Iain Mckay

The Libertarian Reader Vol 1, Fighting For Freedom 1857 - 1896. 

448 Pages

Libertarian was first coined in 1857 to summarise opposition to the authoritarian relations generated by the state, capitalism and patriarchy – and the desire to end them. This anthology brings together libertarian writings from the next 160 years, all united by a love of freedom and seeking to change the world to allow every individual to flourish.  The first volume includes an excellent introduction outline the reason and argument of this work by Iain Mckay.

The Libertarian Reader Vol 2, Fighting For Freedom 1897 - 1936.

454 Pages

This volume includes old favourites like Kropotkin, Magon, Ruhle, Makhno and Joe Hill as well as many other less well known libertarians from the early 20th century.

The Libertarian Reader Vol 3, Fighting For Freedom 1937 - 1976.

468 Page

The third volume covers Kronstadt, the second world war, the Spanish Civil War and the rise of feminism and include Goldman, Dolgoff, Ward and Vaneigem amongst many others.

The Libertarian Reader Vol 4, Fighting For Freedom 1977 -  2016.

456 Pages

The final volume brings the arguments up to date with Meltzer, Christie, Guerin, Black and Chomsky all chipping in along with many others.

• publisher: Active distribution

• 2023