{"product_id":"what-is-property-pierre-joseph-proudhon-9798902720201","title":"What Is Property?","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhat Is Property?\u003c\/em\u003e (1840)\u003c\/strong\u003e by \u003cstrong\u003ePierre-Joseph Proudhon\u003c\/strong\u003e is a foundational anarchist text that famously declares \u003cstrong\u003e\"Property is theft.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e Proudhon argues that \u003cstrong\u003eprivate ownership of productive property\u003c\/strong\u003e-especially land and capital-allows owners to exploit workers by taking value they did not create. He distinguishes this from \u003cstrong\u003epossession\u003c\/strong\u003e, which he accepts: the right to use what one personally occupies or works with.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book critiques legal and economic justifications for property, claiming they produce inequality, domination, and social injustice. Proudhon advocates a society based on \u003cstrong\u003emutualism\u003c\/strong\u003e, where individuals and cooperatives exchange labor and goods fairly without exploitation, and where authority imposed by property and the state is replaced by voluntary cooperation.\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 Pierre Joseph Proudhon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798902720201\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\/16\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 392\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.67lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 1.19d","brand":"Pierre Joseph Proudhon","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48520215724287,"sku":"9798902720201","price":56.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_524f0331-6b6b-4a60-ba7b-46daabd8de0b.jpg?v=1778741427","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/what-is-property-pierre-joseph-proudhon-9798902720201","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}