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CONTENTS. PART I.--EARLY ANARCHISM. CHAP. I. PRECURSORS AND EARLY HISTORY Forerunners and Early History -- Definitions -- Is Anarchism a Pathological Phenomenon? -- Anarchism Considered Sociologically --Anarchist Movements in the Middle Ages -- The Theory of the Social Contract with Reference to Anarchism -- Anarchist Movements during the French Revolution -- The Philosophic Premises of the Anarchist Theory -- The Political and Economic Assumptions of Anarchism. II. PIERRE JOSEPH PROUDHON III. MAX STIRNER AND THE GERMAN PROUDHONISTS . PART II.--MODERN ANARCHISM. CHAP. IV. RUSSIAN INFLUENCES The Earliest Signs of Anarchist Views in Russia in 1848 -- The Political, Economic, Mental, and Social Circumstances of Anarchism in Russia -- Michael Bakunin -- Biography -- Bakunin's Anarchism -- Its Philosophic Foundations -- Bakunin's Economic Programme -- His Views as to the Practicability of his Plans -- Sergei Netschajew -- The Revolutionary Catechism -- The Propaganda of Action -- Paul Brousse. V. PETER KROPOTKIN AND HIS SCHOOL VI. GERMANY, ENGLAND, AND AMERICA Individualist and Communist Anarchism -- Arthur MUlberger -- Theodor Hertzka's Freeland -- Eugen DUhring's Anticratism -- Moritz von Egidy's United Christendom -- John Henry Mackay -- Nietzsche and Anarchism -- Johann Most -- Auberon Herbert's Voluntary State -- R. B. Tucker. PART III.--THE RELATION OF ANARCHISM TO SCIENCE AND POLITICS. CHAP. PAGE VII. ANARCHISM AND SOCIOLOGY: HERBERT SPENCER Spencer's Views on the Organisation of Society -- Society Conceived from the Nominalist and Realist Standpoint -- The Idealism of Anarchists -- Spencer's Work: From Freedom to Restraint. VIII. THE SPREAD OF ANARCHISM IN EUROPE First Period (1867-1880): The Peace and Freedom League -- The Democratic Alliance and the Jurassic Bund -- Union with and Separation from the International -- The Rising at Lyons -- Congress at Lausanne -- The Members of the Alliance in Italy, Spain, and Belgium -- Second Period (from 1880): The German Socialist Law -- Johann Most -- The London Congress -- French Anarchism since 1880 -- Anarchism in Switzerland -- The Geneva Congress -- Anarchism in Germany and Austria -- Joseph Penkert -- Anarchism in Belgium and England -- Organisation of the Spanish Anarchists -- Italy -- Character of Modern Anarchism -- The Group -- Numerical Strength of the Anarchism of Action. IX. CONCLUDING REMARKS Legislation against Anarchists -- Anarchism and Crime -- Tolerance towards Anarchist Theory -- Suppression of Anarchist Crime -- Conclusion.

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