The Conquest of Bread

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Publicado el 15 de noviembre de 2021 por Standard Ebooks.

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The Conquest of Bread is a political treatise written by the anarcho-communist philosopher Peter Kropotkin. Written after a split between anarchists and Marxists at the First International (a 19th-century association of left-wing radicals), The Conquest of Bread advocates a path to a communist society distinct from Marx and Engels’s Communist Manifesto, rooted in the principles of mutual aid and voluntary cooperation.

        <p>Since its original publication in 1892, <i>The Conquest of Bread</i> has immensely influenced both anarchist theory and anarchist praxis. As one of the first comprehensive works of anarcho-communist theory published for wide distribution, it both popularized anarchism in general and encouraged a shift in anarchist thought from individualist anarchism to social anarchism. It was also an influential text among the Spanish anarchists in the Spanish Civil War of the 1930s, and the late anarchist theorist and anthropologist David Graeber cited the book as an inspiration …

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"Lo primero, ¿cómo están los máquinas?"... pero con seres humanos

Este clásico de la teoría política del comunismo libertario transmite la siguiente idea principal: la propiedad privada es una herramienta de la clase burguesa para mantener la desigualdad; es un robo desde el momento en el que el esfuerzo común e intergeneracional se copta para el su privado. Las tierras comunales, con los árboles podados especialmente para que todos puedan obtener varas, las tierras húmedas desecadas, la tierras roturadas, el conocimiento, la mejora de la productividad agrícola, etc. Todo ellos se produce de forma intergeneracional y colectiva. Privatizarlo es un espolio.

Si logramos producir los suficiente para todos ¿Por qué seguir distribuyendo las riquezas por todos de forma privativa? Es un sinsentido. Pero, ¿podemos determinar cómo contribuye exactamente cada persona a la producción para, en función de ello, otorgar un salario “justo” o es demasiado complejo? La naturaleza colectiva de la producción hace imposible un cálculo que obedezca a …

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Required reading for anyone exchanging labor for wages.

I found the book quite sharp and still thought-provoking for something written a century ago. Its message is relevant as ever, as we're plunged into the dystopia of corporatism and decay by those at the top exploiting the labor force. It is radical and revolutionary and I would heartily recommend it for anyone interested in the actual meaning and nature of work and its dynamics and how societies organize and form around both labor and culture.

Classic imagining of a future that sorta came true?

First published in 1906, a lot of the things Kropotkin imagined (soon we will all have electricity! And food delivery!) actually came to pass, and a lot of the social issues (child labor) have been mitigated, in the west. Many of his suggestions / predictions did not come to pass (we still have money). Very interesting to review what the pressing issues of his day, and feel some degree of hope that although we have our own problems, we have less cases of 8 year olds out-competing their parents in the workplace.

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  • Communism
  • Anarchism