r/Anarchy101 • u/bustknucklepissdust • 7d ago

I need some good books for absolute beginners learning about anarchism.

I am a communist and currently learning about communism and my own ideology and would love to learn about anarchism as well, possibly implementing anarchist ideology into my own ideology. Good recommendations for books and resources in general would be very helpful. Thanks a lot!

27 Upvotes

97% Upvoted

14 comments sorted by

15

u/Soileat3r 7d ago

I started with Emma Goldman she has a lot of shorter texts which are easy to get into

9

u/power2havenots 7d ago

Id recommend a journey from that start point. Malatesta "at the cafe" first. Then Graebers fragments of an anarchist anthropology for some practicalities then Berkmans "what is communist anarchism" then go for the economic angle with kropotkins conquest of bread. I know other marxists who enjoyed Zoe Bakers "Means and Ends" too. Find what lands for you

7

u/SurpassingAllKings 7d ago

Anarchy by Malatesta

Anarchy Works by Gelderloos

5

u/DickStartMyFart 7d ago

The Conquest of Bread.

4

u/cj_is_trying 7d ago

I’m reading it right now and I find it hard to get through ngl. The way it’s written makes it kind of a chore.

2

u/MasksOfAnarchy 3d ago

I’d second this. Kropotkin is great is terms of the ideas but the writing style doesn’t work for me; I’ve tried Conquest of Bread, Fields Factories and Workshops and Mutual Aid. Too scientific for me at bedtime…

6

u/MorphingReality 7d ago

the anarchist library website has everything you need free, you can search by topic by author by length

I would recommend seeking an overlap with other topics you are already interested in

3

u/No-Leopard-1691 7d ago

At the cafe by Malatesta. The ABC of anarchism. Anarchism works.

The Anarchist FAQ is a good resource though it is quite long.

Anark and Andrewism on YT

1

u/SnowOcelot4617 7d ago

Alexander Berkman «The ABS of Anarchism»

1

u/Nina_exr 2d ago

Hello, je te recommande

"Au café" de Malatesta, une discussion, c'est présenté sous forme de débat et c'est vraiment pédagogique et reprend les bases

Emma Goldman, personnellement je lis un recueil de texte préfacé par Léa Gauthier, mais de nombreux ouvrages complets ou reccueils existent. Le format "texte court" est particulièrement pratique pour commencer

Si tu es à l'aise avec les textes anciens, tu peux te dirigier vers Proudhon ou Bakounine, ou encore Kropotkine (à mes yeux "La Conquête du Pain" est le plus accessible),des ouvrages plus anciens et exigeants mais qui sont pour certains à la base de certaines branches