{"product_id":"mutual-aid-a-factor-of-evolution-9780241355336","title":"Mutual Aid: A Factor of Evolution","description":"\u003cb\u003eA pioneering treatise on embracing cooperation and reciprocity to usher in a greener and more inclusive world, from the major anarchist thinker \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA Penguin Classic \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWelcome to the anarchist history of the world. In this lively, provocative work, Peter Kropotkin argues that \"mutual aid\" is a natural instinct in all of us, animal and human. Cooperation, reciprocity, support: these, for Kropotkin, are the overlooked foundations of our history. From the earliest days of evolution through to artisanal guilds, indigenous nomads, and even the Royal National Lifeboat Association, it is a pragmatic, mutually beneficial bond to our fellow humans that has allowed us to survive. In this, Kropotkin challenges all the major orthodoxies of his age, from individualism and social Darwinism to Marxist theories of the savior state. Instead, these essays insist that a better life for all of us--and our planet--begins when we reject competition, and embrace the local, the mutual, and the collective.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Peter Kropotkin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Classics\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/09\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.53lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.80h x 5.11w x 0.76d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780241355336","brand":"Ripon Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44147429441581,"sku":"9780241355336","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0681\/0501\/1245\/files\/img_1e77e062-926a-40d5-ae92-a524f60e11d5.jpg?v=1757185016","url":"https:\/\/riponbookstore.com\/products\/mutual-aid-a-factor-of-evolution-9780241355336","provider":"Ripon Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}