Dead end or open road? Assessing the history of anarchism.

ContentsList of Illustrations Preface Acknowledgments 1 Introduction: Anarchism, a Simple and Odd Business? Historiography and the irrationality of anarchism A policy of rational accommodation Epilogue: a charitable approach to anarchism 2 The First International: A Lasting Heritage Errico Malatesta, one of the 'Benevento Band' Two brands of socialism at cross purposes Distinctive anarchist themes Epilogue: the anarchist project 3 An 'Anarchist Rarity' Reappears, 1889 Opaque planning across borders London: direct action on a mass scale An official 'reappearance' A transnational network Epilogue: three paradigmatic months 4 A Short-Lived, Momentous Periodical, 1889-90 Anarchist pluralism Anarchism as a method Solidarity as a value Conscious minorities and masses Tactical principles Methodological individualism Epilogue: pragmatism and coherence 5 Opaque Insurrectionary Trials, 1890-92 The indeterminacy of social action Propaganda by the deed redefined France: the First of May An anarchist party Italy: 'An Unknown Young Man . . .' Spain: a speaking tour? Epilogue: the continuity of anarchism 6 Open-Ended Popular Movements, 1892-94 The anarchist tactical chasm Belgium: workers on strike for universal suffrage Sicily: peasants in revolt against taxes An uneventful year of deep change Epilogue: the tide of history 7 Patient Work in the Light of Day, 1894-98 The crossroads of cosmopolitan anarchism A pluralist view on the labor movement Two methodological approaches at cross purposes Sustainable struggles and steady growth Anarchism, parliamentarianism, and decision making An anarchist mobilization drive Epilogue: the 'fatal dichotomies' of anarchism 8 From the Other Side of the Atlantic Ocean, 1899-1900 An impromptu escape? Anarchist tactics and the lesson of experience New Jersey: taking care of Italian business Organization and oligarchy: an anarchist debate A national movement spanning continents The cross-national dimension of anarchism Epilogue: the proper scope of anarchist history 9 Malatesta's Anarchism: A Charitable Interpretation Anarchist gradualism A socialist open society The rejection of 'good by force' A morality-driven spontaneous process Theories of collective action: a comparison Epilogue: less is more 10 Conclusion: A Complex, Rational Business References Index