I’ve just posted a translation of selections from The Philosophy of Defiance, an 1854 anarchist pamphlet published in New York and written by a French exile who signed the work “Felix P…..” Max Nettlau discovered the text, and published portions of it in La Revue Anarchiste for July, 1922. That’s fortunate, because the original text seems to be rare to the point of nonexistence, and because it’s a very interesting example of early anarchist thought.
Working Translations
Letters to “l’en dehors” from Max Nettlau and Emma Goldman (1922)
Vienne, 22 juillet 1922. Mon cher camarade, … Je suis très content d’apprendre que vos malheurs ont pris fin — jusqu’au moment où on voudra frapper à nouveau l’esprit « en dehors » que vous […]
Anarchist Beginnings
Max Nettlau, “Alrededor de la ‘Síntesis anarquista'” (1929)
Alrededor de la “Síntesis anarquista” Apreciados camaradas : Me habéis remitido la «Síntesis anarquista» de Sebastián Faure, fechada en 20 de febrero de 1928, y tengo la seguridad de que reeditaréis este documento notable, o […]
From the Archives
Max Nettlau, “New Tactics For Trade Unionists” (1897)
[one_third][/one_third][two_third_last] NEW TACTICS FOR TRADE UNIONISTS. In labor struggles at every juncture, the solidarity of labor and public opinion are appealed to, and prove valuable, or rather invaluable helps to the isolated action of smaller […]