'The Conquest of Bread' by Peter Kropotkin presents a vision of a society built on cooperation rather than competition, advocating for an anarchist communist ideology. Kropotkin discusses the problems of the current economic system and offers solutions with detailed reasoning, focusing on the need for collective society, the redistribution of resources, and the practical benefits of working together. is praised for its clear and straightforward explanations of communism and anarchy, making it accessible to the average reader while providing insights into late 19th-century societal issues.
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In this work, Kropotkin points out what he considers to be the defects of the economic systems of feudalism and capitalism, and how he believes they thrive on and maintain poverty and scarcity, as symbol for richness and in spite of being in a time of abundance thanks to technology, while promoting privilege. He goes on to propose a more decentralised economic system based on mutual aid and voluntary cooperation, asserting that the tendencies for this kind of organisation already exist, both in evolution and in human society. He also talks about details of revolution and expropriation in order not to end in a reactionary way.
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