Anarchist books

[Slavoj Zizek's Balls]

Just wanted to ask where to begin. There are so many Anarchists to learn from so which one should I learn from first? I require book from a person who has done their economic, historical and philosophical research to provide a realistic book on Anarchism rather than just Anarchist ideas without good examples to support them.

[The Idler]

I believe Kropotkin is the foremost anarchist in history. Demanding the Impossible by Peter Marshall is a good book too.
A.5 What are some examples of "Anarchy in Action"? | Anarchist ... (http://anarchism.pageabode.com/afaq/secA5.html)

[Trap Queen Voxxy]

Just wanted to ask where to begin. There are so many Anarchists to learn from so which one should I learn from first? I require book from a person who has done their economic, historical and philosophical research to provide a realistic book on Anarchism rather than just Anarchist ideas without good examples to support them.

I would start with the biggies like Bakunin, Proudhon, Kropotkin, Most, Makhno, de Cleyre, Malatesta, Reclus, etc. Then I would recommend anything by David Graeber to really get into it. Reading some Marx, Engels and the early Marxists couldn't hurt either.

Here is some neat articles I'm currently reading:

Bolshevism: Promises and Reality by G.P. Maximoff (http://dwardmac.pitzer.edu/anarchist_archives/bright/maximoff/MaximoffBolshevism/Pages/2.html)

The Principal of Organization to the Light of Anarchism by Luigi Galleani (http://dwardmac.pitzer.edu/anarchist_archives/bright/galleani/principioEng.html)

[Sheepy]

George Orwell's "Homage to Catalonia" covers the Catalan anarchist revolution in detail. Most of it is regarding the fighting during the Spanish Civil War, but it's still a good read.

[Robespierres Neck]

Kropotkin, Proudhon, and Bakunin is where I started when I was learning about Anarchist philosophy.

Kropotkin is the most efficient, in my opinion.
http://www.marxists.org/reference/archive/kropotkin-peter/index.htm

This is a good read from Bakunin:
http://www.marxists.org/reference/archive/bakunin/works/godstate/index.htm

Here's readings from Makhno, a Ukrainian revolutionary who successfully put Kropotkin's words into action:
http://www.marxists.org/reference/archive/makhno-nestor/index.htm

[F9]

Malatesta has always been one of my favorite with his writtings being perfect for people new to Anarchism.Sadly dont have links, and tbh even forgot the titles of the numerous books i have read, but a simple google search will reveal you more than enough and its a safe choice to go with for entering the Anarchist(Mainly Anarcho-Communism) world!
Wouldnt recommend Bakunin for starts, allthough is a must read later on. As said i would start with Malatesta and as correctly noted above Kropotkin is another great choice.

Fuserg9:star:

[bad ideas actualised by alcohol]

Maybe you would like some critiques as well.

Lenin, Socialism and Anarchism
http://www.marxists.org/archive/lenin/works/1905/nov/24.htm

And about everything from Marx and Engels here:
http://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/subject/anarchism/index.htm

Especially this one, is interesting:
http://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1872/10/authority.htm


I haven't read much anarchist literature, but I hope this is of interest as well.

[Slavoj Zizek's Balls]

Thank you very much. I will take a look at Kropotkin first then Bakunin and Makhno.

[human strike]

There's Alexander Berkman's ABC of Anarchism which is a very basic introduction.

[Magón]

Someone who took a lot from Kropotkin, and held a lot of what he said to the highest regard, was the Mexican Anarchist, Ricardo Flores Magón. Read Kropotkin first though (and a bit of Malatesta), before getting into Magón's stuff, because it'll be easier to get an understanding of where he's coming from.

Magón is definitely a good person to read as someone outside the American-European Anarchist sphere usually suggested.

http://theanarchistlibrary.org/authors/ricardo-flores-magon

http://dwardmac.pitzer.edu/Anarchist_Archives/bright/magon/works/index.html

[Caj]

-Anarchism: From Theory to Practice by Daniel Guerin -- a good, short introduction to anarchism

-Property is Theft! by Pierre-Joseph Proudhon, edited by Iain McKay -- a large, very comprehensive collection of works by Pierre-Joseph Proudon; highly recommended

-No Gods, No Masters edited by Daniel Guerin -- a large collection of writings on anarchism by many anarchist thinkers including Stirner, Proudhon, Bakunin, Kropotkin, Malatesta, and many more; highly recommended

-Bakunin on Anarchism by Mikhail Bakunin, edited by Sam Dolgoff -- best collection of Bakunin's works in English; highly recommended

-Anarcho-Syndicalism by Rudolf Rocker -- short, but still the best introduction to anarcho-syndicalist thought available

-Mutual Aid by Peter Kropotkin -- one of Kropotkin's most famous works

-Anarchism: A Collection of Revolutionary Writings by Peter Kropotkin (also sold under the title Kropotkin's Revolutionary Pamphlets) -- a collection of Kropotkin's miscellaneous writings

-The Conquest of Bread by Peter Kropotkin -- another one of Kropotkin's most famous works

-Red Emma Speaks by Emma Goldman -- a collection of Goldman's writings

-Life of an Anarchist by Alexander Berkman -- a collection of Berkman's writings (includes The ABC of [Communist] Anarchism, also known as What is [Communist] Anarchism?, in its entirety)

-http://infoshop.org/page/AnAnarchistFAQ -- This is a comprehensive FAQ on anarchism.

-http://marxists.org -- You can find tons of works here for free. I'd recommend anything by Proudhon, Bakunin, Kropotkin, Berkman, Goldman, Malatesta, Rocker, etc.