George Woodcock (1912-1995), internationally acclaimed intellectual historian and man of letters, was the author of dozens of books, including the classic biography Gabriel Dumont: The Metis Chief and His Lost World and the Governor-General's Award-winning George Orwell: The Crystal Spirit .
Preface to the 1986 edition
1. Prologue
Part One: The Idea
2. The Family Tree
3. The Man of Reason
4. The Egoist
5. The Man of Paradox
6. The Destructive Urge
7. The Explorer
8. The Prophet
Part Two: The Movement
9. International Endeavours
10. Anarchism in France
11. Anarchism in Italy
12. Anarchism in Spain
13. Anarchism in Russia
14. Various Traditions: Anarchism in Latin America, Northern Europe,
Britain, and the United States
15. Epilogue
Index
