Italian Anarchism, 1864-1892

"Pernicone's book is the most comprehensive and balanced study to date of the Italian anarchist movement."--American Historical Review

Russian revolutionary Mikhail Bakunin nurtured anarchism in Italy, making it the dominant expression of socialism--triumphant over Marxism and all other revolutionary doctrines. From the First International to the 1872 Anti-Authoritarian International, from government suppression and anarchist insurrection to Errico Malatesta's prominent role in resurrecting the anarchist movement, Nunzio Pernicone's original research provides a critical examination of early anarchist practices.

Nunzio Pernicone is an associate professor of history at Drexel University. He is the author of Carlo Tresca: Portrait of a Rebel.