The Conquest of Bread by Peter Kropotkin

The Conquest of Bread

Peter Kropotkin, David Priestland, Pyotr Kropotkin

Penguin Publishing Group · Print & ebook · December 8, 2015

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Genres
Anarchism, Political Philosophy, Communism & Socialism
Published
Penguin Publishing Group, December 8, 2015

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About this book

"Well-being for all is not a dream." In this brilliantly enjoyable rallying-cry of a book, Kropotkin lays out the heart of his anarchist beliefs—beliefs that surged around the world in the late 19th and early 20th centuries and that have a renewed relevance and poignancy today.

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Humane and thoughtful, but also a devastating critique of how modern society is organized (with the brutal, narrow few clinging onto their wealth and privileges at the expense of the many), The Conquest of Bread is a book to be argued over, again and again. For more than sixty-five years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,500 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

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  • anarchist thought in compact form
  • politics, philosophy, and social theory intersecting

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  • layered arguments
  • a reference-friendly read

Where it sits

Anarchism100%
Political Philosophy42%
Communism & Socialism23%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Political Philosophy
  • Anarchism
  • Russian & Post-Soviet Politics
Authors
Peter Kropotkin, David Priestland, Pyotr Kropotkin
Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
Published
December 8, 2015
Format
Print & ebook
Reading lane
Political Philosophy