The Political Theory of Anarchism

April Carter’s classic 1971 work is now available online. See here.

Formerly lecturer in Politics,
Lancaster University1971

Contents

Acknowledgments vii
Introduction 1

1 The Political Theory of Anarchism 13: The Leviathan; The Social Contract; Hobbes and Godwin; Primacy of the Individual; Law and Government; Society and the Individual
2 Anarchism and the State 28: State and Government; The Evolution of the State; Bureaucracy; Police; The Law; Authority and Government; Modern Society; War and the State; Constitutionalist Theory and Anarchism

3 Anarchism and Society 60: The Paris Commune; Federalism and Nationalism; Industrialization; The City versus the Country; Democracy and Egalitarianism; Class Rule and Elites; Social Administration without Government; The Administration of Justice; Utopian Thinking and Historical Progress; The Meaning of Politics
4 Anarchism and the Individual 89: The Egoist; The Artist; The Moralist; The Hero; The Coward; The Pohtical Realm; The Citizen
Conclusion

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