Calling MeFibrarians and MeFanarchists

February 13, 2008 11:55 AM

I have been asked at the last minute to incorporate some Bakunin into my paper (due Friday) on 19th Century theories of community. Not having read any Bakunin before, and not having much time to work on this, I am in a bit of a pickle. I am more than happy to do the relevant reading if only I can identify it. Can someone who has read Bakunin please recommend to me some specific pieces I should read? I am interested in ideas of what community is and should be, how it is created and maintained, why it is necessary, etc. For reference, the major theorist I am drawing on for this paper is Ferdinand Tonnies.
posted by arcticwoman to Education (2 answers total)

Best answer: Here's a good basic statement of his position; it's at this site, which has a bunch of his writings—this chapter from Marxism, Freedom and the State might be particularly useful for you, but you can look down the list of titles and check on ones that sound interesting. (Isn't the internet great?)

Freedom forever!
posted by languagehat at 12:35 PM on February 13, 2008 [1 favorite]

The basic introductory recommendation for Bakunin tends to be God and the State.
posted by Netzapper at 12:56 PM on February 13, 2008