Estudios sobre el Anarquismo — Obras de R. Mella — III

[These articles present a very challenging vision of the development of a revolutionary anarchism. They continue Mella’s arguments for an anarchism “without adjectives,” but also connect that notion to the idea of an “anarchist synthesis,” long before Voline presented his account of anarchist development and the need for synthesis that emerges from the very nature of anarchism itself. The translation is perhaps a little rough around the edges, but I think the ideas are clear enough.] THE BANKRUPTCY OF BELIEFS To my brother J. Prat: Faith has had its moment; it has also had its noisy bankruptcy. There is nothing […]

It’s been quiet here for quite a while, while I have been concentrating on writing and research in some new areas. A lot of my attention has been focused on the question of “anarchist synthesis” and my exploration of the debate surrounding it has finally forced me to dive deep into the Spanish-language anarchist periodicals of the early 20th century. Sources like La Revista Blanca and the “Suplementos” of the Argentinian paper La Protesta are remarkably rich in material from a variety of tendencies and nations, and the research has uncovered a number of very interesting discussion on the question […]

[two_third padding=”0 10px 0 0px”] OBRAS COMPLETAS DE R. MELLA VOLUMES PUBLISHED   I.—IDEARIO IDEOLOGY [1926 collection; 335 pages][Pdf at Bodleian Libraries] [text at ricardomella.org in two parts: “El socialismo anarquista” (“Doctrina”) and “Artículos de prensa” (lacks “De la playa a la montaña” and includes “Esperanza”)] (01) DOCTRINA DOCTRINE El socialismo anarquista [LL] (1) [3700 words] [“Anarchist Socialism”] (Natura, números 17 y 18, Barcelona, Junio 1904.) La cooperación libre y los sistemas de comunidad [AL][LL] (1) [3365 words] [“Free Cooperation and Communities“] (Memoria al Congreso revolucionario internacional de París, Mayo de 1900.) El principio de la recompensa y la ley […]