Contrasting classical anarchism with anarchism after 1945. An incomplete take on the historical development of anarchism as a separate political theory. From…
Notes on Bakunin's book 'Statehood and anarchy' - Karl Marx Marx responds to Bakunin's criticisms of Marx and Marxism. Marx's comments were written at the end of 1874 as he read Bakunin's book as part of his efforts to learn Russian and to study Russian society.
The Australian maritime strike, 1878-1879 A short history of the 1878 strike of sailors and maritime workers in Australia which prevented the seaman being sacked and replaced by cheaper…
The great railroad strike, 1877 - Howard Zinn Howard Zinn's short history of the biggest industrial dispute in American history by that time, shutting down half the country's rail network.
The Paris Commune, 1871: a short account - Workers Solidarity Movement A short history of the Paris Commune, weak on details of the revolution and working class organisation but with good information about the makeup of the elected Communards and details of the fighting and repression at the end of the Commune.
The Paris Commune of 1871 - Undercurrent Short text about the Commune by Undercurrent, as the University of Sussex unveils a flawed exhibition on the uprising.
Karl Marx and the Paris Commune - CLR James CLR James on Marx, the Commune and their relevance for workers in the US.
The Commune: Paris 1871 – P. Guillaume and Martin Grainger P. Guillaume and Martin Grainger, a pseudonym of Maurice Brinton, in Solidarity pamphlet #35, write…
The civil war in France - Karl Marx Karl Marx's contemporary account of the Paris Commune, placing it in context fo the wider events in France at the time. The Paris Commune…
The Paris Commune and the idea of the state - Mikhail Bakunin Russian anarchist Mikhail Bakunin on the Paris Commune and the idea of government and the state.
The Commune of Paris - Peter Kropotkin Russian anarchist Peter Kropotkin's analysis of the Paris Commune, a defining moment in revolutionary history which inspired both marxist and…
