{"product_id":"anarchism-and-other-essays","title":"Anarchism and Other Essays","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat does freedom mean when government, work, school and marriage all make claims on your life?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Anarchism and Other Essays, Emma Goldman asks what authority does to the mind and body. This 1910 collection brings her arguments about government, property, war and individual rights into sharp focus. She begins with “Anarchism: What It Really Stands For,” challenging the familiar image of bombs and chaos with her case for liberty from domination.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom “The Psychology of Political Violence” to her essay on modern drama, Goldman connects public arguments with ordinary lives. She questions prisons, patriotism, education and the promises of the women's movement. Her voice is passionate and partisan, not a calm survey. The stakes are concrete: how people learn, live, dissent and claim freedom for themselves.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eInside this book\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFreedom beyond the label\u003c\/strong\u003e – Explore Goldman's meaning of anarchism as a challenge to domination, rather than a call for chaos.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe roots of violence\u003c\/strong\u003e – Follow her disputed argument that political violence grows from the social conditions surrounding it.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePrisons under scrutiny\u003c\/strong\u003e – In “Prisons: A Social Crime and Failure,” encounter her challenge to punishment that leaves poverty untouched.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRoom for children to grow\u003c\/strong\u003e – “Francisco Ferrer and the Modern School” presents education that rejects rote learning and church control.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWomen's freedom questioned\u003c\/strong\u003e – In “Woman Suffrage,” Goldman asks whether gaining the vote can truly change women's lives.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for readers curious about radical politics, early feminism and debates before the First World War, or anyone who enjoys a sharp, argued essay.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOpen the first page now and meet Goldman's challenge to what freedom really means.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Library of Alexandria Press","offers":[{"title":"eBook","offer_id":58289285202268,"sku":"LOA-C426-EB","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audiobook — Coming soon","offer_id":58289285235036,"sku":"LOA-C426-AU","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":58289285267804,"sku":"LOA-C426-PB","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":58289285300572,"sku":"LOA-C426-HC","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1027\/9442\/8764\/files\/loa-top-00426-en_67424acc-ff91-464d-be46-535d383a2f03.jpg?v=1792697423","url":"https:\/\/libraryofalexandria.com\/de\/products\/anarchism-and-other-essays","provider":"The Library of Alexandria","version":"1.0","type":"link"}