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OverviewThis book argues that the Russian thinker Petr Kropotkin’s anarchism was a bio-political revolutionary project. It shows how Kropotkin drew on late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century European and Russian bio-social-medical scientific thought to the extent that ideas about health, sickness, insanity, degeneration, and hygiene were for him not metaphors but rather key political concerns. It goes on to discuss how for Kropotkin's bio-political anarchism, the state, capitalism, and revolution were medical concerns whose effects on the individual and society were measurable by social statistics and explainable by bio-social-medical knowledge. Overall, the book provides a refreshing, innovative approach to understanding Kropotkin’s anarchism. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Richard MorganPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Weight: 0.231kg ISBN: 9780367563127ISBN 10: 0367563126 Pages: 154 Publication Date: 29 April 2022 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction Part I: Knowledge and methods 1. Forms of knowledge 2. Mapping, statistics, and social law Part II: Diagnoses and remedies 3. The state 4. Capitalism and the bourgeoisie 5. Revolution Postscript: the ambivalence of Kropotkin’s anarchist thoughtReviewsAuthor InformationRichard Morgan completed his doctorate at the School of Slavonic and East European Studies, University College London. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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