{"product_id":"the-conquest-of-bread-peter-kropotkin-9781618959416","title":"The Conquest of Bread","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Conquest of Bread is an 1892 book by the Russian anarcho-communist Peter Kropotkin. Originally written in French, it first appeared as a series of articles in the anarchist journal Le R volt . It was first published in Paris with a preface by  lis e Reclus, who also suggested the title. Between 1892 and 1894, it was serialized in part in the London journal Freedom, of which Kropotkin was a co-founder.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the work, Kropotkin points out what he considers to be the defects of the economic systems of feudalism and capitalism and why he believes they thrive on and maintain poverty and scarcity. He goes on to propose a more decentralized economic system based on mutual aid and voluntary cooperation, asserting that the tendencies for this kind of organization already exist, both in evolution and in human society.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Conquest of Bread has become a classic of political anarchist literature. It was heavily influential on both the Spanish Civil War and the Occupy movement. (wikipedia.org)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Peter Kropotkin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1618959417\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781618959416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bibliotech Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/07\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 186\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.62lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.43d","brand":"Peter Kropotkin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43987434504447,"sku":"9781618959416","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_681fdcbe-604f-43b7-be57-ba388628c860.jpg?v=1683288968","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-conquest-of-bread-peter-kropotkin-9781618959416","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}