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(READ THESE ABSOLUTELY NO MATTER WHAT, THE REST IS JUST THEORY WANKERY) (READ THESE ABSOLUTELY NO MATTER WHAT, THE REST IS JUST THEORY WANKERY)
Why Misogynists Make Great Informants Why Misogynists Make Great Informants
How Nonviolence Protects The State How Nonviolence Protects The State
Betrayal Betrayal
Come Hell Or High Water Come Hell Or High Water
Against The Logic Of The Guillotine Against The Logic Of The Guillotine
How It Might Should Be Done How It Might Should Be Done
10 Points On The Black Bloc 10 Points On The Black Bloc
Continuing Appeal Of Nationalism Continuing Appeal Of Nationalism
### Good Intro Books ### Good Intro Books
The Black Bloc Papers The Black Bloc Papers
Anarchy Works Anarchy Works
From Democracy To Freedom From Democracy To Freedom
### Movement Histories ### Movement Histories
For now I'm skipping *history* books of anarchism, since that's the vast majority of anarchist texts and everyone's library. There are just too damn many good books to list and we'd be here all day. I always advise brand new people to read Goldman's Living My Life since it's super easy to read and captures how the radical scene in the 1890s is just like the radical punk scene today. Abel Paz' Durruti is great fun on the spanish civil war. Robert Graham does the best historical compilations of writing. We're blessed today with a ton of better books on histories of anarchists outside the west, but yeesh, would take forever. Until I have time to go through my bookcases and pick the best or most important history ones, see the histories section of the zines above. For now I'm skipping *history* books of anarchism, since that's the vast majority of anarchist texts and everyone's library. There are just too damn many good books to list and we'd be here all day. I always advise brand new people to read Goldman's Living My Life since it's super easy to read and captures how the radical scene in the 1890s is just like the radical punk scene today. Abel Paz' Durruti is great fun on the spanish civil war. Robert Graham does the best historical compilations of writing. We're blessed today with a ton of better books on histories of anarchists outside the west, but yeesh, would take forever. Until I have time to go through my bookcases and pick the best or most important history ones, see the histories section of the zines above.
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### General Classic Theory ### General Classic Theory
Mutual Aid - Peter Kropotkin Mutual Aid - Peter Kropotkin
Ethics: Origin and Development - Peter Kropotkin Ethics: Origin and Development - Peter Kropotkin
Nationalism and Culture - Peter Kropotkin Nationalism and Culture - Peter Kropotkin
Revolution and Other Writings - Gustav Landauer Revolution and Other Writings - Gustav Landauer
### General Modern Theory ### General Modern Theory
The Possibility Of Cooperation - Michael Taylor The Possibility Of Cooperation - Michael Taylor
Utopia Of Rules - Graeber Utopia Of Rules - Graeber
Debt - Graeber Debt - Graeber
The Dawn of Everything - Graeber & Wengrow The Dawn of Everything - Graeber & Wengrow
Seeing Like A State - James C Scott Seeing Like A State - James C Scott
Weapons Of The Weak - James C Scott Weapons Of The Weak - James C Scott
Worshipping Power - Peter Gelderloos Worshipping Power - Peter Gelderloos
In Defense of Anarchism by Robert Paul Wolff (exclusively influential in academic political philosophy, not activist circles) In Defense of Anarchism by Robert Paul Wolff (exclusively influential in academic political philosophy, not activist circles)
The Politics Of Individualism: Liberalism, Liberal Feminism and Anarchism - L Susan Brown The Politics Of Individualism: Liberalism, Liberal Feminism and Anarchism - L Susan Brown
People without Government: An Anthropology of Anarchy - Harold Barclay People without Government: An Anthropology of Anarchy - Harold Barclay
Marx: A Radical Critique - Alan Carter Marx: A Radical Critique - Alan Carter
Anarchism: A Theoretical Analysis - Alan Ritter Anarchism: A Theoretical Analysis - Alan Ritter
Home Rule - Nandita Sharma Home Rule - Nandita Sharma
### Post-left Anarchy & Insurrectionary Anarchy ### Post-left Anarchy & Insurrectionary Anarchy
Armed Joy Armed Joy
The Anarchist Tension The Anarchist Tension
Anarchy In The Age Of Dinosaurs Anarchy In The Age Of Dinosaurs
Days Of War Nights Of Love Days Of War Nights Of Love
Insurrectional Anarchism: A Reader Insurrectional Anarchism: A Reader
Killing King Abacus (zine/mag) Killing King Abacus (zine/mag)
The Master's Tools - Tom Nomad The Master's Tools - Tom Nomad
The Abolition of Work - Bob Black (racist snitch) The Abolition of Work - Bob Black (racist snitch)
TAZ (written by a child rape apologist) TAZ (written by a child rape apologist)
Insurgencies (mag) Insurgencies (mag)
Murder Of Crows (mag) Murder Of Crows (mag)
### Anarchist Communism Classic ### Anarchist Communism Classic
ABCs of Anarchism - Berkman ABCs of Anarchism - Berkman
What Is Anarcho-communism - Berkman What Is Anarcho-communism - Berkman
At The Cafe - Malatesta At The Cafe - Malatesta
### Anarcho-Syndicalism Classic ### Anarcho-Syndicalism Classic
Anarchism and Anarcho-Syndicalism - Rudolf Rocker Anarchism and Anarcho-Syndicalism - Rudolf Rocker
Anarcho-syndicalism: Theory and Practice - Rudolf Rocker Anarcho-syndicalism: Theory and Practice - Rudolf Rocker
### Anarcho-Syndicalism Modern ### Anarcho-Syndicalism Modern
Fighting for ourselves: Anarcho-syndicalism and the class struggle - Solidarity Federation Fighting for ourselves: Anarcho-syndicalism and the class struggle - Solidarity Federation
An Anarchist FAQ - Iain McKay An Anarchist FAQ - Iain McKay
### Platformism Clasic ### Platformism Clasic
Organisational Platform of the General Union of Anarchists Organisational Platform of the General Union of Anarchists
Manifesto of Libertarian Communism Manifesto of Libertarian Communism
About the Platform About the Platform
Towards a Fresh Revolution Towards a Fresh Revolution
### Platformism Modern ### Platformism Modern
Black Flame -
Black Flame - COWRITTEN BY A FASCIST
Black Anarchism: A Reader - Black Rose Black Anarchism: A Reader - Black Rose
The Strategy of Especifismo -- Felipe Corrêa, Juan Carlos Mechoso The Strategy of Especifismo -- Felipe Corrêa, Juan Carlos Mechoso
The Global Influence of Platformism Today - NEFAC The Global Influence of Platformism Today - NEFAC
(Black Flame was written by a fascist entryist later exposed by antifascists and every copy was pulped by its anarchist publisher, but before that was revealed there was no more influential modern platformist text and it was required reading by Black Rose. most other relevant texts are just histories or proclamations of platformist or platformist-adjacent organizations like Love & Rage, NEFAC, Black Rose, Worker's Solidarity Movement, Zabalaza, Federação Anarquista Gaúcha, etc... which NEFAC above text at least sketches) (Black Flame was written by a fascist entryist later exposed by antifascists and every copy was pulped by its anarchist publisher, but before that was revealed there was no more influential modern platformist text and it was required reading by Black Rose. most other relevant texts are just histories or proclamations of platformist or platformist-adjacent organizations like Love & Rage, NEFAC, Black Rose, Worker's Solidarity Movement, Zabalaza, Federação Anarquista Gaúcha, etc... which NEFAC above text at least sketches)
### Mutualism / Left-Market Classic ### Mutualism / Left-Market Classic
Proudhon Reader Proudhon Reader
Instead Of A Book - Benjamin Tucker Instead Of A Book - Benjamin Tucker
No Treason - Spooner No Treason - Spooner
de Cleyre Reader de Cleyre Reader
What Is Mutualism - Clarence Lee Swartz What Is Mutualism - Clarence Lee Swartz
### Mutualism / Left-Market Modern ### Mutualism / Left-Market Modern
The Iron Fist Behind the Invisible Hand - Kevin Carson The Iron Fist Behind the Invisible Hand - Kevin Carson
Studies In Mutualist Political Economy - Kevin Carson Studies In Mutualist Political Economy - Kevin Carson
Organization Theory - Kevin Carson Organization Theory - Kevin Carson
Markets Not Capitalism [compilation] Markets Not Capitalism [compilation]
Homebrew Industrial Revolution - Kevin Carson Homebrew Industrial Revolution - Kevin Carson
Exodus - Kevin Carson Exodus - Kevin Carson
(Proudhon may have launched anarchism, but he was a disgusting anti-semite misogynist. Markets Not Capitalism was originally geared primarily to persuade right-libertarians and, as a collection of highly varying writings from a wildly disparate writers, the book includes the noxious Brad Spangler, who was later revealed to be a child rapist, the book remains historically influential and sold by AK Press & Autonomedia, but that inclusion is a sharp downside. Both de Cleyre and Carson ultimately identified as 'without adjectives', neither rejected markets. C4SS has numerous followups but not of comparable historical import, they're working on a revision named 'Markets AGAINST Capitalism' without Spangler.) (Proudhon may have launched anarchism, but he was a disgusting anti-semite misogynist. Markets Not Capitalism was originally geared primarily to persuade right-libertarians and, as a collection of highly varying writings from a wildly disparate writers, the book includes the noxious Brad Spangler, who was later revealed to be a child rapist, the book remains historically influential and sold by AK Press & Autonomedia, but that inclusion is a sharp downside. Both de Cleyre and Carson ultimately identified as 'without adjectives', neither rejected markets. C4SS has numerous followups but not of comparable historical import, they're working on a revision named 'Markets AGAINST Capitalism' without Spangler.)
### Christian Anarchism Classic ### Christian Anarchism Classic
What I Believe - Leo Tolstoy What I Believe - Leo Tolstoy
The Kingdom Of God Is Within You - Leo Tolstoy The Kingdom Of God Is Within You - Leo Tolstoy
Jesus Was An Anarchist - Elbert Hubbard Jesus Was An Anarchist - Elbert Hubbard
Loaves and Fishes - Dorthy Day Loaves and Fishes - Dorthy Day
### Christian Anarchism Modern ### Christian Anarchism Modern
The Book Of Ammon - Ammon Hennacy The Book Of Ammon - Ammon Hennacy
Anarchy and Christianity - Jacques Ellul Anarchy and Christianity - Jacques Ellul
### Primitivism And General Anticiv ### Primitivism And General Anticiv
The Technological Society - Jacques Ellul The Technological Society - Jacques Ellul
The Monkey Wrench Gang - Edward Abbey * The Monkey Wrench Gang - Edward Abbey *
Against His-story, Against Leviathan - Freddy Perlman Against His-story, Against Leviathan - Freddy Perlman
Elements Of Refusal - John Zerzan Elements Of Refusal - John Zerzan
Future Primitive - John Zerzan Future Primitive - John Zerzan
Against Civilization - ed. John Zerzan Against Civilization - ed. John Zerzan
Running On Emptiness - John Zerzan Running On Emptiness - John Zerzan
Against The Megamachine - David Watson Against The Megamachine - David Watson
Uncivilized: the best of Green Anarchy Uncivilized: the best of Green Anarchy
(Ellul is the early fork point between primitivism and christian anarchism and could be shelved in either section. Edward Abbey was a virulent reactionary racist homophobe who most would casually classify as a fascist today. Zerzan came from marxist roots and propagated the term 'primitivism' and it's impossible to overstate his influence and fame more broadly. Always pirate Green Anarchy rather than funding LBC which still publishes the project of a catholic alt-right edgelord who served as the mouthpiece of a genocidal anti-anarchist group, ITS, that tried to murder anarchists) (Ellul is the early fork point between primitivism and christian anarchism and could be shelved in either section. Edward Abbey was a virulent reactionary racist homophobe who most would casually classify as a fascist today. Zerzan came from marxist roots and propagated the term 'primitivism' and it's impossible to overstate his influence and fame more broadly. Always pirate Green Anarchy rather than funding LBC which still publishes the project of a catholic alt-right edgelord who served as the mouthpiece of a genocidal anti-anarchist group, ITS, that tried to murder anarchists)
### Social Ecology ### Social Ecology
Post-Scarcity Anarchism - Bookchin Post-Scarcity Anarchism - Bookchin
The Ecology of Freedom - Bookchin The Ecology of Freedom - Bookchin
Social Anarchism or Lifestyle Anarchism - Bookchin Social Anarchism or Lifestyle Anarchism - Bookchin
Ecofascism - Staudimire & Biehl Ecofascism - Staudimire & Biehl
(I've included nothing from Bookchin after his explicit denunciation of anarchism. Biehl also ceased identification as an anarchist. Social Anarchism or Lifestyle Anarchism and the rest of his fight with Bob Black was a *massive* embarassment and painfully cringe to delve into, but also the biggest anarchist drama of the 90s. I'm putting Ocalan in the Marxism & fellow travellers section.) (I've included nothing from Bookchin after his explicit denunciation of anarchism. Biehl also ceased identification as an anarchist. Social Anarchism or Lifestyle Anarchism and the rest of his fight with Bob Black was a *massive* embarassment and painfully cringe to delve into, but also the biggest anarchist drama of the 90s. I'm putting Ocalan in the Marxism & fellow travellers section.)
### Egoism ### Egoism
The Unique And It's Property - Stirner The Unique And It's Property - Stirner
Stirner's Critics - Stirner Stirner's Critics - Stirner
The Anarchists: A Picture of Civilization at the Close of the Nineteenth Century - John Henry Mackay The Anarchists: A Picture of Civilization at the Close of the Nineteenth Century - John Henry Mackay
Toward the Creative Nothing - Renzo Novatore Toward the Creative Nothing - Renzo Novatore
The Right To Be Greedy: Theses On The Practical Necessity Of Demanding Everything - For Ourselves The Right To Be Greedy: Theses On The Practical Necessity Of Demanding Everything - For Ourselves
Against The Logic Of Submission - Wolfi Against The Logic Of Submission - Wolfi
Willful Disobedience - Wolfi Landstreicher Willful Disobedience - Wolfi Landstreicher
(i've included Stirner's work here, despite Stirner never identifying as an anarchist and mocking them, because it's not like you can read the anarchist currents of the egoist tradition without him. Wolfi's recent translactions are superior but make sure you don't buy them through the fascist publisher. Also heads up that Wolfi was exposed as having defended child rape in the 80s although a minority contest the passage. Ragnar Redbeard's Might Is Right was unfortunately influential in many egoist spaces and cited/republished by some prominent ones, but is so flagrantly over-the-top fascist it would be beyond absurd to directly list it.) (i've included Stirner's work here, despite Stirner never identifying as an anarchist and mocking them, because it's not like you can read the anarchist currents of the egoist tradition without him. Wolfi's recent translactions are superior but make sure you don't buy them through the fascist publisher. Also heads up that Wolfi was exposed as having defended child rape in the 80s although a minority contest the passage. Ragnar Redbeard's Might Is Right was unfortunately influential in many egoist spaces and cited/republished by some prominent ones, but is so flagrantly over-the-top fascist it would be beyond absurd to directly list it.)
### Particularly Notable Non-Anarchist Leftist Influences & Occasional Fellow Travellers ### Particularly Notable Non-Anarchist Leftist Influences & Occasional Fellow Travellers
Society Of The Spectacle - Guy Debord Society Of The Spectacle - Guy Debord
The Revolution of Everyday Life - Raoul Vaneigem The Revolution of Everyday Life - Raoul Vaneigem
Caliban & The Witch - Silvia Federici Caliban & The Witch - Silvia Federici
The Many Headed Hydra - Linebaugh and Rediker The Many Headed Hydra - Linebaugh and Rediker
Change The World Without Taking Power - John Holloway Change The World Without Taking Power - John Holloway
The Coming Insurrection - Invisible Committee The Coming Insurrection - Invisible Committee
Theory Of Bloom - Tiqqun Theory Of Bloom - Tiqqun
Empire - Hardt & Negri Empire - Hardt & Negri
Everything Must Go!: The Abolition of Value - Giles Dauve and someone Everything Must Go!: The Abolition of Value - Giles Dauve and someone
Nihilist Communism - Monsieur Dupont Nihilist Communism - Monsieur Dupont
Democratic Confederalism - Abdullah Ocalan Democratic Confederalism - Abdullah Ocalan
Capital As Power - Bichler & Nitzan Capital As Power - Bichler & Nitzan
(Because some currents in anarchism see themselves as also contigous with communalist, communist or marxist discourses this list could grow to include the rest of the wider left. The above is pruned to cover texts influential in anarchist punk or activist spaces, that is to say the movement, *not* by way of academia. The academic left has its own vast discourse and bibliography which any college will push, with certain regular figures and fixtures that operate as mere totems in different fields and rarely move beyond legitmizing stray citations or invocations, semiotext's early era being the exception.) (Because some currents in anarchism see themselves as also contigous with communalist, communist or marxist discourses this list could grow to include the rest of the wider left. The above is pruned to cover texts influential in anarchist punk or activist spaces, that is to say the movement, *not* by way of academia. The academic left has its own vast discourse and bibliography which any college will push, with certain regular figures and fixtures that operate as mere totems in different fields and rarely move beyond legitmizing stray citations or invocations, semiotext's early era being the exception.)
### "Nihilist" Anarchism * ### "Nihilist" Anarchism *
Pistols Drawn Pistols Drawn
Desert Desert
Blessed Is The Flame Blessed Is The Flame
Baeden Baeden
Atentat Atentat
(* severely misnamed current invented/redefined in the last decade stealing valor from a completely different movement of russian hypermodernist social democrats and retroactively constructing a supposed tradition from sparse disconnected uses of the term by a few egoists. The most influential texts are not about true epistemic or moral nihilism, just pretty standard postleft stuff plus some tacked-on critiques of hope that many anarchists who long used "nihilism" as an epithet already shared, a complete mess of different philosophical claims and currents held together only by a shared aesthetic, only Pistols Drawn and Attentat really cover anything like "nihilism" and are also the least influential, relevant, or tolerable. see 325 for a distinct more european current focused on standard insurrection and anti-organizationalism. When it comes to buying, see the caveat in the egoist section re the ongoing boycott of LBC by anarchists. Their texts can be pirated on archive.org tho.) (* severely misnamed current invented/redefined in the last decade stealing valor from a completely different movement of russian hypermodernist social democrats and retroactively constructing a supposed tradition from sparse disconnected uses of the term by a few egoists. The most influential texts are not about true epistemic or moral nihilism, just pretty standard postleft stuff plus some tacked-on critiques of hope that many anarchists who long used "nihilism" as an epithet already shared, a complete mess of different philosophical claims and currents held together only by a shared aesthetic, only Pistols Drawn and Attentat really cover anything like "nihilism" and are also the least influential, relevant, or tolerable. see 325 for a distinct more european current focused on standard insurrection and anti-organizationalism. When it comes to buying, see the caveat in the egoist section re the ongoing boycott of LBC by anarchists. Their texts can be pirated on archive.org tho.)
### "Anarcho"-Capitalism * ### "Anarcho"-Capitalism *
The Ethics Of Liberty - Murray Rothbard The Ethics Of Liberty - Murray Rothbard
Anatomy Of The State - Murray Rothbard Anatomy Of The State - Murray Rothbard
THe Machinery Of Freedom - Thomas Friedman THe Machinery Of Freedom - Thomas Friedman
Chaos Theory - Robert Murphy Chaos Theory - Robert Murphy
Anarchy And The Law - Edward Stringham Anarchy And The Law - Edward Stringham
THe Problem of Political Authority - Michael Huemer THe Problem of Political Authority - Michael Huemer
An Agorist Primer -- Sam Edward Konkin III An Agorist Primer -- Sam Edward Konkin III
Crypto Anarchy and Virtual Communities -- Timothy C May Crypto Anarchy and Virtual Communities -- Timothy C May
(* severely divergent political movement started in the 50s with only thin initial connections to Spooner, Tucker, and Goldman. rothbard bragged that he was stealing the term "anarchism" from what he thought was a dead movement. however later had surprisingly many crossovers with egoists, mutualists, and social ecologists. largely marked by supreme myopia of social conditions and power relations more obscured than a policeman's gun. that which wasn't already rabid apologia for power has almost completely devolved into reaction and crypto-fascism or otherwise tolerating nationalism, racist boogs, chuds, etc, see hans hermann hoppe and the later rothbard for the roots of the worst fascist stuff. what principled holdouts remain in academia are perpetually undermined by their right-wing cultural and social connections.) (* severely divergent political movement started in the 50s with only thin initial connections to Spooner, Tucker, and Goldman. rothbard bragged that he was stealing the term "anarchism" from what he thought was a dead movement. however later had surprisingly many crossovers with egoists, mutualists, and social ecologists. largely marked by supreme myopia of social conditions and power relations more obscured than a policeman's gun. that which wasn't already rabid apologia for power has almost completely devolved into reaction and crypto-fascism or otherwise tolerating nationalism, racist boogs, chuds, etc, see hans hermann hoppe and the later rothbard for the roots of the worst fascist stuff. what principled holdouts remain in academia are perpetually undermined by their right-wing cultural and social connections.)