Proudhon's Sociology

An introduction to the thought of Pierre-Joseph Proudhon, the first person to declare themself an anarchist.Available in English for the first time,Proudhon's Sociology is the landmark statement on Pierre-Joseph Proudhons thought. While interest in Proudhons work has undergone a revival in the last couple of decades in the English-speaking world, his theories about society remain little known. Pierre Ansarts book renders the complexity of Proudhon's thought intelligible and emphasizes how Proudhonian ideas remain relevant today.Ansart explores the similarities between Proudhon and Marxs thought, including the influence that Proudhons economic writings and theories of the state had on Marx. A year before the publication of Sociologie de Proudhon (1967), Henri Lefebvre published Sociologie de Marx as part of the same academic series. Both indispensable books, which were available to French students at the time of the strikes of MayJune 1968, had a real impact on the theoretical education of that generationand on generations since.This English-language edition contains an introduction by Ren Berthier, annotations by the translators and editor, and an additional piece by Ansart titled Proudhon Throughout History.