{"product_id":"anarchism-and-other-essays-9780486224848","title":"Anarchism and Other Essays","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the 1890s and for years thereafter, America reverberated with the name of the \"notorious Anarchist,\" feminist, revolutionist, and agitator, Emma Goldman. A Russian Jewish immigrant at the age of 17, she moved by her own efforts from seamstress in a clothing factory to internationally known radical lecturer, writer, editor, and friend of the oppressed. This book is a collection of her remarkably penetrating essays, far in advance of their time, originally published by the \u003ci\u003eMother Earth\u003c\/i\u003e press which she founded. \u003cbr\u003e In the first of these essays, \u003ci\u003eAnarchism: What It Really Stands For\u003c\/i\u003e, she says, \"Direct action, having proven effective along economic lines, is equally potent in the environment of the individual.\" In \u003ci\u003eMinorities Versus Majorities\u003c\/i\u003e she holds that social and economic well-being will result only through \"the non-compromising determination of intelligent minorities, and not through the mass.\" Other pieces deal with \u003ci\u003eThe Hypocrisy of Puritanism\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003ePrisons: A Social Crime and Failure\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Psychology of Political Violence\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Drama: A Powerful Disseminator of Radical Thought\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003ePatriotism: A Menace to Liberty\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eThe Tragedy of Woman's Emancipation\u003c\/i\u003e. A biographical sketch by Hippolyte Havel precedes the essays. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnarchism and Other Essays\u003c\/i\u003e provides a fascinating look into revolutionary issues at the turn of the century, a prophetic view of the social and economic future, much of which we have seen take place, and above all, a glimpse into the mind of an extraordinary woman: brilliant, provocative, dedicated, passionate, and what used to be called \"high-minded.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dover Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50606707343634,"sku":"9780486224848","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_55b95d1b-3da3-424b-9a1d-0cf2fad9323e.jpg?v=1773738030","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/anarchism-and-other-essays-9780486224848","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}