Anarchism and Other Essays

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Librivox recording of Anarchism and Other Essays by Emma Goldman. Read by Lee Elliott and Peter Yearsley. Emma Goldman (1869-1940) was an anarchist known for her political activism, writing and speeches. She played a pivotal role in the development of anarchist political philosophy in North America and Europe in the first half of the twentieth century. Born in Russia, Goldman emigrated to the US in 1885 and lived in New York City, where she became a writer and a renowned lecturer on anarchist philosophy, women's rights, and social issues, attracting crowds of thousands. Goldman was imprisoned several times for "inciting to riot" and illegally distributing information about birth control. In 1906, Goldman founded the anarchist journal Mother Earth. In 1910, she collected a series of speeches and items she had written for Mother Earth and published Anarchism and Other Essays . In addition to a comprehensive look at anarchism and its criticisms, the book includes essays on patriotism, women's suffrage, marriage, and prisons. (summary extracted from wikipedia) For more free audiobooks, or to become a volunteer reader, please visit librivox.org . Download M4B (192MB)

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Emma Goldman

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audiobooks; librivox; nonfiction; essays; anarchism; women's suffrage; marriage; prisons; patriotism; puritanism; modern drama; politics

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