The Anarchists

The Anarchists is a book by the historian James Joll. At 265 pages, it is a relatively brief history of the anarchist movement, covering its philosophical beginnings in Europe with William Godwin and Pierre-Joseph Proudhon, the further development by the Russians Peter Kropotkin and Mikhail Bakunin and its influence on the working class movements of the 19th and 20th centuries -- mainly in Europe and Russia, but also in the United States.

The Anarchists was first published in 1964; the second edition (pictured) was published in 1979.

Table of contents

1 Contents 1.1 Part One 1.2 Part Two 1.3 Part Three

Contents

Part One

   I  Heresy and reason
  II  The myth of Revolution

Part Two

 III  Reason and revolution: Proudhon
  IV  Bakunin and the great schism

Part Three

   V  Terrorism and propaganda by the deed 
  VI  Saints and rebels
 VII  The Revolution that failed
VIII  Anarchists and syndicalists
  IX  Anarchists in action:  Spain
   X  Conclusion

Note: the book concerns libertarian socialism, individualist anarchism and anarcho-syndicalism, but does not mention anarcho-capitalism.