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The Japanese Anarchist Movement

Reads "The Japanese Anarchists" with a drawing of a dragon/serpent with smoke coming out their nostrils with an anarchist symbol inside it.

A basic introduction to anarchism and syndicalism in Japan up to 1923. Produced by the Leeds Anarchist Group, but written by Philip Billingsley. Scanned by the Sparrows Nest Archive.

Author
Philip Billingsley
Submitted by Mair Waring on August 19, 2022

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TJA-PB-LAG_compressed.pdf (6.79 MB)
  • Japan
  • Osugi Sakae
  • Shūsui Kōtoku

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