Anarchism as Political Philosophy

Taylor & Francis

Anarchism as Political PhilosophyAuthor(s): Robert Hoffman\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138518858, 978-1138518858\nSynopsis\nReports of people rejecting political authority, assaulting it with words and often violent acts, are actions that are part of modern life. Anarchism has been considered a dead movement of the nineteenth and early twentieth century, but it assumed a renewed and substantial relevance in the late twentieth century. Robert Hoffman points out in his incisive Introduction that anarchists have always been viewed either as foolish idealists or, at the other extreme, as serious threats to justice and social tranquility. But, the editor argues, most anarchists have been ordinary people who have shared a singular passion for what they believe to be a just society.\n\nTo clarify widespread misconceptions about anarchism, this volume offers a lively debate on the subject, consisting of works by bot.