The Floodgates Of Anarchy

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The floodgates holding back Anarchism are constantly under strain. In confrontation with opposing liberal, totalitarian and conservative camps, Anarchism is often seen as a destructive force. But this is not necessarily so. Stuart Christie and Albert Meltzer defy the assumption that anarchism is a nihilistic force, arguing that whilst the absence of government may be alarming for those living within a democratic political system, the reality of the limitations that governments impress upon the people is equally worrying.

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"Anyone who wants to know what anarchism is about in the contemporary world would do well to start here. The Floodgates of Anarchy forces us to take a hard look at moral and political problems which other more sophisticated doctrines evade."
--Sunday Times

"A lucid exposition of revolutionary anarchist theory."
--Peace News

"Coming from a position of uncompromising class struggle and a tradition that includes many of our exemplary anarchist militants Floodgates of Anarchy has a power and directness sadly missing from some contemporary anarchist writing. It is exciting to see it back in print, ready for a new generation to read."
--Barry Pateman, associate editor, The Emma Goldman Papers, University of California at Berkeley

Author Bio

Stuart Christie is an activist for anarchism and the author of Granny Made Me an Anarchist: General Franco, the Angry Brigade and Me and We, the Anarchists!: A Study of the Iberian Anarchist Federation (FAI) 1927-1937. Albert Meltzer is an activist for anarchism and the author of several books, including Anarchism: Arguments For and Against.