Should We Take Anarchism Seriously?

Title: Should We Take Anarchism Seriously?
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Should We Take Anarchism Seriously?

Anarchism as a political ideology did not emerge until Pierre-Joseph Proudhon (1809-1865) declared himself an 'anarchist' in his book What is Property? in 1840. Before this, the term 'anarchy', deriving from Greek and literally meaning 'without rule', had negative connotations and was often applied to political opponents as a derogatory term with the meaning "advocating chaos", for example the Diggers of the English Civil War and the Enragés of the French Revolution were referred …showed first 75 words of 2107 total…

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…showed last 75 words of 2107 total…Who Shocked An Era (London: Library of the 21st Century, 1971) Marshall, Peter, Demanding the Impossible: A History of Anarchism (London: HarperCollins Publishers, 1992) Turner, Royce, "Anarchism: What is it?", Politics Review, vol. 3 (1993-4), pp.28-32 Vincent, Andrew, Modern Political Ideologies, 2nd Edition (Oxford: Blackwell Publishers Ltd, 1996) Websites: Anarchism, From Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopaedia, last modified 10.24am 22 November2004:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anarchism#Violence_and_non-violence accessed: November 22 2004 <Tab/><Tab/>

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