Table of Contents
Introduction x
Chapter 1 Anarchism 1
Foundations of Anarchist Thought 2
English Anarchist Thought 4
Pierre-Joseph Proudhon and French Anarchist Thought 5
William Godwin 6
Revolutionary Syndicalism 12
Russian Anarchist Thought 15
Anarchism as a Movement, 1870-1940 18
Errico Malatesta 20
Syndicalism 21
Anarchism in Spain 23
Decline of European Anarchism 27
Anarchism in the Americas 29
Haymarket Riot 32
Sacco-Vanzetti Case 34
Anarchism in East Asia 36
Anarchism in Japan 37
Kotoku Shusui 38
Anarchism in China 39
Anarchism in Vietnam and Korea 41
Decline of Anarchism in East Asia 42
Phan Boi Chau 42
Anarchism in the Arts 44
Poetry and Prose 46
Ba Jin 48
Theatre, Film, and Music 50
Painting, Graphic Art, and Cartooning 51
Contemporary Anarchism 53
Chapter 2 Revolution 57
Iranian Revolution of 1978-79 61
Prelude to Revolution 61
Revolution 64
Aftermath 65
Chinese Revolution 66
Taiping Rebellion 68
Russian Revolution of 1917 71
Glorious Revolution 74
American Revolution 77
Land Campaigns to 1778 78
Land Campaigns from 1778 84
The War at Sea 87
Aftermath 91
French Revolution 92
Aristocratic Revolt, 1787-89 93
Events of 1789 94
The New Regime 95
Counterrevolution, Regicide, and the Reign of Terror 96
The Directory and Revolutionary Expansion 99
Arab Spring 102
Chapter 3 Terrorism 108
Types of Terrorism 111
The History of Terror 114
Fatah 118
Hamas 121
Abu Nidal 122
Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine (DFLP) 127
Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) 128
George Habash 129
Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) 130
Foundation and Early Development 130
Expansion and the Rise of Yasir 'Arafat 131
Two Intifadas and the Search for Peace 133
Khalil Ibraham al-Wazir 134
Irgun Zvai Leumi 135
Hezbollah 136
'Abbas al-Musawi 140
Al-Qaeda 141
Osama bin Laden 143
September 11 Attacks 147
The Plot 147
Ayman al-Zawahiri 148
The Attacks 153
The Aftermath 156
The September 11 Commission and Its Findings 161
The Hunt for bin Laden 163
Al-Qaeda in Iraq 164
Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula 165
Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghrib 166
Taliban 168
Mohammad Omar 170
Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) 172
Muslim Brotherhood 174
Hasan al-Banna' 178
Pan Am Flight 103 Disaster 180
Tamil Tigers 182
Japanese Red Army 184
Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) 184
ETA 186
Red Brigades 188
Red Army Faction (RAF) 189
Boston Marathon Bombing of 2013 191
FALN 193
Timothy McVeigh 194
Shining Path 196
Tupamaro 198
Conclusion 199
Glossary 200
Bibliography 204
Index 211