Are You Sure You Know What Anarchy is?
When you think of Anarchy, you may think of chaos, lawlessness, or just a white dude in a ski-mask tossing molotov cocktails. But that’s not what anarchy is. That’s the propaganda. Anarchy is a political philosophy based in the abolition of the state, in horizontal rather than hierarchical power, in mutual aid, and networks of care. When I learned how much I didn’t know about anarchy it blew my mind. Anarchists have been at the core of so much of modern history, and I want to share it with you.
created by Alanna
last updated January, 2026
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💞 yayyyy! grateful to you for making this! what a nice intro and fantastic description
AlannaOP
Thank you!!🥲 It'll be a work in progress. I've got so many more books I want to read and add, but because there is so much misinformation I want to be sure I'm vetting everything so it can be a helpful resource. ❤️
i'm so uneducated on anarchism and want to learn more someday, tysm for this list and for your big beautiful brain 🧠
AlannaOP
I don't think this list would exist without all your beautiful comments and support, so THANK YOU RIGHT BACK. 😘😘😘
hug hug hug!! i learn so much from you, Pagebound is so blessed to have you
thank you so much for this list, I love it
I love this list 💕
Oooo I am bookmarking this one!
finished the dispossessed recently, so loved seeing this!
AlannaOP
I feel like, the Dispossessed is the spark that starts so many on a path to Anarchy. 😅 It certainly was for me!
'Anarchism and Other Essays' by Emma Goldman is a great read as well
AlannaOP
Oh yes! I had that one but I didn’t read it fast enough and had to give it back to the library! There will definitely Goldman on this list and soon. Unfortunately the one biography of her I read was awful 😅
A few I’d suggest:
- Anarchism and the Black Revolution by Lorenzo Kom'boa Ervin
- The Nation on No Map: Black Anarchism and Abolition by William C. Anderson
- No Spiritual Surrender: Indigenous Anarchy in Defense of the Sacred by Klee Benally
- Black Seed: Not on Any Map: Indigenous Anarchy in an Anti-Political World
AlannaOP
Thank you for these recommendations! I can’t wait to check them out!
Wow I am so excited for the person I will become after reading the books on this list!!!!!
Thank you for putting it together!!! 😁
AlannaOP
Oh me too!! 😅 it’s been so empowering for me learning about this stuff!
Saved! 👏👏👏
