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The Anarchist Handbook Kindle Edition

by Michael Malice (Author), Murray Rothbard (Author), Max Stirner (Author), Format: Kindle Edition
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Anarchism has been both a vision of a peaceful, cooperative society—and an ideology of revolutionary terror. Since the term itself—anarchism—is a negation, there is a great deal of disagreement on what the positive alternative would look like. The black flag comes in many colors. The Anarchist Handbook is an opportunity for all these many varied voices to speak for themselves, from across the decades. These were human beings who saw things differently from their fellow men. They fought and they loved. They lived and they died. They disagreed on much, but they all shared one vision: Freedom.
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MICHAEL MALICE is the author of The White Pill: A Tale of Good and Evil, The Anarchist Handbook, Dear Reader: The Unauthorized Autobiography of Kim Jong Il, and The New Right, and coauthor of two New York Times best sellers. He is also the subject of the graphic novel Ego & Hubris, written by the late Harvey Pekar of American Splendor fame. He is the host of “YOUR WELCOME” with Michael Malice. Malice lives in Austin.

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There is so much anarchy packed into this book you will be amazed. It’s absolutely stunning how Dr Malice has gathered and presented this masterpiece. After buying it my life has improved exponentially. My wife loves me more, men envy me and women want me. My bank account has grown and I believe covid 19 has actually finally ended (outside of Florida where it’s been over for at least a year at this point)Seriously though this book will change the world and the more people who read it and share it the quicker the world will improve. I bought extra copies to share.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Easy reading.
Reviewed in the United States on January 17, 2023
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Loved the essays included in this book. It’s the kind of book that you can pick up and turn to any page and start reading. It’s helped me understand that anarchy is really about peace. As a Bahai, Ive studied the early history of our Faith and understand how corrupt governments have been destroying peaceful movements and killing people around the globe. I am seeking a personal philosophy that can encompass a spiritual and secular way of life and feel closer to it now than ever before.
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Gabriel
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Collection of the Best Anarchist Writing all in One Place.
Reviewed in the United States on May 10, 2023
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Malice really puts together a masterclass of the best anarchist thinking all in one place. If you were ever curious about what anarchy, look no further than this book.
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5.0 out of 5 stars No Rulers!
Reviewed in the United States on August 3, 2021
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As a voluntaryist and individualist anarchist influenced most heavily by Lysander Spooner and Murray Rothbard, I was never much interested in socialist anarchism, and I particularly disdained those individuals calling themselves anarchists who practiced "propaganda of the deed" -- i.e., violence. Bringing it up to today, it dismays me that some black-clad antifa punk hurling a brick through a McDonalds window is called an anarchist, when he is nothing of the sort. Anarchism is NOT destructionism.

That said, this anthology has given me new appreciation for those 19th/early 20th century writers whose brand of anarchism might not have matched mine on all points (and sometimes on many points), but whose hatred for the state was both righteous and on-target. No one's anarchism, including the type that I find most congenial and "correct," has all the answers. We are all struggling to reach a clear picture of the power dynamics at play in the relationship of the state to the individual, and to forge a path forward out of the mess we find ourselves in.

I recommend this book to all who claim the anarchist label, or who are merely interested in this way of viewing the world and our societies. Coercion as a means to organize human beings and their economic and social relationships has created untold horrors. The more people who reject coercion, and especially that conducted so brutally by state actors, the better.

Some reviewers have mentioned typos in this book. Indeed, some of the essays are sprinkled with the kind of typos I have seen in texts that were scanned and then run through an optical character recognition program, with insufficient human "clean-up." However, they are not so many as to be unduly distracting and they do not impede reading.

Michael Malice is an interesting guy, by the way, even kind of weird in a good and funny way. I follow him on Twitter, and you should, too.
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Ancapadam
5.0 out of 5 stars Malice has done the world a great service!
Reviewed in the United States on May 23, 2021
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Michael Malice has crafted the definitive anthology on anarchist thought for general audiences. Mr. Malice covers the entire spectrum of anti-authoritarian thought, ranging from the left-anarchist thinking of individuals such as Bakunin, Proudhon, and Goldman, to the pro-capitalist, austro-libertarian tradition of Rothbard, Friedman (the son; not the father), and Spencer. What's awesome about this work is that Malice doesn't try to force (hint, hint, wink, wink) readers into accepting one school of thought over the other. His primary objective is to introduce readers to the thoughts and ideas of individuals who understood that all forms of government--democratic, communist, monarchist, etc.--are simply incompatible with Man's ability to live a life that's free from the shackles of despotism. Now, don't get me wrong: there will be those who favor one branch of anti-authoritarianism over the other. As you can clearly tell by my Amazon username, I will always take the side of individuals such as Rothbard, Hoppe, and Casey any day of the week. However, that doesn't mean that those on who created the foundation for anarcho-communism didn't have moments of genius from time-to-time.

I hope Mr. Malice creates a trend for himself, and continues to publish books that introduce those to ways of thinking that have habitually been labelled insane in our current society. We need to understand the minds of radical thinkers now more than ever.
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jonathan
5.0 out of 5 stars If you're interested in Anarchism, this is the book for you!
Reviewed in the United States on May 21, 2021
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Imagine someone were to ask an Atheist, "Tell me, what are all the most important Athiest schools of thought that have cropped over the past 2 centuries?" This task would require not just an immense amount of knowledge about Atheism, but a deep index of all the views with which those Atheist contrast. The more practical and honest approach for the Athiest would be to refer to the questioner to all the most influential minds for each school. This however is mearly a deferral, because all those Goliath intellectuals of Atheist have such large bodies of work, to sift thought it all to find the gems is a problem of its own. Therefore what the layman needs is not the whole body of work, but a distillation.

This is what Mr. Malice has achieved in this Anarchist Handbook. In it, you will find the most influential works from all greatest minds of the movement. A sort of "best hits" of the last couple centuries. Not some crappy cover of it by a grubby friend; but the most important work, by the greatest minds, from various schools of thought. A fantastic read, and an absolute must have if you're interested in Anarchism!
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J. Monaghan
5.0 out of 5 stars Thorough and diverse history of thought
Reviewed in the United States on May 23, 2021
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This book is a thorough journey through the history of anarchist thought that starts and ends with fascinating and original ideas by the editor himself. I don't think any stripe of anarchism was left out, and even though I came in familiar with nearly every one of the authors in the book, many were essays that I had not yet read, and the order in which they were presented gave a coherent narrative I didn't think possible considering the diversity of thought represented herein. This is a must-read for everyone who is open to radical ideas, and perhaps even those who are not.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Thorough and diverse history of thought
Reviewed in the United States on May 23, 2021
This book is a thorough journey through the history of anarchist thought that starts and ends with fascinating and original ideas by the editor himself. I don't think any stripe of anarchism was left out, and even though I came in familiar with nearly every one of the authors in the book, many were essays that I had not yet read, and the order in which they were presented gave a coherent narrative I didn't think possible considering the diversity of thought represented herein. This is a must-read for everyone who is open to radical ideas, and perhaps even those who are not.
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Trevor Murray
5.0 out of 5 stars Statism vs Voluntary Relationships
Reviewed in Canada on July 18, 2021
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Statism is run on force while Anarchy (voluntary relationships) is run on things getting done voluntarily. Statism uses force, violent and deadly force if needed to implement it's ideas. Voluntaryism (Anarchy) shares ideas and doesn't use violence to achieve it's goals. Does a business come to your home every week and demand you pay them for their service whether you use said business or not? I think Not! Statism "government" Does use violence to collect money from you and one cannot unsubscribe from it's "service" rendering "government" an organization full of subjects forced to live in Involuntary Servitude.

Thank you kindly Michael Malice, you are a thoughtful man who promotes peaceful ways of relating to one another. You are not deceitful nor are you delusional when talking about Anarchy.

Yours truly,

Trevor Murray
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Fallendarkest
5.0 out of 5 stars Enlightening but also heavy going
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 24, 2021
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I will open this by saying that I love Michael Malice. An undervalued intellectual and well known (the best?) modern anarchist. In summary-this is Michaels chosen collection of literary works from (in his view); the best anarchist texts from the 1700’s until present day. The book can be heavy going at times (especially the earlier texts). - However it provides an invaluable overview of different anarchist views, which provides a great picture of what anarchism is all about. For me, well I’m not an anarchist it seems - but this book is essential for those exploring their political allegiance.
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Madhan
5.0 out of 5 stars Simply well done
Reviewed in India on July 7, 2021
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A well done book, good collection of essays about a very conventional topic. Unfortunate that Noam Chomsky couldn't make it

As a young kid I say this, a world without Michael malice I would have been more lonelier. Thank you for existing ❤️ and you don't have to turn back and look at us!
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Rainer Boegle
5.0 out of 5 stars A must-read!!!
Reviewed in Germany on May 29, 2021
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Learn as much as you can and see what you agree on and what is not for you, but please engage with everything in here, you certainly won't learn this in school!
There is so much essential material in here, the only essay missing here is Ted Kaczynski "industrial society and its future", but this can be excused because Uncle Ted is a special esoteric and extravagant style of anarchist as his main concern is the resistance of organized technological society and therefore the state but not necessarily individual anarchism, however still he places highest importance on living on your own terms, which is a big theme in this book.

Learn to dispel the myths of the state!
This is your handbook!
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Alex
5.0 out of 5 stars No bombs
Reviewed in Australia on August 8, 2021
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This book won't tell you how to make bombs, but it will help you decide if bombs are appropriate and where to throw them.
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