List of basic anarchism topics
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Anarchism is a broad category of active ethical, social and political philosophies encompassing theories and attitudes which reject compulsory government[1] (the state) and support its elimination,[2][3] often due to a wider rejection of involuntary or permanent authority.[4] Anarchism is defined by The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Politics as "a cluster of doctrines and attitudes centered on the belief that government is both harmful and unnecessary."[5]
The following list of topics is provided as an overview of and introduction to anarchism:
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[edit] Essence of anarchism
- Main article: Anarchism
Anarchism entails a consistent rejection of the legitimacy of philosophies, ideologies, institutions, and representatives of authority in support of liberty. It asserts that cooperation is superior to competition in promoting social harmony; that cooperation is only authentic when it is voluntary; and that societies are capable of spontaneous order, rendering government authority unnecessary at best, or harmful at worst. Anarchism...
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[edit] Manifestos and statements setting out anarchist viewpoints
Anarchism is a living project, which has continued to evolve as social conditions have changed. The following is a sample of different anarchist manifestos and essays produced during different time periods, expressing different interpretations of, and proposals for, anarchist philosophy.
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[edit] History of anarchism
Template:Main Although social movements and philosophies with anarchic qualities predate anarchism, anarchism as a specific political philosophy began in 1840 with the publication of What Is Property? by Pierre-Joseph Proudhon. In the following decades it spread from Western Europe to various regions, countries, and continents, impacting local social movements. Anarchism declined in prominence between the early and late 20th century, roughly coinciding with the time period referred to by historians as The short twentieth century. Since the late 1980s, anarchism has begun a gradual return to the world stage.
- 1840 – Pierre-Joseph Proudhon publishes What Is Property? and becomes history's first self-proclaimed anarchist.
- 1850 – Anselme Bellegarrigue publishes the first Anarchist Manifesto.
- 1864 – International Workingmen's Association founded. Early seeds of split between Anarchists and Marxists begin.
- 1871 – Paris Commune takes place. Early anarchists (mutualists) participate. Impacts later anarchist thought.
- 1872 – IWA meets at the Hague Congress. Anarchists expelled by marxist branch, beginning the anarchist/marxist conflict.
- 1878 – Max Hödel fails in assassination attempt against Kaiser Wilhelm I. Ushers in era of propaganda of the deed.
- 1882 – God and the State by Mikhail Bakunin is published.
- 1886 – Haymarket Riot erupts. Origin of May Day as a worker's holiday. Inspires a new generation of anarchists.
- 1886 – First publication of Freedom newspaper, oldest still surviving anarchist periodical.
- 1892 – The Conquest of Bread by Peter Kropotkin published. Establishes anarchist communism.
- 1911 – The High Treason Incident leads to the execution of twelve Japanese anarchists; the first major blow against the Japanese anarchist movement.
- 1911-1912 – The Bonnot Gang embarks on a (approx.) four-month crime spree, becoming most famous criminal gang in France.
- 1917 – The Russian Revolution divides anarchists worldwide between supporting or criticizing the first "socialist state."
- 1919-1921 – The Free Territory, the first major anarchist revolution, is established in the Ukraine.
- 1921 – The Kronstadt rebellion, the last major rebellion against Bolshevik rule in the Soviet Union by anarchists.
- 1921 – The Communist Party of China is founded. The anarchist movement in China begins slow decline due to communist repression.
- 1926 – In the last formal act of propaganda by the deed, Sholom Schwartzbard assassinates Symon Petliura. Is later acquitted by a sympathetic jury.
- 1929-1931 – The autonomous Shinmin region, the second major anarchist revolution, is established in Manchuria.
- 1936-1939 – The Spanish Revolution, the third and last major anarchist revolution, is established in Catalonia and surrounding areas.
- 1959 – The Cuban Revolution establishes a communist dictatorship. The Cuban anarchist movement is immediately repressed.
- 1999 – Riots interrupt the WTO conference in Seattle. Is viewed as part of an anarchist resurgence in the United States.
[edit] Basic anarchism concepts
These are concepts which, although not exclusive to anarchism, are significant in historical and/or modern anarchist circles. (It should be noted that the anarchist milieu is philosophically heterogeneous and there is disagreement over which of these concepts should play a role in anarchism.)
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[edit] Anarchism scholars
[edit] Anarchists
[edit] Notable anarchists
Some people who have made a major impact on the development, advancement, or propagation of anarchism:
[edit] Notable non-anarchists
Some people who have impacted anarchist philosophy, despite not being self-identified as anarchists:
[edit] Anarchism lists
- List of anarchists
- List of anarchist books
- List of anarchist communities
- List of anarchist movements by region
- List of anarchist organizations
- List of anarchist periodicals
[edit] See also
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[edit] Introductions to anarchism
- Anarchism, entry from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, (1910) by Peter Kropotkin.
- The New Anarchists, from New Left Review #13, (2002) by David Graeber.
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