Kropotkin’s Mutual Aid: A Factor of Evolution represents one of the major contributions to twentieth-century political thought. A classic, though often misunderstood text of anarchist thinking, the book offers an exciting and viable alternative to our current political models. Kropotkin’s idea of mutual aid is the radical practice of caring for each other while actively working to change the world. This new and authoritative edition of Kropotkin’s important and unique contribution to the history of socialist ideas and anarchist ideology includes a critically informed afterword by Ruth Kinna that elucidates the book’s relevance for today.
Table of Content
Contents
Introduction
I. Mutual Aid Among Animals
II. Mutual Aid Among Animals (continued)
III. Mutual Aid Among Savages
IV. Mutual Aid Among the Barbarians
V. Mutual Aid in the Mediæval City
VI. Mutual Aid in the Mediæval City (continued)
VII. Mutual Aid Amongst Ourselves
VIII. Mutual Aid Amongst Ourselves (continued)
Conclusion
Appendices
Kropotkin’s Theory of Mutual Aid in Historical Context by Ruth Kinna
Biographical Timeline
Endnotes
About the author
Ruth Kinna is Professor of Political Theory at Loughborough University in Great Britain, home of the Anarchism Research Group and the journal Anarchist Studies. She holds a B.A. in History and Politics from Queen Mary University of London, and a D.Phil. from Oxford University. Among other books, she has published Anarchism: A Beginner’s Guide (2005), The Government of No One: The Theory and Practice of Anarchism (2019), Great Anarchists (2020), and edited Cultures of Violence (2020).
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