,REVIEW3 ,PR\DHON'S ,G5]AL ,IDEA ( ! ,REVOLUTION 

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,AU?OR 3 ,IA9 ,MC,KAY 

,TEXT 3 

,G5]AL ,IDEA ( ! ,REVOLUTION 9 ! ,N9ETE5? ,C5TURY1 ,PI]RE-,JOSEPH ,PR\DHON1 ,PLUTO ,PRESS1 #aihi 7,TRANSLAT$ BY ,JOHN ,BEV]LY ,ROB9SON 7#a#i#b#c77 

,?IS YE> M>KS ! #b? ANNIV]S>Y ( ,PR\DHON'S BIR?1 ! P]SON :O FIR/ US$ ! WORD 0AN>*I/0 9 A POSITIVE LI<T4 ,?IS WAS 9 HIS #ahd BOOK ,:AT IS ,PROP]TY8 SO MAK+ AN>*ISM AS A NAM$ SOCIO-ECONOMIC !ORY & MOVEM5T #ag YE>S OLD NEXT YE>4 

,:ILE NOT AS FAM\S AS HE ONCE WAS1 ,PR\DHON WAS DUR+ HIS LIFETIME & = SOMETIME AFT] ONE ( ! WORLD'S LEAD+ SOCIALI/ ?9K]S4 ,KROPOTK9 BECAME A SOCIALI/ AFT] READ+ ,PR\DHON1 :ILE ,BAKUN9 WAS A FRI5D & PROCLAIM$ HIS AN>*ISM AS SIMPLY 0,PR\DHONISM WIDELY DEVELOP$ & PU%$ RI<T TO !SE1 ITS F9AL CONSEQU5CES40 ,! ,G5]AL ,IDEA WAS ONE ( ,BAKUN9'S FAVORITE ,PR\DHON WORKS 7ALONG ) ! SADLY UNTRANSLAT$ ACC\NT ( ! #ahdh REVOLUTION 9 ,FRANCE1 0,LES ,CONFESSIONS ,D'UN ,REVOLUTIONNAIRE074 ,READ+ ?IS CLASSIC ( AN>*ISM1 IT IS EASY TO SEE :Y3 IT IS ! FIR/ CON/RUCTIVE AN>*I/ MANIFE/O & RAISES SU* KEY LIB]T>IANS IDEAS SU* AS SELF-MANAGEM5T1 F$]ALISM1 ANTI-/ATISM & ANTI-CAPITALISM4 

,WRITT5 9 PRISON1 9 SEV5 /UDIES ,PR\DHON SKET*ES \T ! LESSONS ( ! EV5TS ( #ahdh & PRES5TS AN ALT]NATIVE TO SAVE IT & EMANCIPATE LABOR 70,CAPITALI/IC & PROPRIET>Y EXPLOITATION1 /OPP$ EV]Y:]E1 ! WAGE SY/EM ABOLI%$074 ,NE$LESS TO SAY1 ,PR\DHON SP5DS SOME TIME ADDRESS+ ISSUES SPECIFIC TO #ahea ,FRANCE4 ,H[EV]1 !RE IS MU* MAT]IAL )9 ?IS WORK :I* IS DIRECTLY RELEVANT TO \R SITUATION 9 ! #b#a/ C5TURY & = LIB]T>IAN ALT]NATIVES TO \R CAPITALI/IC & /ATI/ OPPRESSION4 ,ITS ,EPILOGUE CONTA9S HIS JU/LY FAM\S & WIDELY QUOT$ RANT AGA9/ GOV]NM5T3 

0,TO BE GOV]N$ IS TO BE KEPT 9 SI<T1 9SPECT$1 SPI$ UPON1 DIRECT$1 LAW-DRIV51 NUMB]$1 5ROLL$1 9DOCTR9AT$1 PREA*$ AT1 CONTROLL$1 E/IMAT$1 VALU$1 C5SUR$1 COMM&$1 BY CREATURES :O HAVE NEI!R ! RI<T1 NOR ! WISDOM1 NOR ! VIRTUE TO DO SO4444 ,TO BE GOV]N$ IS TO BE AT EV]Y OP]ATION1 AT EV]Y TRANSACTION1 NOT$1 REGI/]$1 5ROLL$1 TAX$1 /AMP$1 MEASUR$1 NUMB]$1 ASSESS$1 LIC5S$1 AU?ORIZ$1 ADMONI%$1 =BIDD51 RE=M$1 CORRECT$1 PUNI%$4 ,IT IS1 UND] ! PRETEXT ( PUBLIC UTILITY1 & 9 ! NAME ( ! G5]AL 9T]E/1 TO BE PLAC$ UND] CONTRIBUTION1 TRA9$1 RANSOM$1 EXPLOIT$1 MONOPOLIZ$1 EXTORT$1 SQUEEZ$1 MY/IFI$1 ROBB$2 !N1 AT ! SLI<TE/ RESI/ANCE1 ! FIR/ WORD ( COMPLA9T1 TO BE REPRESS$1 F9$1 DESPIS$1 H>ASS$1 TRACK$1 ABUS$1 CLUBB$1 DIS>M$1 *OK$1 IMPRISON$1 JUDG$1 CONDEMN$1 %OT1 DEPORT$1 SACRIFIC$1 SOLD1 BETRAY$2 &1 TO CR[N ALL1 MOCK$1 RIDICUL$1 \TRAG$1 DI%ONOR$4 ,?AT IS GOV]NM5T2 ?AT IS ITS JU/ICE2 ?AT IS ITS MORALITY40 

,?IS IS ONE ( ! MANY JOYS 9 ! BOOK4 ,ALL1 ?\<1 NE$ TO BE READ TO FULLY UND]/& ,PR\DHON'S ?\<T4 ,= EXAMPLE1 :ILE 0,! ,PR9CIPLE ( ,ASSOCIATION0 SEES HIM OPPOSE 0,ASSOCIATION0 IT BECOMES CLE> FROM READ+ 0,! ,ORGANIZATION ( ,ECONOMIC ,=CES0 ?AT HE WAS AGA9/ ! K9D ( C5TRALIZ$ & COMPULSORY 0,ASSOCIATION0 ( /ATE SOCIALI/ ,L\IS ,BLANC & NOT AGA9/ WORK]S' ASSOCIATIONS RUNN+ 9DU/RY3 

0,?US WE NE$ NOT HESITATE1 = WE HAVE NO *OICE4 ,9 CASES 9 :I* PRODUCTION REQUIRES GREAT DIVISION ( LABOR1 & A CONSID]ABLE COLLECTIVE =CE1 IT IS NECESS>Y TO =M AN ASSOCATION AMONG ! WORK]S 9 ?IS 9DU/RY2 BECAUSE )\T ?AT1 !Y W\LD REMA9 RELAT$ AS SUBORD9ATES & SUP]IORS1 & !RE W\LD 5SUE TWO 9DU/RIAL CA/ES ( MA/]S & WAGE-WORK]S1 :I* IS REPUGNANT TO A FREE & DEMOCRATIC SOCIETY40 

,SO :5 WORK]S =M CO-OP]ATIVES 0! IMPORTANCE ( !IR WORK LIES1 NOT 9 !IR PETTY UNION 9T]E/S1 BUT 9 !IR D5IAL ( ! RULE ( CAPITALI/S1 MONEY L5D]S & GOV]NM5TS40 ,!RE W\LD BE FREE ACCESS TO ! MEANS ( LIFE1 ) L&1 WORKPLACES & H\S+ BECOM+ COMMUNAL PROP]TY & POSSESS$ & RUN BY ?OSE :O USE !M1 EI!R 9DIVIDUALLY 7= AGRICULTURE & >TISANS7 OR COLLECTIVELY 7= 9DU/RY74 

,PR\DHON ALSO CRITIQUES ! /ATE & ITS C5TRALIZATION1 REFUT+ ATTEMPTS TO RE=M RA!R ?AN ABOLI% ! /ATE 70,NO AU?ORITY1 NO GOV]NM5T1 NOT EV5 POPUL>1 ?AT IS ! ,REVOLUTION074 ,HE ADVOCATES A RADICALLY DEC5TRALIZ$ & SELF-GOV]N+ SOCIETY ( ASSOCIATIONS 70,9 PLACE ( LAWS1 WE WILL PUT CONTRACTS -- ,NO MORE LAWS VOT$ BY A MAJORITY1 NOR EV5 UNANIM\SLY2 EA* CITIZ51 EA* T[N1 EA* 9DU/RIAL UNION1 MAKES ITS [N LAWS074 ,HE WAS WELL AW>E ?AT ! /ATE WAS NOT NEUTRAL1 ?AT IT EXI/$ TO DEF5D CAPITALISM 70,LAWS6 ,WE KN[ :AT !Y >E1 & :AT !Y >E WOR?6 ,SPID] WEBS = ! RI* & P[]FUL1 /EEL *A9S = ! WEAK & POOR1 FI%+ NETS 9 ! H&S ( ! ,GOV]NM5T4074 ,HE CALLS = ! MASSES TO TRANS=MS SOCIETY FROM ! BOTTOM-UP1 BY !IR [N EF=TS & ORGANIZATIONS4 

,:ILE ,PR\DHON IS SOMETIMES ACCUS$ ( RACISM 7?ANKS TO A FEW ANTI-,SEMITIC RANTS 9 HIS PRIVATE NOTEBOOKS71 ?IS IS ABS5T FROM HIS PUBLI%$ WORKS & SO WE F9D HIM PROCLAIM+ ?AT !RE 0WILL NO LONG] BE NATIONALITY1 NO LONG] FA!RL&1 9 ! POLITICAL S5SE ( ! WORDS3 !Y WILL MEAN ONLY PLACES ( BIR?4 ,MAN1 ( :ATEV] RACE OR COLOR HE MAY BE1 IS AN 9HABITANT ( ! UNIV]SE2 CITIZ5%IP IS EV]Y:]E AN ACQUIR$ RI<T40 ,9 ?IS >EA1 AS 9 MANY O!RS1 ?IS BOOK WILL MAKE 5LI<T5+ READ+ = ANYONE :O ?9KS !Y KN[ ,PR\DHON FROM ! /]EOTYP+ 9FLICT$ UPON HIM BY ,M>XI/S 7/>T+ ) ,M>X'S 9CR$IBLY SPITEFUL & USUALLY 9ACCURATE ATTACK ON HIM 9 0,! ,POV]TY ( ,PHILOSOPHY07 & ?OSE :O READ ! SECOND>Y MAT]IAL 9FLU5C$ BY SU* DI/ORTIONS4 

,:ILE ! READ] WILL1 RI<TLY1 QUE/ION ,PR\DHON'S RE=MISM & HIS FREE CR$IT PANACEA IT BECOMES OBVI\S :Y ! LIKES ( ,BAKUN91 ,KROPOTK9 & ,ROCK] ?\<T SO HI<LY ( ! ,FR5*MAN & :AT MOD]N AN>*ISM [ES HIM = MANY ( ITS DEF9+ IDEAS & CONCEPTS4 

,ROB]T ,GRAHAM'S 9TRODUCTION IS EXCELL5T1 GIV+ A GOOD SUMM>Y ( ! ,FR5*MAN'S LIFE & IDEAS4 ,AS F> AS ! TRANSLATION GOES1 ,ROB9SON SY/EMATICALLY TRANSLATES 0COMMUNE0 AS 0T[N0 & 0SAL>IAT0 AS 0WAGE SY/EM40 ,BO? >E FLAW$1 AS 0COMMUNE0 CAN REPRES5T ANY HABITATION FROM HAMLET TO CITIES :ILE 0SAL>IAT0 IS BETT] TRANSLAT$ AS 0WAGE-LABOR0 AS ,PR\DHON WAS 9 FAVOR ( DI/RIBUTION ACCORD+ TO DE$ RA!R ?AN NE$4 ,SAL>IAT SPECIFICALLY REF]S TO A CLASS ( WORK]S HIR$ BY A BOSS 9 RETURN = A WAGE1 I4E41 WAGE-WORK]S OR WAGE-SLAVES4 

,SO1 ALL 9 ALL A CLASSIC BOOK :I* ,I ?9K ALL AN>*I/S WILL F9D ( 9T]E/4 ,I KN[ ?AT ,I WAS PLEASANTLY SURPRIS$ BY HIS >GUM5TS AGA9/ WAGE-LABOR & = WORK]S' SELF-MANAGEM5T1 HIS >GUM5TS AGA9/ ! /ATE & = DEC5TRALIZATION & FREE F$]ATION & A HO/ ( O!R IDEAS :I* >E N[ADAYS USUALLY ASSOCIAT$ ) ! REVOLUTION>Y AN>*ISM 9SPIR$ BY ,BAKUN9 & ,KROPOTK94 ,LIKE HIS AU?OR1 ?IS WORK IS NOT )\T FLAWS BUT IT IS A KEY TEXT 9 AN>*I/ ?\<T & 9 ! EVOLUTION ( AN>*ISM4 ,IT /ILL HAS LESSONS = US SEEK+ REVOLUTION 9 ! #b#a/ C5TURY4 

,IA9 ,MC,KAY 

,P,S3 ,I AM CURR5TLY WORK+ ON A ,PR\DHON AN?OLOGY 7TO BE 5TITL$ 0,PROP]TY IS ,!FT607 TO BE REPUBLI%$ NEXT TO M>K ! #a#g? ANNIV]S>Y ( ! USE ( AN>*I/ 9 A POSITIVE LI<T4 ,IF Y\ WI% TO CONTRIBUTE TO ! TRANSLATION ( MAT]IAL FROM ,FR5* TO ,5GLI%1 PLEASE CONTACT ME AT3 AN>*I/FAQ.<AT.>YAHOO4CO4UK 

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