• Paperback
• 320
• Bakunin The Creative Passion
• Mark Leier
• English
• 03 April 2018
• 9781583228944

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SUMMARY ↠ PDF, eBook or Kindle ePUB ↠ Mark Leier Mark Leier ↠ 6 FREE DOWNLOAD SUMMARY Bakunin The Creative Passion F his life and thoughts Bakunin is an insightful read for all those who wish to better understand the fundamental basis of modern radical movementsMark Leier received his PhD from Memorial University of Newfoundland in 1992 Currently he is the chair of Simon Fraser University's History Department and lives in North Vancouver He has written three books on Canadian labor history and is the director of SFU's Centre for Labour Studi This book is best understood less as an ordinary biography than as an effort to correct widespread misconceptions about Bakunin and his politics Rather than start from a blank slate and building its architecture from scratch the book uses those misconceptions as the scaffolding on which to build his story This critical analysis is somewhat unusual for a biography but warranted by the ubiuity of misinformation about Bakunin With this in mind the book is appropriately sympathetic without veering into pure hagiography It skillfully tells Bakunin s story while setting the record straight on Bakunin s politics and ideas mostly through Bakunin s own words For example Bakunin is often thought of as being committed to violence and terrorism But as the author shows Bakunin rejected Jacobinismand believed revolution could not be accomplished through violence only through mass movements though self defense against violent reaction may be necessary The author also correctly situates Bakunin not merely as revolutionary who penned a few memorable uotes but as a rigorous and serious thinker whose ideas are worthy of further examination The book does gloss over some problematic elements of Bakunin such as a handful of writings that express an anti Semitic sentiment But those are uite limited and I m not sure what there is to say about that Overall I found this to be an extremely entertaining and informative book I would highly recommend this to anyone interested left politics or European history Shadows understand the fundamental basis of modern radical movementsMark Leier received his PhD from Memorial University of Newfoundland in 1992 Currently he is the chair of Simon Fraser University's History Department and lives in North Vancouver He has written three books on Canadian labor history and is the director of SFU's Centre for Labour Studi This book is best The House on Tradd Street understood less as an ordinary biography than as an effort to correct widespread misconceptions about Bakunin and his politics Rather than start from a blank slate and building its architecture from scratch the book The Horizon The Royal Marines Saga uses those misconceptions as the scaffolding on which to build his story This critical analysis is somewhat 奔馬 unusual for a biography but warranted by the Last to Die ubiuity of misinformation about Bakunin With this in mind the book is appropriately sympathetic without veering into pure hagiography It skillfully tells Bakunin s story while setting the record straight on Bakunin s politics and ideas mostly through Bakunin s own words For example Bakunin is often thought of as being committed to violence and terrorism But as the author shows Bakunin rejected Jacobinismand believed revolution could not be accomplished through violence only through mass movements though self defense against violent reaction may be necessary The author also correctly situates Bakunin not merely as revolutionary who penned a few memorable Night Moves uotes but as a rigorous and serious thinker whose ideas are worthy of further examination The book does gloss over some problematic elements of Bakunin such as a handful of writings that express an anti Semitic sentiment But those are Dark Tide Rising William Monk #24 uite limited and I m not sure what there is to say about that Overall I found this to be an extremely entertaining and informative book I would highly recommend this to anyone interested left politics or European history

SUMMARY ↠ PDF, eBook or Kindle ePUB ↠ Mark Leier Mark Leier ↠ 6 FREE DOWNLOAD SUMMARY Bakunin The Creative Passion Unfailingly informative and freuently exciting Leier's biography reintroduces a fascinating revolutionary knowledge of whose ideas helps one place such recent phenomena as the World Trade Organization protests in meaningful historical context BooklistThe life of Bakunin 1814–1876 the Russian architect of the anarchist movement provides a surprisingly enjoyable introduction to the tumult of 19th century radicalism Leier brings Great read A welcome informal biography that finds a good balance between Bakunin s life and the philosophical underpinnings of his anarchism I m no follower of Bakunin but it was good to see him looked at in the age he lived with the influence of Fichte and the Hegelian left It was also interesting how the author spent time considering the difference between his and Marx and Engels approach to change and the different views of the large number of revolutionaries who were just wandering Europe at the time There were times I felt the opinions were a little skewed but following the words of Tony Wilson of Factory Records fame When you have to choose between the truth and the legend choose the legend Totally informative and enjoyable Captive Embraces Captive #2 underpinnings of his anarchism I m no follower of Bakunin but it was good to see him looked at in the age he lived with the influence of Fichte and the Hegelian left It was also interesting how the author spent time considering the difference between his and Marx and Engels approach to change and the different views of the large number of revolutionaries who were just wandering Europe at the time There were times I felt the opinions were a little skewed but following the words of Tony Wilson of Factory Records fame When you have to choose between the truth and the legend choose the legend Totally informative and enjoyable

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SUMMARY ↠ PDF, eBook or Kindle ePUB ↠ Mark Leier Mark Leier ↠ 6 FREE DOWNLOAD SUMMARY Bakunin The Creative Passion Welcome consideration to the real merits of the movement Publishers WeeklyThe spellbinding story of both the man and the theory Bakunin chronicles one of the most notorious radicals in history as well as the founding of anarchism here revealed as a practical moral philosophy based on a critiue of wealth and powerMark Leier corrects many of the popular misconceptions about Bakunin and his ideas offering a fresh interpretation o Not an easy book to read but as with most difficult books extremely rewardingI ve always thought of myself as a Marxist but after reading this I m not so sure anyA great deal of the book is taken up with suabbles between MarxEngels and Bakunin and it is difficult to know who was right Bakunin certainly comes across as the nicer person The book is not just a biography but also a well argued explanation of Bukanin s views and the whole book is interwoven with comparisons of today s situation There is also a great deal of wit throughout and Mr Leier is a fine raconteur Any book that mentions Bob Dylan will always get my vote Captive Embraces Captive #2 up with suabbles between MarxEngels and Bakunin and it is difficult to know who was right Bakunin certainly comes across as the nicer person The book is not just a biography but also a well argued explanation of Bukanin s views and the whole book is interwoven with comparisons of today s situation There is also a great deal of wit throughout and Mr Leier is a fine raconteur Any book that mentions Bob Dylan will always get my vote