Herbert Read (1893–1968) acquired in his lifetime a considerable international reputation in all the major areas of his diverse activities: as poet, as educationalist, as ...

From William Morris to Oscar Wilde to George Orwell left-libertarian thought has long been an important but neglected part of British cultural and political history. This work ...

This collection discusses both the history and theory of anarchism and in particular examines italian anarchism, the relationship between Marxism and anarchism, the influence ...

A study of the British state's confrontation with Chartism and Irish nationalism in 1848.

This text has established itself as the best short account of the Chartist movement available. It considers its origins and development, placing the movement within its broad ...