Hey, could you recommend any books/Essays etc for “beginners” in the movement. Especially concerning how communist/ anarchist societies work and were the difference is. I understand and agree when people tell me about anarchocommunism but I just dont seem to be able to explain it myself to others.. so i hope through reading i will be able to process and express it better. Thanks in advance!

anarchistcommunism:

Hi anon!

For general “beginners” reading I’d suggest the following:

• Anarchism: A Very Short Introduction

• What is anarchism? by Alexander Berkman

• libcom.org – Anarchism reading guide

For material focusing on anarcho-/libertarian communism I’d suggest:

• Introduction to Anarchist Communism by the Anarchist Federation
• libcom.org – Anarchist communism – an introduction
• Anarchist Communism: Its Basis and Principles by Peter Kropotkin
• What is Anarchist Communism? by Wayne Price
  
• Ditching Class: the Praxis of Anarchist Communist Economics
  
• The liberation of society from the state: What is communist anarchism? by Erich Mühsam
  
• What Is Communist Anarchism? by Alexander Berkman
  
• Anarchist-Communism by Alain Pengam
  
• Listen, Marxist! by Murray Bookchin
  

“We are communists. But our communism is not that of the authoritarian school: it is anarchist communism, communism without government, free communism. It is a synthesis of the two chief aims pursued by humanity since the dawn of its history—economic freedom and political freedom.“ – Peter Kropotkin, Anarchist Communism: Its Basis and Principles

If others have more reading suggestions please contribute!

– J.