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: noun. 1. Absence of any form of political authority. 2. Political disorder and confusion. 3. Absence of any cohering principle, as a common standard or purpose. [Greek anarkhia, without a ruler] (American Heritage Dictionary). is a political philosophy shrouded ....

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.... either to obtain power or to ultimately corrupt utopia," states Dave Roediger in the Haymarket Scrapbook. Even though remains a theory, the idea itself has existed for over two hundred years, not only outlasting civilizations, but thriving throughout time. The French Revolution, begun in 1789, had a strong pro-anarchist element. Anarchists also played a substantial role in the revolutionary movements in Russia in 1905 and 1917 (Pleck 69), but were suppressed, often ruthlessly, once the Bolsheviks consolidated power. " The Spanish Revolution of 1936-1939 held close ties between 'Benedict Arnolds,' " says Patrick Brenner in Black Rose. The Spanish Re ....