Pierre-Joseph Proudhon : a biography
by George Woodcock
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Pierre Joseph Proudhon (1809-1865) is one of the most important French social theoreticians of the nineteenth century. George Woodcock's book, first published in 1956, was the first full-scale biography of Proudhon in the English language. Proudhon's influence on the French Socialist movement was immense and he played a great part in the First International and Paris Commune, in French syndicalism and in contemporary movements for currency reform. Proudhon's significance also reaches show more forward into the contemporary era, when his massive distrust of the state and his teaching of the need for world federation took on a new importance in a world threatened by the explosive rivalries of giant nationalistic states. show lessTags
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George Woodcock was born in Winnipeg, Canada on May 8, 1912. He was educated in England, and returned to Canada in 1949. He was a poet, critic, and essayist. During his lifetime, he wrote and edited almost 150 books. His works included Anarchism, The Anarchist Reader, The Crystal Spirit, and Canada and the Canadians. He was the founding editor of show more Canadian Literature, the first journal to look solely at Canada's literary world. He also founded the anarchist literary journal Now in 1940. He died from coronary problems on January 28, 1995 at the age of 82. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Canonical title
- Pierre-Joseph Proudhon : a biography
- Original publication date
- 1956
- People/Characters
- Pierre-Joseph Proudhon
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- Nonfiction, Sociology, Biography & Memoir, History, Economics, General Nonfiction, Philosophy
- DDC/MDS
- 335.2 — Society, government, & culture Economics Socialism and related systems Systems of French origin
- LCC
- HB105 .P8 .W6 — Social sciences Economic theory. Demography Economic theory. Demography History of economics. History of economic
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