Left-Libertarian Currents: Anarchism, Literature and Historiography In Modern Britain

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David Goodway

Left-Libertarian Currents

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Anarchism, Literature and Historiography In Modern Britain

David Goodway

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The Merlin Press Ltd
09 April 2026

Anarchism

David Goodway surveys key figures, among them Gerald Brenan, G.K. Chesterton, G.D.H. Cole, George Orwell, Raphael Samuel, E.P. Thompson and Colin Ward. He reflects on literature and experience, offering insights on the Bolshevik Revolution of 1917, the Spanish revolution, and the Peckham Health Centre as the model for an alternative to the Welfare State.

This anthology includes new and pioneering coverage of the Rossetti sisters addressing an episode in the very early days of anarchist activity in the UK. ‘Throughout, there runs an emphasis on the connection between British left-libertarianism and literature’.

By: David Goodway
Imprint: The Merlin Press Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
ISBN: 9780850368017
ISBN 10: 0850368014
Pages: 410
Publication Date: 09 April 2026
Audience: College/higher education , General/trade , Further / Higher Education , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

DAVID GOODWAY taught at the University of Leeds and has been a Visiting Fellow in History at Girton College, Cambridge.

Reviews for Left-Libertarian Currents: Anarchism, Literature and Historiography In Modern Britain

For some time now, David Goodway has been this country's leading historian and scholar of British anarchism and left libertarian thought. Following his masterly Anarchist Seeds Beneath the Snow (2006), Left Libertarian Currents offers another collection of elegant, insightful essays on Britain's finest rebel thinkers. With characteristic precision and verve, Goodway provides both a rigorous history of contemporary free thinking but also a timely and relevant resource for reflecting on the perilous state of our freedom today. Dr Sophie Scott-Brown