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Zenker, E.V. (1898).

Anarchism: A Criticism and History of the Anarchist Theory. Methuen.

CONTENTS

PART I. -EARLY ANARCHISM

PREFACE v

I. PRECURSORS AND EARLY HISTORY .... 3
Forerunners and Early History -- Definitions -- Is Anarchism a Pathological Phenomenon? -- Anarchism considered Sociologically -- Anarchist Movements in the Middle Ages -- The Theory of the Social Contract with reference to Anarchism -- Anarchist Movements during the French Revolution -- The Philosophic Premises of the Anarchist Theory -- The Political and Economic Assumptions of Anarchism.

II. PIERRE JOSEPH PROUDHON ... 27
Biography -- His Philosophic Stand-point -- His Early Writings -- The "Contradictions of Political Economy" -- Proudhon's Federalism -- His Economic Views -- His Theory of Property -- Collectivism and Mutualism -- Attempts to put his Views into Practice -- Proudhon's Last Writings -- Criticism.

III. MAX STIRNER AND THE GERMAN PROUDHONISTS ... 82
Germany in 1830-40 and France -- Stirner and Proudhon -- Biography of Stimer --The Individual and his Property (Der Einzige und sein Eigenthuni) -- The Union of Egoists -- The Philosophic Contradiction of the Einziger -- Stirner's Practical Error -- Julius Faucher -- Moses Hess -- Karl Griln -- Wilhelm Marr.

PART II. -- MODERN ANARCHISM

IV. RUSSIAN INFLUENCES 117
The Earliest Signs of Anarchist Views in Russia in 1848 -- The Political, Economic, Mental and Social Circumstances of Anarchism in Russia -- Michael Bakunin -- Biography -- Bakunin's Anarchism -- Its Philosophic Foundations -- Bakunin's Economic Programme -- His Views as to the Practicability of his Plans -- Sergei Netschajew -- The Revolutionary Catechism -- The Propaganda of Action -- Paul Brousse.

V. PETER KROPOTKIN AND His SCHOOL .... 142
Biography -- Kropotkin's Main Views -- Anarchist Communism and the "economics of the heap" (tas) -- Kropotkin's Relation to the Propaganda of Action -- Elisée Reclus: his Character and Anarchist Writings -- Jean Grave -- Daniel Sauna's "Order through Anarchy" -- Louise Michel and G. Etiévant -- A. Hamon and the Psychology of Anarchism -- Charles Malato and other French Writers on Anarchist Communism -- The Italians: Cafiero, Merlino and Malatesta.

VI. GERMANY, ENGLAND AND AMERICA . . . .175
Individualist and Communist Anarchism -- Arthur Mulberger -- Theodor Hertzka's " Freeland " -- Eugen Duhring's " Anti-kratism " -- Moritz von Egidy's United Christendom -- John Henry Mackay -- Nietzsche and Anarchism-- --Johann Most -- Auberon Herbert's Voluntary State-- R. B. Tucker.

PART III. -- THE RELATION OF ANARCHISM TO SCIENCE AND POLITICS

VII. ANARCHISM AND SOCIOLOGY: HERBERT SPENCER ... 201
Spencer's Views on the Organisation of Society -- Society conceived from the Nominalist or Realist Stand-point -- The Idealism of Anarchists-- Spencer's Work: "The Individual versus the State."

VIII. THE SPREAD OF ANARCHISM IN EUROPE ... 213
First Period (1867-1880)-- The Peace and Freedom League -- The Democratic Alliance and the Jurassic Bund -- Union with and Separation from the "International" -- The Rising at Lyons -- Congress at Lausanne -- The Members of the Alliance in Italy, Spain and Belgium -- Second Period (from 1880): The German Socialist Law -- Johann Most -- The London Congress -- French Anarchism since 1880 -- Anarchism in Switzerland -- The Geneva Congress-- Anarchism in Germany and Austria -- Joseph Penkert -- Anarchism in Belgium and England -- Organisation of the Spanish Anarchists -- Italy -- Character of Modern Anarchism -- The Group -- Numerical Strength of the Anarchism of Action.

IX. CONCLUDING REMARKS ... 249
Legislation against Anarchists -- Anarchism and Crime -- Tolerance towards Anarchist Theory -- Suppression of Anarchist Crime -- Conclusion.

APPENDIX...265

INDEX OF NAMES ... 269

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