{"product_id":"the-conquest-of-bread-paperback","title":"The Conquest of Bread - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePeter Kropotkin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDavid Priestland\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by), \u003cb\u003eDavid Priestland\u003c\/b\u003e (Notes by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Well-being for all is not a dream.\"\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this brilliantly enjoyable rallying-cry of a book, Kropotkin lays out the heart of his anarchist beliefs--beliefs that surged around the world in the late 19th and early 20th centuries and that have a renewed relevance and poignancy today. Humane and thoughtful, but also a devastating critique of how modern society is organized (with the brutal, narrow few clinging onto their wealth and privileges at the expense of the many), \u003ci\u003eThe Conquest of Bread \u003c\/i\u003eis a book to be argued over, again and again. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor more than sixty-five years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,500 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePETER KROPOTKIN (1842-1921) \u003c\/b\u003ecame from a major aristocratic Russian family but turned his back on it to embrace a life of imprisonment and exile in pursuit of his beliefs. His major works are \u003ci\u003eThe Conquest of Bread \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eMutual Aid\u003c\/i\u003e. His funeral was marked as the last permitted gathering of anarchists in the USSR. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eDAVID PRIESTLAND\u003c\/b\u003e (introducer) is the author of \u003ci\u003eRed Flag \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eMerchant, Soldier, Sage\u003c\/i\u003e. He teaches at St Edmund's Hall, University of Oxford.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 7.9 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 08, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51753763471648,"sku":"9780141396118","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/b84f66e2b2880158ee9cb434876315f9.webp?v=1780027023","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-conquest-of-bread-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}