History 301
Spring 2000
Prof. Koenker


Anarchism and Syndicalism

March 27, 2000


I. Intellectual antecedents of anarchism

A. religious sects
B. French revolutionary thought (Babeuf)
C. utopian socialism

II. Pierre-Joseph Proudhon (1809-1865)

A. Centrality of labor
B. Direct exchange of goods
C. Proudhon's followers

III. Syndicalism and the Bourses de Travail

A. Fernand Pelloutier (1867-1901)
B. Syndicalism
C. Confederation of French Trade Unions (CGT)

IV. Mikhail Bakunin (1814-1876)

A. Revolutionary violence
B. Bakunin's followers

V. Georges Sorel (1847-1922)

A. Anti-intellectualism
B. Reflections on Violence (1906)

VI. Syndicalism in practice

A. Strike waves 1909-1913
B. Anarchism in Spain: Tragic Week 1909




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