Bakunin: Statism and Anarchy (Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought)

Written in 1873, Statism and Anarchy rejects both the modern capitalist state and the Marxist alternative to it. In the book's most remarkable passage, Bakunin predicts that a 'dictatorship of the proletariat' will produce only a new class of socialist rulers. Instead, he outlines his vision of an anarchist society and a theory of social revolution to achieve it. Bakunin's ideas had an immediate impact on the Russian revolutionary movement and inspired anarchist movements in Spain, Italy, and elsewhere. A concise introduction places Bakunin's thought in its historical and intellectual context, and a guide to further reading and chronology of events are among the features included to help students of political ideas encountering Bakunin's thought for the first time.Michael Bakunin is the author of 'Bakunin: Statism and Anarchy (Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought)', published 1990 under ISBN 9780521361828 and ISBN 0521361826.