Kropotkin’s “The Conquest of Bread” Today; Anarchist Political Economics

by Wayne Price

For forty years, Peter Kropotkin (1842—1921) was active in the anarchist movement. “Kropotkin…was the chief exponent of the ideas of the European anarchist movement, which for the most part, only developed after Bakunin’s death.” (Cahm 1989; p. ix) One of his most well-known books was The Conquest of Bread. Written clearly and understandably, it laid out his program of anarchist-communism and is still widely read throughout the world.

Anti-Economy Anarchy

From Ignited In Dark: Against The Dominant Idea by Wulfinna

Along with being opposed to every state, every political denomination and every form of society and civilization, I am opposed to every economic system and the notion of economy in general having an effect on my life. Why? Because no system, no institution in any sphere of sociability can agreeably interact with me. Even ones that seem to be imbued with a certain sanctity of necessity by even the most radical voices then and now. I stand apart from all of it because I prefer to play by myself.

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