Anarchist Reading List
Legend
* — Very Short ** — Shorter *** — Longer **** — Very Long
Preface
“Note: I recommend reading any prefaces, forewords, and appendices associated with these texts as they often contain useful context and relevant information.”
Basic
**Anarchy — E. Malatesta https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/errico-malatesta-anarchy
*Anarchism — V. de Cleyre https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/voltairine-de-cleyre-anarchism)
***The Anarchist Encyclopedia (incomplete) — S. Faure et al. https://www.libertarian-labyrinth.org/anarchist-encyclopedia/the-anarchist- encyclopedia/ + https://theanarchistlibrary.org/category/topic/anarchist-encyclopedia
***Anarchism and Other Essays — E. Goldman https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/emma-goldman-anarchism-and-other-essays
**The Network of Domination — W. Landstreicher https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/wolfi-landstreicher-the-network-of-domination
*The Uselessness of the Laws — R. Mella https://www.libertarian-labyrinth.org/working-translations/ricardo-mella-the- uselessness-of-the-laws/
***Anarchist Beginnings — Various, Compiled by S. Wilbur https://www.libertarian-labyrinth.org/anarchist-beginnings/welcome-anarchist- beginnings/
*The Anarchist Tension — A. Bonanno https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/alfredo-m-bonanno-the-anarchist-tension
*The Dominant Idea — V. de Cleyre https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/voltairine-de-cleyre-the-dominant-idea
*Beyond the Ideal — R. Mella https://www.libertarian-labyrinth.org/working-translations/ricardo-mella-beyond-the- ideal-1913/ Anarchist Reading List
Basic (cont.)
***Anarchy Works — P. Gelderloos https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/peter-gelderloos-anarchy-works
***Anarchy in Action — C. Ward https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/colin-ward-anarchy-in-action
*The Bankruptcy of Beliefs & The Rising Anarchism — R. Mella https://www.libertarian-labyrinth.org/featured-articles/ricardo-mella-the-bankruptcy- of-beliefs-and-the-rising-anarchism-1902-03
Intermediate
***Against the State: An Introduction to Anarchist Political Theory — C. Sartwell http://93.174.95.29/_ads/D078FE72F1472541B321F51060E8203C
****Nationalism and Culture — R. Rocker https://libcom.org/library/nationalism-culture-rudolf-rocker
***Anarchy Alive!: Anti-Authoritarian Politics from Practice to Theory — U. Gordon https://libcom.org/library/anarchy-alive-anti-authoritarian-politics-practice-theory-uri- gordon-0/
***The Homebrew Industrial Revolution: A Low-Overhead Manifesto — K. Carson http://apw.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/HomeBrewRevolution_Carson.pdf
***Black Anarchism: A Reader — Various, Compiled by the Black Rose Anarchist Federation https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/black-rose-anarchist-federation-black- anarchism-a-reader
**God and the State — M. Bakunin https://libcom.org/library/god-and-state-mikhail-bakunin
***What Is Property? An Inquiry Into the Principle of Right and Government — P.-J. Proudhon w/ notes by S. Wilbur https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/pierre-joseph-proudhon-what-is-property-an- inquiry-into-the-principle-of-right-and-of-government/ https://www.libertarian- labyrinth.org/proudhon-library/commentary-on-proudhons-what-is-property/
***The Philosophy of Progress — P.-J. Proudhon https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/pierre-joseph-proudhon-the-philosophy-of- progress Anarchist Reading List
Intermediate (cont.)
*Fragment — M. Nettlau https://www.libertarian-labyrinth.org/anarchism-without-adjectives/max-nettlau- fragment-1902/
***Mutual Aid: A Factor of Evolution — P. Kropotkin https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/petr-kropotkin-mutual-aid-a-factor-of-evolution
***Ethics: Origin and Development — P. Kropotkin https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/petr-kropotkin-ethics-origin-and-development
Advanced
*On Synthesis — Voline https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/voline-on-synthesis
***The Federative Principle (incomplete) — P.-J. Proudhon https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/pierre-joseph-proudhon-the-principle-of- federation
**Some Criticism of Some Current Anarchist Beliefs — M. Nettlau https://www.libertarian-labyrinth.org/anarchism-without-adjectives/max-nettlau-some- criticism-of-some-current-anarchist-beliefs-1901/
***Eugenics of a Free Society: Thoughts on Roads to Anarchism — M. Nettlau http://www.library.libertarian-labyrinth.org/items/show/3492
***The Unique and Its Property — M. Stirner https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/max-stirner-the-unique-and-its-property
**Stirner’s Critics — M. Stirner https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/max-stirner-stirner-s-critics
***The Desktop Regulatory State — K. Carson http://kevinacarson.org/pdf/drs.pdf
***The Anarchist Roots of Geography: Toward Spatial Emancipation — S. Springer http://93.174.95.29/_ads/FB6415C40FDDB36A32B42B9862C893A5
***Justice, Order and Anarchy: The International Political Theory of Pierre- Joseph Proudhon — A. Prichard http://93.174.95.29/_ads/9D5B75428349E42A0112FCBEA9B8ABF4 Anarchist Reading List
Advanced (cont.)
***A Little Philosophical Lexicon of Anarchism from Proudhon to Deleuze — D. Colson http://93.174.95.29/_ads/E13120E6765DB6DA1F7D6DAE09F7443F