Rules Without Rulers: The Possibilities and Limits of Anarchism

by Matthew Wilson

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This book is about the possibility of organising society without the state, but, crucially, it makes the claim, contrary to much anarchist theory, that such a life would not entail absolute freedom; rather, as the title suggests, it would mean creating new forms of social organisation which, whilst offering more freedom than state-capitalism, would nonetheless still entail certain limits to freedom. In making this argument, a secondary point is made, which highlights the book's originality; namely, that, whilst anarchism is defended by an increasing number of radicals, the reality of what an anarchist society might look like, and the problems that such a society might encounter, are rarely discussed or acknowledged, either in academic or activist writings.
  • ISBN10 178279008X
  • ISBN13 9781782790082
  • Publish Date 29 August 2014
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country US
  • Publisher John Hunt Publishing
  • Imprint Zero Books
  • Format eBook
  • Language English