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The Anarchist Library (theanarchistlibrary.org)

submitted 2 months ago by Flatworm7591@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/left_books@lemm.ee

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The Anarchist Library is a great archive of free books and essays on the topic of Anarchism. Some newer books won't be available there due to copyright (thanks Capitalism! /s).

Here's some recommendations to get you started:

Demanding the Impossible: A History of Anarchism, Peter H. Marshall
The Conquest of Bread, Pëtr Kropotkin
No Gods, No Masters: An Anthology of Anarchism, Daniel Guérin
Anarchism: A Very Short Introduction, Colin Ward
Mutual Aid: A Factor of Evolution, Pëtr Kropotkin
God and the State, Michail Bakunin

*Dear mod: I don't think there's any copyright concerns with the linked texts, but if there is I'll remove the direct links. I only added them because the search function on the archiveis a bit borked, so it can be hard to find what you're looking for.

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[–] A_Union_of_Kobolds@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

Don't forget Desert by Anonymous . Easily my most-copied link lol

[–] toasteecup@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Food for thought, if it's a book on anarchism but it's copyrighted. Is it a book worth giving a shit about?

[–] Flatworm7591@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

You make a good argument :)

[–] toasteecup@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

I try. Just something about copyrighting a thing and making said thing about a system where copyright doesn't exist seems at odds. Almost like the author is just a poser anarchist trying to grift the community