Bibliograph

Rules without rulers, the possibilities and limits of anarchism, Matthew Wilson

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Rules without rulers, the possibilities and limits of anarchism, Matthew Wilson

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Rules without rulers

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

Matthew Wilson

Sub title

the possibilities and limits of anarchism

Summary

This book is about the possibility of organizing society, without the state, but, crucially, it makes the claim, contrary to much anarchist theory, that such a life would not entail absolute freedom; rather, as the title suggests, it would mean creating new forms of social organization which, whilst offering more freedom than state-capitalism, would nonetheless still entail certain limits to freedom. In making this argument, a secondary point is made, which highlights the book's originality; namely, that, whilst anarchism is defended by an increasing number of radicals, the reality of what an anarchist society might look like, and the problems that such a society might encounter, are rarely discussed or acknowledged, either in academic or activist writings

Target audience

adult

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