A Short History of Anarchism

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A Short History of Anarchism
Author Max Nettlau
Original titleLa anarquía a través de los tiempos
TranslatorIda Pilat Isca
LanguageSpanish
Subject History of anarchism
PublisherMaucci, Freedom Press
Publication date
1935
Published in English
1996
Pages349 (Spanish 1st ed.)

A Short History of Anarchism is a history of anarchism by Max Nettlau.

Contents

Contents

The book outlines the development of anarchism internationally from 1789 to 1934. It covers individuals, organizations, and periodicals. [1]

Publication

Freedom Press published A Short History of Anarchism in 1996. The text is a translation of Historia de la anarquía (in Spanish), which itself had been edited from La anarquía a través de los tiempos. [2] The original, which translates as "Anarchy in the Course of Time", was published in Barcelona in 1935 by Maucci, summarizing Nettlau's prior German print publications covering 1864–1886. He added six chapters to summarize 1886 to 1935. [3] Nettlau did not finish nevertheless publish his history of anarchism at his death but the book samples from that work. [4] Subsequent translated editions include Swedish (1954), Italian (1964), and French (1971). [1] [4] [5]

Reception

Closer to a biobibliography than an academic history, Nettlau shows intimate knowledge of the anarchist movement and personalities, but is more partisan and passionate in tone than detached and analytical. Revue française de science politique described the book as indispensable for anarchist studies. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Bibliography". Bulletin of the International Institute of Social History. 9 (3): 269. 1954. ISSN   0921-254X. JSTOR   44629806.
  2. A Short History of Anarchism. OCLC   37529250.{{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  3. "Bibliography". Bulletin of the International Institute of Social History. 1 (1): 49–80. 1937. doi:10.1017/S0921254X00000192. ISSN   0921-254X. JSTOR   44627251.
  4. 1 2 3 "Informations Bibliographiques". Revue française de science politique. 23 (6): 1342. 1973. ISSN   0035-2950. JSTOR   43115729.
  5. Swedish : Anarkismen genom Tiderna; Italian : Breve storia dell' anarchismo; French : Histoire de l'anarchie

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