I haven't read the book, but the title might be a little misleading. Anarchism is not just about building a stateless society, or about any form of society that remains to be built. It is about socio/economic/political organization through voluntary, egalitarian, and cooperative methods, whether the state exists or not. The state is not an entity external to society; it is a highly integrated network of institutions. Some facets of its organization are problematic, others aren't. The essence of anarchism is interrogating the gamut of social relations.
If you're going to take the etymological route, "anarchism" just means "without a ruler." But the state is not just a group of people who call themselves rulers, nor would merely dismantling the state create an anarchist society.
Know of a free epub copy of it?
ReplyDeleteI haven't read the book, but the title might be a little misleading. Anarchism is not just about building a stateless society, or about any form of society that remains to be built. It is about socio/economic/political organization through voluntary, egalitarian, and cooperative methods, whether the state exists or not. The state is not an entity external to society; it is a highly integrated network of institutions. Some facets of its organization are problematic, others aren't. The essence of anarchism is interrogating the gamut of social relations.
ReplyDeleteIf you're going to take the etymological route, "anarchism" just means "without a ruler." But the state is not just a group of people who call themselves rulers, nor would merely dismantling the state create an anarchist society.
ReplyDeleteSkyler, I don't think there is a free e-book version.
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