12 essays by the influential radical include "Marriage and Love," "The Hypocrisy of Puritanism," "The Traffic in Women," Anarchism," and "The Psychology of Political Violence." Other enduringly relevant essays examine patriotism, the failure of the penal system, and drama as a means of conveying political theory.
Here's a sample of other books in this Dover category
Reform or Revolution and Other Writings by Rosa Luxemburg A refutation of revisionist interpretations of Marxist doctrine, the title essay (1899) explains why capitalism can never overcome its internal contradictions and defines the character of the proletarian revolution. 3 other essays.
The Ego and His Own: The Case of the Individual Against Authority by Max Stirner, Steven T. Byington, James J. Martin This prophetic 1844 work challenges the very notion of a common good as the driving force of civilization. It offers burning indictments of philosophers, Christianity, monarchism, and the bourgeois state.
The ABC of Anarchism by Alexander Berkman, Paul Avrich, Emma Goldman This book by one of the most gifted writers for the anarchist movement answers some of the charges made against it and presents the case for communist anarchism clearly and intelligently.
The Great Anarchists: Ideas and Teachings of Seven Major Thinkers by Dr. Paul Eltzbacher, Steven T. Byington This classic comparative study examines the thoughts of 7 major writers — Godwin, Proudhon, Stirner, Bakunin, Kropotkin, Tucker, and Tolstoy — on the subject of anarchy, using their own words.
Reflections on Violence by Georges Sorel, T. E. Hulme, J. Roth, Edward A. Shils A noted revolutionary voices his belief in class warfare as a means of effecting lasting social change. His searching inquiry extends to the functions of violence, the sources of political power, and more.
General Idea of the Revolution in the Nineteenth Century by P.-J. Proudhon Influential 1851 work, the basis for later radical and anarchist theory, posits an ideal society in which frontiers are abolished, national states eliminated, and authority decentralized among communes or locality associations.
The Revolution Betrayed by Leon Trotsky, Max Eastman One of Marxism's most important texts, this 1936 polemic explores the fate of the Russian Revolution after Lenin's death. A brilliant and profound evaluation of Stalinism, it prophesies the inevitable collapse of the Soviet Union.
My Disillusionment in Russia by Emma Goldman Influential document passionately assesses early history of Soviet Russia: political harassment and forced labor inflicted upon the masses, industrial militarization, persecution of anarchists, and many other issues.
Anarchism: A Collection of Revolutionary Writings by Peter Kropotkin Includes "Law and Authority," arguing social control through custom and education, and "Prisons and Their Moral Influence on Prisoners," expressing the evils of the prison system, and other documents.
