Good shortish anarcho-communist texts for...

[Susurrus]

So I have a right libertarian friend I'm thinking of giving some anarcho-communist texts. What are some suggestions of good intros for that sort of person. I'm thinking Berkman's ABC of Anarchism would be best.

[Caj]

Berkman's ABC is probably the best. Otherwise, some of the shorter texts by Bakunin, Kropotkin, Goldman, Malatesta, etc. would probably suffice. I really thought that Bakunin's Revolutionary Catechism was a good introduction to how a federation of anarchist communes would function. http://marxists.org/ would be a good place to check.

[Bronco]

How short is shortish? I wouldn't have thought the ABC of Anarchism fell into that category

If he's completely knew to Anarcho-Communism then something like Kropotkin's Anarchism and Communism essay (http://libcom.org/library/communism-anarchy-1901-peterkropotkin) might be a good start

[Susurrus]

See, it has to be in print form though, and a lot of the old pamphlets and such are really hard to find.

[The Idler]

Contact Afed, AKUK or similar.

[Susurrus]

Contact Afed, AKUK or similar.

I'm in the US though, unfortunately.

[The Idler]

I'm in the US though, unfortunately.
AKUK ship to america (http://akuk.com/shipping-fees/info_5.html). Likewise Afed ship overseas (http://afed.org.uk/publications/pamphlets-booklets.html) so whats the problem?

[Revolutionary_Change]

you can find most stuff for free online:
dwardmac.pitzer.edu/Anarchist_Archives/

[NoOneIsIllegal]

"The Conquest of Bread" by Kropotkin isn't as short as a pamphlet, but it's still relatively short and easy to read. It's a classic A-C book.

"Anarcho-Syndicalism: Theory and Practice" by Rudolf Rocker. Yes, I know you said A-C, but A-S is simply a branch of A-C. It's one of the best introductions to anarchisms, specifically this tendency, besides Berkman's ABC. It's posted in its entirety on Libcom. (http://libcom.org/library/anarcho-syndicalism-rudolf-rocker)

"Syndicalism" by William Z Foster and Earl C Ford isn't necessarily anarchist, but it's still a good, short pamphlet to consider getting your hands on. They sell it relatively cheap on AK Press and it's a quick read (although I would recommend Anarcho-Syndicalism first) You can download this in .pdf format here (http://www.mediafire.com/?37h21m2hoktcfm3)

Back to A-C, you should also check out some Errico Malatesta. The best stuff you can find of his is a collected book of essays called "At The Cafe" although you can also find some relatively cheap pamphlets from him, like a good introductory text simply titled "Anarchy"

[Susurrus]

Well, I know all the good theory ones, this is really just a hook to get them interested enough to read more.