I’m digging anarchists’ more hands on, pragmatic approach to politics. I finished The Conquest of Bread a couple of weeks ago and I’m currently working my way through Bullshit Jobs. Any suggestions about theory, praxis, mutual aid, etc. would be appreciated

  • BarrelAgedBoredom@lemmy.worldOP
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    1 year ago

    Awesome, thank you! I’d be happy to hear any other recommendations you have. I’m reading an anarchist programme by Malatesta next, then it’s on to anarchy by Malatesta. I might dive a bit deeper into David Graeber’s works after that. Bullshit Jobs was fascinating

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      1 year ago

      Some more I thought of, by no means a comprehensive list though. Just what I’ve read on the subject that appealed to me as I was studying anarchism as a political philosophy.

      Statism and Anarchy by Mikhail Bakunin

      Anarcho-syndicalism: Theory and Practice by Rudolf Rocker

      Mutual Aid by Kropotkin

      Trotsky discusses anarchism in Marxism and Ararchism

      Nestor Makhno has some interesting writings

      Chomsky is good

      Émile Armand has some good writings on Individualist Anarchism (he’s very anti-conflict though, which I tend to disagree with)

      Lastly, something I would strongly recommend if you’re new to anarchist thought and philosophy is Anarchism: Arguments For and Against by Albert Meltzer.

      I am leaving out tons of great writings and writers/philosophers/theorists (and theories)/poets/etc…

      There is a lot out there. Let me know if you have any questions!

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        Awesome, I appreciate it! Especially the inclusion of something that would seem to have (at least some) criticisms of anarchism. I’ve been having trouble finding good faith critiques of leftist thought be it Marxism, anarchism, Maoism, etc. Searching “criticism of x” usually results in right wing hit pieces