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History of the Makhnovist Movement 1918-21
Archinov, 284pp, ISBN 0-900384-40-9 RRP $17.60
The seminal work on the anarchist revolutionary movement in the Ukraine, which was crushed by the Bolshevik Red Army.
Bakunin and Nechaev
Paul Avrich, 32pp, ISBN 0-900384-09-3 RRP $2.70
A short essay on the political relationship between Nechaev and Bakunin.
Marxism, Freedom and the State
Michael Bakunin, 64pp, ISBN 0-900384-27-1 RRP $12.30
A collection of extracts from the works of Michael Bakunin offering a critique of Marxism from one of Marx's contemporaries. Also included is a biographical sketch of Bakunin by K.J Kenafick. The collection is dedicated to the memory of prominent Melbourne anarchist, 'Chummy' Fleming.
Culture and Anarchism
Harold Barclay, 166pp, ISBN 0-900384-84-0 RRP $24.40
A look at culture from an anthropological and anarchist perspective. The author draws upon his own research in the field to analyse culture and discusses various utopian and social movements and anarchist theory.
ABC of Anarchism
Alexander Berkman, 86pp, ISBN 0-900384-03-4 RRP $7.10
A classical introductory text to anarchism. Berkman writes clearly and simply about anarchist ideas and practices.
Journey through Utopia
Marie Louise Berneri, 340pp, ISBN 0-900384-21-2 RRP $15.80
A critical assessment of the most important utopian writings since Plato's Republic to mid 20th century. This work is important for its breadth, encompassing many non English utopias, which the author translated herself. A classic work on utopian thought.
Neither East nor West: Selected writings 1939-1948
Marie Louise Berneri, 208pp, ISBN 0-900384-42-5 RRP $15.80
This collection of journalistic articles, originally published in the British anarchist journal, War Commentary and later called Freedom, are a perceptive analysis of the super power politics of the period, including the events establishing the United Nations. They show the hypocrisy both within Soviet "communism" and its satellite states and the imperialist and anti-democratic policies of the United States, Britain and other western powers.
Deep Ecology & Anarchism: A Polemic
Murray Bookchin, Graham Purchase, Brian Morris, Rodney Aitchey, and Chris Wilbert, 80pp, ISBN 0-900384-67-0 RRP $10.40
Critical discussion on the philosophies of Deep Ecology by Murray Bookchin, Graham Purchase, Brian Morris and Rodney Aitchey. Also an essay detailing the history of the apple in which the author, Chris Wilbert, demonstrates how production for profit has dealt a mortal blow to the once succulent apple: from 3000 varieties at one time to today's international, tasteless Golden Delicious!
Max Stirner's Egoism
John Clark, 112pp, ISBN 0-900384-14-X RRP $7.10
An assessment of the ideas of Max Stirner considering the coherence, consistency, cogency, and defensibility of Stirner's arguments. Clark argues that Stirner has had an important influence on social anarchism, as well as being a prominent influence on individualist anarchism.
Writings against Power and Death
Alex Comfort, 168pp, ISBN 0-900384-71-9 RRP $17.60
Alex Comfort is best known commonly as the author of The Joy of Sex. But he is also a poet, novelist, critic, doctor, medical biologist, the pioneer of gerontology in Britain, a pacifist - and an Anarchist. This volume collects all the articles he published in Freedom and its predecessors and most of his other social and political essays. Includes Peace and Disobedience, the finest single statement of his highly individual and original Anarchism.
Children in society
Stephen Cullen, 43pp, ISBN 0-900384-62-X RRP $4.30
"Few adults would accept that a more experienced adult, for instance in educational terms, should be treated with substantially more respect than a less experienced adult, yet that view is the norm as far as children are concerned.....If we are to achieve a society built upon love, upon free cooperation, free from authoritarian assumptions and constraints, then we must free the children."
The Last Capitalist. A Dream of a new Utopia
Steve Cullen, 91pp, ISBN 0-900384-82-4 RRP $12.30
Steve Cullen takes us on a thoughtful journey of possibilities, in the utopian tradition. The story is told by Anne Riordan, an amateur detective, who is given the task of finding the 'Last Capitalist'. The 'Angries', die hard revolutionaries still waiting for a 'Revolution' that has long passed them by, are threatening to make trouble.... This book sketches out life as it might be in a future society of collectives, communes and cooperation. A utopian novel in the tradition of Edward Bellamy and William Morris.
The Terrace, An educational experiment in a State School
Michael Duane, 76pp, ISBN 0-900384-78-6 RRP $8.80
Education. A small sample of what education could become, using imagination, sensitivity and cooperation.
Work, Language & Education in the Industrial State
Michael Duane, 36pp, ISBN 0-900384-59-X RRP $3.60
Articulates the important connections between the nature of work in industrial society, the exercise of linguistic skills and the importance of an educational understanding and experience of making decisions over matters that affect them.
Love, Sex & Power in Later Life
Tony Gibson, 104pp, ISBN 0-900384-65-4 RRP $12.30
"After discussing the repressive social attitudes towards sexuality in later life fostered by the media, as well as conservative doctors and other health workers, Gibson describes the contribution anarchist and libertarian writers have made towards the extension of the 'social revolution to older people and especially older women, who have suffered from aspects of sexism as well as ageism.'"
A Structured Anarchism: An Overview of Libertarian Theory and Practice
John Griffin, 38pp, ISBN 0-900384-58-1 RRP $3.60
A brief overview of anarchism, particularly in regard to the sociological, psychological and economic aspects. Analyses the strengths and weaknesses of anarchism.
Anarchists. A set of 36 picture cards (4 Color)
Clifford Harper, 36 Cards, RRP $17.60
These cards are printed in 4 colours and are drawn by the English anarchist artist, Clifford Harper. Each card has a picture of an anarchist, and on the reverse is a short biography. An unusual anarchist gift idea!
Act for Yourselves
Peter Kropotkin, 131pp, ISBN 0-900384-38-7 RRP $20.90
These articles were written at the same time as the articles that make up one of his more famous works - The Conquest Of Bread. They provide a useful insight into some of his other books, particularly The Conquest of Bread, Mutual Aid and Fields, Factories and Workshops.
Fields, Factories and Workshops Tomorrow
Peter Kropotkin, 213pp, ISBN 0-900384-28-X RRP $27.90
An important sociological, economical, and ecological argument for an anarchist society by a leading exponent of anarchism. Chapter titles include: The Decentralisation of Industries; The Possibilities of Agriculture; Small Industries and Industrial Villages; Brain Work and Manual Work.
Mutual Aid: a factor in evolution
Peter Kropotkin, 278pp, ISBN 0-900384-36-0 RRP $31.40
A classic reply to Social Darwinism. An important scientific work on human biology and social ecology. Kropotkin's insights into cooperation in animal and human communities are as valid today as when the book was first published in 1902.
The State: Its Historic Role
Peter Kropotkin, 64pp, ISBN 0-900384-33-6 RRP $8.80
Kropotkin's study of the historic development of the State. "Throughout the history of our civilisation, two traditions, two opposing tendencies have confronted each other: the Roman and the Popular; the imperial and the federalist; the authoritarian and the libertarian.....We seek to recapture the spirit which drove people in the 12th century to organise themselves on the basis of free agreement and individual initiative as well as of the free federation of the interested parties."
Two Essays: Anarchism & Anarchist Communism
Peter Kropotkin, 64pp, ISBN 0-900384-34-4 RRP $6.20
The first essay is the article on anarchism which Kropotkin contributed to the 11th edition of the Encyclopaedia Britannica in 1910. The second essay is also an excellent introduction to anarchism as a social and political philosophy. An excellent concise introduction to Anarchism.
The Anarchist Revolution
Errico Malatesta, 124pp, ISBN 0-900384-83-2 RRP $12.30
Recently translated essays from Italian, written by Malatesta between 1924 and 1931. This collection focuses on issues such as Anarchy and Violence; Democracy and Anarchy; Science and Anarchy and The Labour Movement and Anarchism. These issues still have much relevance for anarchists today. Supplements the biography compiled and edited by Vernon Richards Errico Malatesta: His Life and Ideas.
Anarchy
Errico Malatesta, 54pp, ISBN 0-900384-07-7 RRP $6.90
Malatesta's seminal pamphlet explaining the anarchist ideal, written in 1891, and still relevant as an introductory text of anarchism. A new translation (1994) from the Italian.
See Also: Malatesta - Life and Ideas by Vernon Richards
William Blake: Visionary Anarchist
Peter Marshall, 64pp, ISBN 0-900384-77-8 RRP $12.30
A key figure in English Romanticism, William Blake articulated a libertarian critique of society and envisioned building a 'Jerusalem' on Earth. "Marshall presents Blake as a forerunner of modern anarchism and social ecology, and reveals the light which shines behind the misty mountain range of his symbolism and mythology."
The Anarchist Writings of William Godwin
Peter Marshall (Ed.), 184pp, ISBN 0-900384-29-8 RRP $12.30
An edited cross-section of the writings of this radical libertarian philosopher. The selections cover his views of human nature, ethics, politics, economics, education and the free society. Godwin became the companion of the feminist Mary Wollstonecraft.
Brian MartinBrian Martin is active in social justice, environmental, and social defence campaigns in Australia. He is currently President of Whistle Blowers Australia, and resides and teaches in Wollongong. Information Liberation
Brian Martin's sometimes provocative, but always challenging book on the information society. 
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Information Liberation
Brian Martin, 192pp, ISBN 0-900384-93-X RRP $27.90 Web Special: $20.00
Power tends to corrupt, and information power is no exception. This book analyses the corruptions of power in a range of crucial current areas in the information society, including mass media, intellectual property, surveillance, bureaucracies, defamation and research. Information Liberation examines radical alternatives that undermine the power of vested interests. This book is provocative and challenging. Highly recommended to anyone studying the media or how information is used and controlled in modern society. The full text is available for downloading from Brian Martin
Social Defence Social Change
Brian Martin, 160pp, ISBN 0-900384-69-7 RRP $17.40
Brian Martin presents here a case for social defence to be a grassroots initiative and for it to be linked to challenges to the oppressive structures in society. He provides a series of examples from around the world. An interesting premise from an Australian author. The full text is available for downloading from Brian Martin
Strip the Experts
Brian Martin, 69pp, ISBN 0-900384-63-8 RRP $6.90
"This booklet is designed for people who oppose a gang of scientific experts and want to strip them naked.....Perhaps its time to encourage people to think for themselves rather than always trusting someone else." A step by step guide to challenging experts. A brief description is available for downloading from Brian Martin
Uprooting War
Brian Martin, 298pp, ISBN 0-900384-26-3 RRP $17.60
This book is about developing strategies for grassroots activists to challenge and replace the war system. Brian Martin presents a wide ranging critical analysis of social institutions and also draws upon his experiences as a social activist in the environmental and peace movements in Australia. Some of the alternative directions examined are social defence, peace conversion, and building self-managing political and economic institutions. The full text is available for downloading from Brian Martin
The Future of Technics and Civilisation
Lewis Mumford, 184pp, ISBN 0-900384-32-8 RRP $12.30
A republication of the second half of the ground breaking Technics and Civilisation which earned Mumford a world wide reputation as a social critic and innovative thinker. This book surveys our responses to changing technology, and sets out the prerequisites for a rational use of our discoveries and inventions as a means of human liberation rather than enslavement.
A Short History of Anarchism
Max Nettlau, 404pp, ISBN 0-900384-89-1 RRP $34.90
This title has recently been translated from the French. When it was originally published in the 1930s, it was the condensation of a much larger 4 volume History of Anarchism published in German.. A detailed analytical history written by one of the participants in working class and anarchist movements.
Anarchists of Chicago. Haymarket Centenary 1986
N.W., 12pp A4, FP-01 RRP $1.80
Pamphlet commemorating the Haymarket Centenary of 1986. The events in 1886 in Chicago helped precipitate the tradition of May Day celebrated by the working class around the world.
The March to Death (Cartoons by John Olday)
John Olday, 84pp, ISBN 0-900384-80-8 RRP $10.60
A powerful collection of vivid anti-war cartoons by John Olday, with quotations assembled by Marie Louise Berneri, first published in 1943. "All those associated with Freedom Press, at the time were fervently anti-Nazi. They opposed the regimentation of society, the relentless propaganda, the way the elite profited from the arms trade while the poor suffered. These features were characteristic, not only of Nazi Germany, but of all belligerent states on both sides of the war, so Freedom Press, opposed them all."
The Blue Cow and her fantastic exploits
John Olday, 66pp, ISBN 0-900384-86-7 RRP $12.30
A wonderful read for adults and children alike. The beautiful line drawings bring the surreal story to life. This book really is magical and will captivate the imagination of the child in all of us. Highly recommended for children from 7 to 77.
The Tradition of Workers' Control
Geoffrey Ostergaard, 154pp, ISBN 0-900384-91-3 RRP $24.40
Discusses the importance of workers' control from a libertarian anarchist perspective. Includes background material on British Syndicalism, and an article by Malatesta on Anarchism and Syndicalism.
Anarchists in the Spanish Revolution
Jose Peirats, 388pp, ISBN 0-900384-53-0 RRP $41.90
Massive detail on the involvement of anarchists in the Spanish Revolution.
The Employment Question and Other Essays
Denis Pym, 68pp, ISBN 0-900384-31-X RRP $7.10
"What is it about the institutional world that makes such miserable slaves of us? Industrial societies and their citizens have granted to employment a virtual monopoly over the creation and distribution of wealth. It is very difficult for us to live without the wages, salaries and profits that employment brings. We have split economic life from the rest of experience so making the derived condition, unemployment, a major problem."
A One-man Manifesto
Herbert Read, 208pp, ISBN 0-900384-72-7 RRP $21.10
A collection of anarchist writings by this prominent English poet, literary critic, educationalist, philosopher, art critic, historian of and propagandist for modern art and design. Includes his seminal essay on education: The Education of Free Men . A controversial anarchist due to his acceptance of a knighthood in 1953 for his "services to literature".
Through the Anarchist Press - A column in Freedom
John Rety, 93pp, ISBN 0-900384-85-9 RRP $12.70
Selections from John Rety's regular idiosyncratic column in 1994/95 from the fortnightly anarchist paper, Freedom, focusing on world events as seen through the anarchist press.
Beauty is more than ‘in the Eye of the Beholder’
Richards, Vernon, 88pp, ISBN 0-900384-96-4 RRP $24.40
Photographs of women and children. Inspirational photos from an amateur photographer.
A part-time Photographers Portrait Gallery
Richards, Vernon, 88pp, ISBN 0-900384-95-6 RRP $24.40
Vernon Richards collection of photographs has chronicled the many people who have been a part or influenced mid twentieth century English radicalism. These include George Orwell, Alex Comfort, George Melly, Bertrand Russell, amoungst many.
A Weekend Photographer's Notebook
Vernon Richards, 103pp, ISBN 0-900384-87-5 RRP $24.40
Some of the exceptional Black and White photographs Vernon Richards has taken as an amateur photographer over his long life. A4 Format
Lessons of the Spanish Revolution
Vernon Richards, 259pp, ISBN 0-900384-23-9 RRP $14.10
A critical examination of the Spanish Revolution, with an attempt to draw lessons for future anarchist social movements.
Malatesta - Life and Ideas
Vernon Richards, 312pp, ISBN 0-900384-15-8, RRP $17.60
A biography of this energetic Italian anarchist who dedicated his life to the anarchist revolution.
Protest without Illusions
Vernon Richards, 168pp, ISBN 0-900384-19-0 RRP $10.60
A history and analysis of the early Nuclear Disarmament Movement in Britain, including black and white photos of CND marches.
The Impossibilities of Social Democracy
Vernon Richards, 142pp, ISBN 0-900384-16-6 RRP $7.10
Why anarchists oppose participation in parliamentary democracy, and run anti- election campaigns. A critique of social democracy and Labour Party politics.
The East End Years. A Stepney Childhood
Fermin Rocker, 192pp, ISBN 0-900384-92-1 RRP $27.90
Fermin Rocker conjures a moving and colourful picture of his remarkable father, Rudolf Rocker, of anarchism and of the Jewish East End in London. A moving personal account of growing up in a political household in the first two decades of the twentieth century.
Anarchism & Anarcho-Syndicalism
Rudolf Rocker, 48pp, ISBN 0-900384-45-X RRP $4.40
A classic statement and good introduction to the ideas and practices of anarchism and anarcho-syndicalism. Includes a summation of the extent of syndicalism between World War One and Two.
Twenty Year Millenium Wildcat
Rooum, Donald, 48pp, ISBN 0-900384-97-2 RRP $6.90 Aus
‘Rooum has successfully been able to create a comic strip that not only tackles the issues of the day but tackles them in a way that brings an anarchist analysis to what is happening.’ - Anarchist Age Weekly Review No 368.
Health Service Wildcat
Donald Rooum, 48pp, ISBN 0-900384-73-5 RRP $6.90
The revolting Pussycat and friends explain in graphic detail the absurdities of a health service run bureaucratically or for profit.
What is Anarchism? An Introduction
Donald Rooum, 74pp, ISBN 0-900384-66-2 RRP $10.40
Donald Rooum is perhaps best known for his Wildcat cartoons appearing in Freedom. Donald Rooum has written a good introduction to anarchism, briefly covering the many aspects of anarchist theory and practice. The second part of the book contains brief essays by several well known anarchist writers. Highly recommended as an introductory text.
Wildcat ABC of Bosses
Donald Rooum, 48pp, ISBN 0-900384-60-3 RRP $6.90
Learn your ABC with the revolting Pussycat and friends as they explain the essence of anarchism and capitalism through surrealistic farce.
Wildcat Anarchist Comics
Donald Rooum, 48pp, ISBN 0-900384-30-1 RRP $6.90
The first Wildcat comic book with some early incarnations of the revolting Pussycat.
Wildcat Strikes Again
Donald Rooum, 48pp, ISBN 0-900384-47-6 RRP $6.90
More of the Revolting Pussycat, Free Range Egg Head and friends in their farcical social commentary. Includes Wildcat Fact Sheets and the Observer's guide to Governments.
Freedom to Roam
Harold Sculthorpe, 80pp, ISBN 0-900384-68-9 RRP $12.30
Short articles on the encroachment on the traditional rights of walkers and others in enjoying the peace of the British countryside, by the military, large landowners, factory farmers, and water companies conjoining to try to exclude walkers from much of the land for their own nefarious purposes. Even the British National Trust comes in for criticism of its estate management. Highly readable account of people fighting to maintain their traditional rights of access to the British countryside today.
George Orwell at Home (and amoung the anarchists)
Vernon Richards, Marie Louise Berneri, Colin Ward, Nicolas Walter, 76pp, ISBN 0-900384-94-8 RRP $24.40
George Orwell was one of the most important British socialist writers of the twentieth century. He produced novels, books of reportage, booklets, essays, articles, broardcasts and reviews, but above all he is remembered for the satires Animal Farm and Nineteen Eighty-Four, which have been read by millions of people all over the world. He fought in the Spanish Civil War and sympathised with the anarcho-syndicalists in the Spanish Revolution, and had friendships with several prominent British anarchists until his death in 1950. Here for the first time is a full collection of photographs taken by Vernon Richards and his companion Marie Louise Berneri in 1946, showing George Orwell at home. Also included is the obituary which Vernon Richards wrote in 1950, a series of articles on anarchism which Colin Ward wrote in 1955, and a long account by Nicolas Walter of Orwell's relations with anarchism and the anarchists taking into account the material published in The Complete Works of George Orwell in 1998.
British Imperialism and the Palestine Crisis
Various, 112pp, ISBN 0-900384-50-6 RRP $6.90
An anarchist analysis of the end of overt British imperialism in Palestine in 1948.
Fighting the Revolution Vol 1: Makhno, Durruti, Zapata
Various, 40pp, FP-02 RRP $3.60
Short biographical descriptions of the lives and influence of three anarchist leaders who came to the fore in revolutionary circumstances: Nestor Makhno lead the Maknhovist peasant army in the Ukraine during the Russian Revolution; Buenoventura Durruti was one of the anarchist leaders in the Spanish Revolution of 1936-37; and Emilliano Zapata in Mexico was a strong force for land reform in the Mexican Revolution.
Fighting the Revolution Vol 2: Kropotkin, Louise Michel, Paris Commune
Various, 48pp, FP-03 RRP $4.30
This pamphlet examines the contributions of Peter Kropotkin, Loiuse Michel, and the Paris Commune to the social revolution
The Left and World War Two
Various, 80pp, ISBN 0-900384-51-4 RRP $6.90
A compilation of essays from War Commentary on the role of the Left in Britain during World War Two.
The May Days Barcelona 1937
Various, 128pp, ISBN 0-900384-39-5 RRP $8.80
An in depth examination of the May Days in Barcelona in 1937 and their real importance to the fate of the Spanish revolution. Based on contemporary accounts by Augustin Souchy, Burnett Bolloten and Jose Peirats. Includes an essay by Emma Goldman on the detention of political prisoners by the Republican government.
Neither Nationalisation nor Privatisation
Various, 80pp, ISBN 0-900384-29-2 RRP $6.90
From the Freedom Press, Centenary Series these articles from Freedom discuss the postwar British Labour policies of Nationalisation. The articles present a third alternative to the policies of nationalisation by Labour, and Private enterprise by Conservatives - "From our standpoint as anarchists and syndicalists we see that the only lasting solution of all labour problems and disputes is for the workers to take control of their places of work themselves." The argument is as valid today with right wing economic rationalists influencing Governments to sell their public enterprises to private interests.
Spain 1936-1939: Social Revolution and Counter-Revolution
Various, 269pp, ISBN 0-900384-54-9 RRP $17.60
A wide ranging selection of articles and documents on the Spanish Revolution originally published in 'Spain and the World'. Another title in the Freedom Press, Centenary Series, and a welcome addition to the literature detailing the achievements and failures of the Spanish Revolution.
The State is your Enemy: selections from Freedom 1965-86
Various, 270pp, ISBN 0-900384-57-3 RRP $17.60
"The anarchist analysis of power carries more weight as time goes by. The struggle is, quite simply, the people against every state." Selections from two decades (1965 - 1986) of anarchist commentary on current events from Freedom newspaper. Freedom Press, Centenary Series title.
Violence and Anarchism: a polemic
Various, 87pp, ISBN 0-900384-70-0 RRP $8.80
A discussion of the violence - nonviolence issue directly from the pages of Freedom Newspaper. It uses the reporting of the 1960 attempted assassination of Dr Verwoerd, the leader of the racist apartheid government of South Africa as the central act in contention. This book also includes 'A Short History of political violence in Britain' and an essay by Errico Malatesta on 'Anarchism and Violence'.
Visions of Poesy. Anthology of 20th century Anarchistic Poetry
Various, 317pp, ISBN 0-900384-75-1 RRP $28.10
An anthology of some of the best English language anarchist poetry this century. Poets include Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Allen Ginsberg, Ursula Le Guin, Paul Goodman, Marge Piercy, Gary Snyder, Diane DiPrima, Julian Beck, Michelle Shocked, Crass, John Cage, Sex Pistols, Joe Hill, Judith Malina and many many more. The book is "dedicated to the spirit of revolt."
Why Work? Arguments for the Leisure Society
Various, 210pp, ISBN 0-900384-25-5 RRP $17.40
A compilation of provocative essays on: the problems and pleasures of work; alternatives and futures; and production for use versus production for profit. Includes 6 inspiring fold out drawings by Clifford Harper depicting an autonomous terrace and community.
World War, Cold War
Various, 424pp, ISBN 0-900384-48-4 RRP $24.40
Selections from War Commentary and Freedom of articles from and about the Cold War from the late 40's to the mid sixties. Freedom Press, Centenary Series title.
About Anarchism
Walter, Nicolas , 93pp, ISBN 0-900384-90-5, RRP $12.50
What anarchists believe, what anarchists want, and what anarchists do. This incisive essay puts the case for anarchism as a pragmatic political philosophy. A classic work, with a new introduction.
Anarchy in Action
Colin Ward, 152pp, ISBN 0-900384-20-4 RRP $17.40
This book "is not about strategies for revolution and it is not involved with speculation on the way an anarchist society would function. It is about the ways in which people organise themselves in any kind of human society, whether we care to categorise those societies as primitive, traditional, capitalist or communist."
Freedom To Go: After the Motor Age
Colin Ward, 112pp, ISBN 0-900384-61-1 RRP $12.30
"An anarchist approach to the problems of transport. Personal mobility is a priceless human achievement which is a 20th century disaster: it has destroyed the urban environment, it has cost more lives than modern wars, it has wasted both energy resources and the ozone layer. Can we have the freedom to go and a viable future? This book argues the case for the valid alternatives."
Talking Houses
Colin Ward, 142pp, ISBN 0-900384-55-7 RRP $17.50
In these ten lectures Colin Ward outlines an anarchist approach to housing. From the foreward: "The application of anarchist ideas to the basic need of human shelter is dweller control."
A Decade of Anarchy
Colin Ward (Ed)., 280pp, ISBN 0-900384-37-9 RRP $17.60
A selection of articles from the monthly journal, Anarchy, 1961 - 1970. Edited and compiled by Colin Ward who was the editor of Anarchy throughout those ten years. It is an interesting and thought provoking selection published as part of the Freedom Press, Centenary Series.
Social Policy: an anarchist response
Colin Ward , 96pp, ISBN 0-900384-98-0 RRP $17.60
In 1995-96, Colin Ward was the visiting Centenary Professor at the London School of Economics. This volume collects all the talks he gave during his tenure. Topics covered Housing, Water, Welfare Reform as well as his views on Anarchism in the 21st Century.
One of the most accessible and entertaining Anarchist writers.
Talking Schools. Ten lectures by Colin Ward
Colin Ward, 141pp, ISBN 0-900384-81-6 RRP $17.60
Education and schools are critically discussed in these essays.
Talking to Architects. Ten lectures by Colin Ward
Colin Ward, 141pp, ISBN 0-900384-88-3 RRP $17.60
Essays on architecture and housing by this prominent anarchist.
Anarchist Essays
Charlotte Wilson , 96pp, ISBN 0-900384-99-9 RRP $20.90
An interesting insight into the early years of Anarchism, Socialism and the Fabian Society from one of the founders of Freedom.
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