{"product_id":"the-conquest-of-bread-peter-kropotkin-9798902720331","title":"The Conquest of Bread","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Conquest of Bread\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e (1892) by \u003cstrong\u003ePeter Kropotkin\u003c\/strong\u003e is a foundational anarchist text that argues for a society based on \u003cstrong\u003eanarchist communism\u003c\/strong\u003e. Kropotkin criticizes capitalism and the state for creating artificial scarcity and inequality despite abundant productive capacity. He contends that wealth is collectively produced and therefore should be \u003cstrong\u003eshared according to need\u003c\/strong\u003e, not owned privately.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book advocates the \u003cstrong\u003eabolition of private property, wage labor, and centralized government\u003c\/strong\u003e, proposing instead decentralized, voluntary communities organized around mutual aid. Kropotkin emphasizes that a successful social revolution must immediately ensure access to basic necessities-especially food-for all, as freedom is meaningless without material security.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Peter Kropotkin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798902720331\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Lushena Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/24\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 196\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.69d","brand":"Peter Kropotkin","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48517108007167,"sku":"9798902720331","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_594506d3-475f-4634-839d-0cac5b946257.jpg?v=1778729955","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-conquest-of-bread-peter-kropotkin-9798902720331","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}