"The Anarchist Tension", a talk by Alfredo M. Bonanno. Jean Weir's translations are good, but if you read Italian go for the original. Bonanno's work more generally is worth digging into.
"That Teaching is Impossible", by Alejandro de Acosta.
"The Philosophy of Progress" and "Principles of the Philosophy of Progress", serving as introductions to P.-J. Proudhon's anti-absolutism and his very-useful sociology in terms of *collective force*.
"Why We Don't Make Demands", by CrimethInc., a very accessible text on the 'direct action' ethic of anarchists.
All of Voltairine de Cleyre. Really enjoyed 'getting to know her' in the past few years. Most of it is still not available on the library. Also check out Paul Avrich's biography ("An American Anarchist").
"The Bankruptcy of Beliefs" and its sequel "The Rising Anarchism", by Ricardo Mella.
ex-librarian picks
Last time I put together a list I included these:
"The Anarchist Tension", a talk by Alfredo M. Bonanno. Jean Weir's translations are good, but if you read Italian go for the original. Bonanno's work more generally is worth digging into.
"That Teaching is Impossible", by Alejandro de Acosta.
"The Philosophy of Progress" and "Principles of the Philosophy of Progress", serving as introductions to P.-J. Proudhon's anti-absolutism and his very-useful sociology in terms of *collective force*.
"Why We Don't Make Demands", by CrimethInc., a very accessible text on the 'direct action' ethic of anarchists.
All of Voltairine de Cleyre. Really enjoyed 'getting to know her' in the past few years. Most of it is still not available on the library. Also check out Paul Avrich's biography ("An American Anarchist").
"The Bankruptcy of Beliefs" and its sequel "The Rising Anarchism", by Ricardo Mella.