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| Author | William Powell |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Instructional |
| Publisher | Lyle Stuart |
| Publication date | 1971 |
| ISBN | ISBN 0-9623032-0-8 |
| OCLC | 120422 |
The Anarchist Cookbook, first published in 1971, is a book that contains recipes and instructions for the manufacture of explosives, rudimentary telecommunications phreaking devices and other dangerous and illegal items, some with merit and some dangerous if even attempted. It was written by William Powell to protest the United States government's involvement in the Vietnam war.[1]
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Relationship to anarchism
Many scholars of anarchism dispute the association of the book with anarchist political philosophy. The anarchist collective CrimethInc., which published the book Recipes for Disaster: An Anarchist Cookbook in response, denounces the earlier book, saying it was "not composed or released by anarchists, not derived from anarchist practice, not intended to promote freedom and autonomy or challenge repressive power — and was barely a cookbook, as the recipes in it are notoriously unreliable."[2]
Endorsement rescinded
Since writing the book, William Powell has converted to Christianity and in 2000 attempted to have the book removed from circulation.[1] However, Powell noted that when the book was published, the copyright was taken out in the publisher's name, not his, and the current publisher has no desire to remove the book from print. Powell has since written many websites devoted to the book, explaining his desire to see the book removed from circulation[3] as he no longer advocates what he had written, saying:
"The book, in many respects, was a misguided product of my adolescent anger at the prospect of being drafted and sent to Vietnam to fight in a war that I did not believe in."[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b c Amazon.com: The Anarchist Cookbook (C-066): William Powell: Books
- ^ http://www.guardian.co.uk , September 2004, as quoted at http://www.crimethinc.com/books/rfd.html Retrieved on November 22, 2007
- ^ Blowing up "The Anarchist Cookbook" - Salon.com
External links
- The Anarchist Cookbook Comprehensive Faq and download of the Online Anarchist Cookbook.
- Righto.com Information about The Anarchist Cookbook.
- "The Anarchist Cookbook," a review by Esperanza Godot, Free Life: A Journal of Classical Liberal and Libertarian Thought (the journal of the Libertarian Alliance), No. 15 (November 1991); also available in PDF: [1].
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