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13 November 2012

Aimed at the curious and, as yet, unconverted, and covering topics from "Why do anarchists oppose State Socialism?" to "What would an anarchist society look like?" the two-volume An Anarchist FAQ stands as the go-to reference for what anarchists believe, what they want, and how they intend to go about it. Find out what all the fuss is about.
Iain McKay is the editor of Property is Theft! A Pierre Joseph Proudhon Anthology. He lives in London, England.
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / Anarchism, HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century, POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory, REFERENCE / Handbooks & Manuals
An anarchist for over twenty years, Iain McKay has been involved in many anarchist groups in the UK. He is currently a member of the Black Flag editorial collective, Britain’s leading (and longest-lasting) anarchist magazine. In addition, he has produced An Anarchist FAQ, which summarizes and explains anarchist ideas and history and an introduction to and evaluation of Kropotkin’s ideas on mutual aid (both published by AK Press). He also writes on a host of issues for Black Flag and Freedom, as well as on websites (primarily Anarchist Writers). He has recently edited and written the introduction to Property is Theft!, the first comprehensive anthology of Pierre-Joseph Proudhon’s writings (2011).
Section G - Is individualist anarchism capitalistic?
Introduction
G.1 Are individualist anarchists anti-capitalist?
G.2 Why do individualist anarchists reject social anarchism?
G.3 Is "anarcho"-capitalism a new form of individualist anarchism?
G.4 Why do social anarchists reject individualist anarchism?
G.5 Benjamin Tucker: capitalist or anarchist?
G.6 What are the ideas of Max Stirner?
G.7 Lysander Spooner: right-"libertarian" or libertarian socialist?
Section H - Why do anarchists oppose state socialism?
Introduction
H.1 Have anarchists always opposed state socialism?
H.2 What parts of anarchism do Marxists particularly misrepresent?
H.3 What are the myths of state socialism?
H.4 Didn't Engels refute anarchism in "On Authority"?
H.5 What is vanguardism and why do anarchists reject it?
H.6 Why did the Russian Revolution fail?
Section I - What would an anarchist society look like?
Introduction
I.1 Isn't libertarian socialism an oxymoron?
I.2 Is this a blueprint for an anarchist society?
I.3 What could the economic structure of an anarchist society look like?
I.4 How would an anarchist economy function?
I.5 What would the social structure of anarchy look like?
I.6 What about the "Tragedy of the Commons"?
I.7 Won't Libertarian Socialism destroy individuality?
I.8 Does revolutionary Spain show that libertarian socialism can work in practice?
Section J - What do anarchists do?
Introduction
J.1 Are anarchists involved in social struggles?
J.2 What is direct action?
J.3 What kinds of organisation do anarchists build?
J.4 What trends in society aid anarchist activity?
J.5 What alternative social organisations do anarchists create?
J.6 What methods of child rearing do anarchists advocate?
J.7 What do anarchists mean by social revolution?