| [Part I.]—Early Anarchism. |
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| [Preface] | [iii] |
| CHAP. | |
| [I.] | Precursors and Early History | [3] |
| | Forerunners and Early History — Definitions — IsAnarchism a Pathological Phenomenon? — Anarchism ConsideredSociologically — Anarchist Movements in the Middle Ages —The Theory of the Social Contract with Reference to Anarchism —Anarchist Movements during the French Revolution — ThePhilosophic Premises of the Anarchist Theory — The Political andEconomic Assumptions of Anarchism. | |
| [II.] | Pierre Joseph Proudhon | [32] |
| | Biography — His Philosophic Standpoint — His EarlyWritings — The "Contradictions of Political Economy" —Proudhon's Federation — His Economic Views — His Theory ofProperty — Collectivism and Mutualism — Attempts to Puthis Views into Practice — Proudhon's Last Writings —Criticism. | |
| [III.] | Max Stirner and the German Proudhonists | [100] |
| | Germany in 1830-40 and France — Stirner and Proudhon— Biography of Stirner — The Individual and his Property(Der Einzige und sein Eigenthum) — The Union of Egoists— The Philosophic Contradiction of the Einziger —Stirner's Practical Error — Julius Faucher — Moses Hess— Karl Grün — Wilhelm Marr. | |
| [Part II.]—Modern Anarchism. |
| [IV.] | Russian Influences | [141] |
| | The Earliest Signs of Anarchist Views in Russia in 1848 —The Political, Economic, Mental, and Social Circumstances of Anarchismin Russia — Michael Bakunin — Biography — Bakunin'sAnarchism — Its Philosophic Foundations — Bakunin'sEconomic Programme — His Views as to the Practicability of hisPlans — Sergei Netschajew — The Revolutionary Catechism— The Propaganda of Action — Paul Brousse. | |
| [V.] | Peter Kropotkin and his School | [172] |
| | Biography — Kropotkin's Main Views — AnarchistCommunism and the "Economics of the Heap" (Tas) — Kropotkin'sRelation to the Propaganda of Action — Elisée Reclus: hisCharacter and Anarchist Writings — Jean Grave — DanielSaurin's Order through Anarchy — Louise Michel and G.Eliévant — A. Hamon and the Psychology of Anarchism— Charles Malato and other French Writers on Anarchist Communism— The Italians: Cafiero, Merlino, and Malatesta. | |
| [VI.] | Germany, England, and America | [213] |
| | Individualist and Communist Anarchism — ArthurMülberger — Theodor Hertzka's Freeland — EugenDühring's "Anticratism" — Moritz von Egidy's "UnitedChristendom" — John Henry Mackay — Nietzsche and Anarchism— Johann Most — Auberon Herbert's Voluntary State —R. B. Tucker. | |
| [Part III.]—The Relation of Anarchism to Science and Politics. |
| [VII.] | Anarchism and Sociology: Herbert Spencer | [245] |
| | Spencer's Views on the Organisation of Society — SocietyConceived from the Nominalist and Realist Standpoint — TheIdealism of Anarchists — Spencer's Work: From Freedom toRestraint. | |
| [VIII.] | The Spread of Anarchism in Europe | [260] |
| | First Period (1867-1880): The Peace and Freedom League —The Democratic Alliance and the Jurassic Bund — Union with andSeparation from the "International" — The Rising at Lyons— Congress at Lausanne — The Members of the Alliance inItaly, Spain, and Belgium — Second Period (from 1880): TheGerman Socialist Law — Johann Most — The London Congress— French Anarchism since 1880 — Anarchism in Switzerland— The Geneva Congress — Anarchism in Germany and Austria— Joseph Penkert — Anarchism in Belgium and England— Organisation of the Spanish Anarchists — Italy —Character of Modern Anarchism — The Group — NumericalStrength of the Anarchism of Action. | |
| [IX.] | Concluding Remarks | [304] |
| | Legislation against Anarchists — Anarchism and Crime— Tolerance towards Anarchist Theory — Suppression ofAnarchist Crime — Conclusion. | |
