Anarchism In France
Thinker Pierre-Joseph Proudhon, who grew up during the Restoration was the first self-described anarchist. French anarchists fought in the Spanish Civil War as volunteers in the International Brigades. French anarchism reached its height (as did the anarchist movement in general) in the late 19th century. According to journalist Brian Doherty, "The number of people who subscribed to the anarchist movement's many publications was in the tens of thousands in France alone."
Read more about Anarchism In France: From The Second Republic To The Jura Federation, Anarchist Participation in The Paris Commune, The Propaganda of The Deed Period and Exile To Britain, 1895–1914, From World War I To World War II, Under Vichy, The Fourth Republic (1945–1958), The Fifth Republic (1958) and May 1968, Notable Individuals, List of French Libertarian Organisations
Famous quotes containing the words anarchism and/or france:
“Anarchism is the only philosophy which brings to man the consciousness of himself; which maintains that God, the State, and society are non-existent, that their promises are null and void, since they can be fulfilled only through man’s subordination. Anarchism is therefore the teacher of the unity of life; not merely in nature, but in man.”
—Emma Goldman (1869–1940)
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