Anarchism, 1914–18

Matthew S. Adams is Lecturer in Politics, History and Communication at Loughborough UniversityRuth Kinna is Professor of Political Theory at Loughborough University

• Introduction – Matthew S. Adams and Ruth KinnaPart I: The interventionist debate1 Saving the future: the roots of Malatesta’s anti-militarism – Davide Turcato2 The Manifesto of the Sixteen: Kropotkin's rejection of anti-war anarchism and his critique of the politics of peace – Peter Ryley3 Malatesta and the war interventionist debate 1914–17: from the 'Red Week' to the Russian Revolutions – Carl LevyPart II: Debates and divisions4 Beyond the ‘People’s Community’: the anarchist movement from fin de siècle to the First World War in Germany – Lucas Keller5 'No man and no penny': F. Domela Nieuwenhuis, anti-militarism and the opportunities of World War One – Bert Altena6 ‘The bomb plot of Zürich’: Indian nationalism, Italian anarchism and the First World War – Ole Birk Laursen7 The French anarchist movement and the First World War – Constance Bantman and David Berry8 At war with Empire: the anti-colonial roots of American anarchist debates during World War I – Kenyon ZimmerPart III: The art of war: anti-militarism and revolution9 The anarchist anti-conscription movement in the U.S. – Kathy E. Ferguson10 Aestheticising revolution – Allan Antliff11Mutualism in the trenches: anarchism, militarism and the lessons of the First World War – Matthew S. AdamsIndex

'This book concurrently highlights the complexity and the significance of the anti-interventionists' values, ideas and practices. Stimulating and problematic themes emerge across contributions: anarchists' relation to "nation" and "state", the definition of "motherland", pragmatic and ideological answers to outbreaks of conflict (in the past, present and future), the role of art and aesthetics in the elaboration of trauma and in ideological developments....a valuable resource across disciplines.' Pietro di Paola, The University of Lincoln'The flowering of anarchist studies in recent years shows no signs of abating and Anarchism, 1914–18 provides yet another treat. The product of two conference panels in 2014, its ten substantive chapters are penned by a good mixture of well-established and next generation researchers. Edited by two luminaries of Loughborough University’s dynamic anarchist studies centre, it offers some rich and rewarding research on a period that, with recent centenary events, remains to some degree in the public eye.'Anarchist Studies