Errico Malatesta

Important anarchist thinker Errico Malatesta set out to explain the fundamental tenets of anarchism in what he considered it his best work. This classic piece of polemic was first published in 1891 and has been in continual demand ever since.

Anarchy

Conversations on Anarchism

At the Café

“Anarchy, in common with socialism, has as its basis, its point of departure, its essential environment, equality of conditions; its beacon is solidarity and freedom is its method.”—Errico Malatesta The most distinctive and universal anarchist principle is the principle of coherence between ends and means: human emancipation cannot be achieved by authoritarian means. However, the same principle could also be read in the opposite direction: our ends should not be disconnected from our action; our ideals should not be so lofty as to make no difference to what we do here and now. The anarchist whose deeds and words have best illustrated both sides of that principle—the “idealist” and the “pragmatist”—is Errico Malatesta. Never one to divorce thought from action, or retreat into dogmatism, his life and ideals remain an inspiration the world over. The Method of Freedom is the first collection to capture the full range of Malatesta’s thought over sixty years as an anarchist propagandist. The Method of Freedom collects Malatesta's most enduring long-form essays--including "Anarchy" and "Our Program"--together with previously untranslated articles from the numerous journals he edited over his long newspaper career. In fact, nearly two-thirds of the collected texts have been newly translated into English. Written in Malatesta's clear, accessible style, these essays are sure to excite a new generation of radicals.

An Errico Malatesta Reader

The Method of Freedom

Peter Kropotkin

Abbie Hoffman

Félix Fénéon

Louise Michel

Ann Hansen

Clément Duval

Louis Léveillé

Ravachol

Georges Étiévant

Auguste Vaillant

Émile Henry

Sante Caserio

Marius Jacob

Raymond Callemin

Enrique Flores Magón

Mollie Steimer

Louise Olivereau

Bo Brown

Kuwasi Balagoon

Bill Dunne

Nikos Maziotis

Pola Roupa

Rami Syrianos

Alfredo Cospito

Nicola Gai

Jeremy Hammond

Eric King

Anarchist Statements Before Judge and Jury

Defiance

Polemical Articles 1924-1931

The Anarchist Revolution

Χωρίς εξουσία

Προς μια ελεύθερη κοινωνία

L'anarchia e il nostro programma

« Le discours solidaire des puissants n’est qu’un leurre, puisqu’en réalité ils comptent bien davantage sur l’égoïsme et l’isolement des individus pour asseoir leur pouvoir. Le xxe siècle a été l’occasion de faire croire aux populations du monde, et en premier lieu à celles des pays industrialisés, que le “chacun pour soi” était la voie unique de la réussite. Le capitalisme [...] a conduit à des aberrations inédites en matière d’inégalités sociales, de concentration du pouvoir, d’endoctrinement des masses par la culture de la consommation, de pollution massive et critique de l’environnement. La solidarité dont nous avons besoin est bien différente de celle que nous offrent les gouvernants. Nous avons besoin d’une solidarité fondée sur l’aide mutuelle, sur le respect de l’égalité et de la liberté de toutes les femmes et de tous les hommes qui forment la société. La solidarité que nous propose Malatesta est la seule porteuse de progrès, de justice sociale et, en définitive, de liberté. » Serge Roy, extrait de la préface

L'anarchie

An Anarchist Programme & Anarchist Propaganda

Between Peasants

"Ayant vécu enchaîné depuis sa naissance et étant l'héritier d'une longue série d'esclaves, l'homme a cru, quand il a commencé à penser, que l'esclavage était la caractéristique même de la vie, et la liberté lui est apparue comme étant chose impossible. De la même façon, contraint depuis des siècles et donc habitué à attendre du patron le travail, c'est-à-dire le pain, et à voir sa propre vie perpétuellement à la merci de celui qui possède la terre et le capital, le travailleur a fini par croire que c'est le patron qui lui permet de manger et il se demande naïvement comment il pourrait vivre si les maîtres n'existaient pas."

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Anarchie

This book is one of Errico Malatesta's most influential writings. It sets forth the basic principles of anarchism. Besides expressing the basics of Anarchism he also gave arguments against Socialism and Capitalism. Malatesta shows in a concise way, using skeptic and philosophy, the goal, which Anarchists should achieve: new and better society. Errico Malatesta (1853 –1932) was an Italian anarchist and a committed revolutionary. He believed that the anarchist revolution was inevitable, and that violence would be a necessary part of it. He spent much of his life exiled from Italy and in total spent more than ten years in prison. Malatesta wrote and edited a number of radical newspapers and was also a friend of Mikhail Bakunin.

Reproduction of the original: Anarchy by Errico Malatesta

Introduzione e note Alfredo M. Bonanno

L'anarchia

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Errico Malatesta (14 December 1853 - 22 July 1932) was an Italian anarchist. He spent much of his life exiled from Italy and in total spent more than ten years in prison. Malatesta wrote and edited a number of radical newspapers and was also a friend of Mikhail Bakunin. He was an enormously popular figure in his time. 'Anarchy' is considered the finest of his books and the clearest exposition of his beliefs. Check out our other books at www.dogstailbooks.co.uk

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After escaping from forced residency on an island off the coast of Italy, Malatesta made his way to London and eventually Paterson, New Jersey, in 1899. Here, among thousands of weavers in the burgeoning silk industry, Malatesta contributed to the anarchist press and was caught up in intrigue with fellow Italian anarchists—resulting in a bullet to the leg on September 3, 1899. From the columns of Questione Sociale, he addressed the themes of organization, the anarchist program, freedom as a method, the problem of love, bourgeois influences of anarchism, and much more. Incorporating Malatesta’s articles on the American situation, unpublished interviews, and reports on French and Spanish conferences—such as those held in Cuba in March 1900—this volume demonstrates the transnational dimension of Malatesta's activity, the breadth of his views and experiences, and his prominent role in labor and anarchist movements on both sides of the Atlantic. Includes an introduction by the late historian Nunzio Pernicone.

"Towards Anarchy" : Malatesta in America, 1899–1900

The Complete Works of Malatesta Vol. IV

Errico Malatesta

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