Anarchism (Eltzbacher book)
1900 book by Paul Eltzbacher
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Anarchism is book-length study of anarchism written by Paul Eltzbacher. It was originally published in 1900 and quickly translated into five languages, including English in 1908 by Steven T. Byington.
 Title page of first English edition | |
| Author | Paul Eltzbacher |
|---|---|
| Original title | Der Anarchismus |
| Translator | Steven T. Byington |
| Language | German |
| Subject | Anarchism |
| Publisher | Guttentag |
Publication date | 1900 |
| Publication place | Germany |
Published in English | 1908 |
| Pages | 305 (German 1st ed.) 309 (English 1st ed.) |
| OCLC | 1150798 |
Original text | Der Anarchismus at HathiTrust |
| Translation | Anarchism at HathiTrust |
Contents
Publication
Originally published in 1900, Eltzbacher's book was quickly translated into Spanish (1901), French (1902), Russian (1903), and Dutch (1903). Steven T. Byington translated the English version for publication by Benjamin Tucker in 1908. The English translation was reprinted in 1960 by the Libertarian Book Club of New York. The reprint's editor preface provides a history of the book's publication and details on the author, translator, and publisher. But it also introduces errors, particularly in the Proudhon section.[2]
Reception and legacy
Eltzbacher's Anarchism was among the most accessible compilations of anarchist writings in the early twentieth century.[1] It was and remains among the most read studies of the subject.[3]
Kropotkin himself, in his 1910 Encyclopædia Britannica article on "Anarchism", commended the book as the best and most fair work on the topic, written with a full knowledge of anarchist literature.[1]
