Kropotkin and the Anarchist Intellectual Tradition

Peter Kropotkin''s philosophy of anarchism suffers from neglect in mainstream histories; misrepresented as a utopian creed or a recipe for social chaos and political disorder, the intellectual strengths and philosophical integrity is overlooked.

Moving beyond most previous accounts of Kropotkin''s anarchism, Mac Laughlin focuses less on the man and his political career, instead providing a sustain...