003e is the most extensive collection of his writings available in English. Over half the selections have been translated for the first time or recovered from long-out-of-print pamphlets and newspapers. The result is a volume that provides an introduction to classic texts, while showing new facets of a familiar and canonical figure. \u003ci\u003eDirect Struggle Against Capital\u003ci\u003e paints a detailed portrait of Kropotkin the revolutionary, the man Emma Goldman described as someone for whom anarchism \"was not an ideal for the select few. It was a constructive social theory, destined to usher in a new world for all of mankind.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFully annotated and featuring a lengthy historical introduction, biographical sketch, glossary, bibliography, and index.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeter Kropotkin\u003c\/b\u003e (1842--1921) was one of anarchism's most famous thinkers. His classic works include \u003ci\u003eConquest of Bread\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eFields, Factories and Workshops\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eMemoirs of a Revolutionist\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eMutual Aid: A Factor of Evolution\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eIain McKay\u003c\/b\u003e is author of \u003ci\u003eAn Anarchist FAQ\u003c\/i\u003e (volumes 1 \u0026amp; 2) and \u003ci\u003eProperty Is Theft: A Pierre-Joseph Proudhon Anthology\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e AK Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/15\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781849351706\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 723\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 2.30d","brand":"Iain McKay, Peter Kropotkin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36669767221404,"sku":"9781849351706","price":21.21,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_ee702351-c587-41ad-a86f-156478697e07.jpg?v=1603920992","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/direct-struggle-against-capital-a-peter-kropotkin-anthology-9781849351706","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}