Daniel Guérin (May 19, 1904-April 14, 1988) was a French anarchist and author. He is best known for his work Anarchism: From Theory to Practice, as well as his collection No Gods No Masters: An Anthology of Anarchism in which he collected writings on the idea and movement it inspired, from the first writings of Max Stirner in the mid-19th Century through the first half of the 20th Century. He is also known for his opposition to fascism and colonialism, in addition to his support for the CNT during the Spanish Civil War, and his work for gay rights (he was bisexual). May 19 is the 139th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (140th in leap years). ... 1904 is a leap year starting on a Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... April 14 is the 104th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (105th in leap years). ... Johann Kaspar Schmidt (October 25, 1806 - June 26, 1856), better known as Max Stirner (the nom de plume he adopted from a schoolyard nickname he had acquired as a child because of his high brow [Stirn]), German philosopher, who ranks as one of the literary grandfathers of nihilism, existentialism and... Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ... (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999 in the... Benito Mussolini and Adolf Hitler Fascism (in Italian, fascismo), capitalized, refers to the right-wing authoritarian political movement which ruled Italy from 1922 to 1943 under the leadership of Benito Mussolini. ... World map of colonialism circa 1945. ... The Confederación Nacional del Trabajo (National Confederation of Labour or CNT), founded in Barcelona, Spain, in 1910, was at one time that countrys largest labor organization. ... Alternative meaning: Spanish Civil War, 1820-1823 A republican soldier seeks cover on the Plaza de Toros in Teruel, east of Madrid. ... The gay rights movement is a collection of loosely aligned civil rights groups, human rights groups, support groups and political activists seeking acceptance, tolerance and equality for non-heterosexual, (homosexual, bisexual), and transgender people - despite the fact that it is typically referred to as the gay rights movement, members also... In human sexuality, bisexuality describes people who are sexually and/or romantically attracted to both males and females. ...

Daniel Guérin was an important figure in French anarchism

Early on, he was attracted to the ideas of Trotskyism. He traveled to Lebanon (1927-1929) and Indo-China (1929-1930) and became a passionate anti-colonialist. After a brief period of membership in the Socialist Party he left, disgusted by its electoralism, and in 1932 he joined the Confédération Générale du Travail, a syndicalist organization. In 1933, he traveled to Nazi Germany, an experience which inspired him to author Fascism and Big Business, in which he detailed the roots of fascist thought, and its ties to capitalism. Gradually, his ethos edged further left, eventually developing into a combination of Marxism and anarchism. In his essay Libertarian Marxism?, he stated a belief that Karl Marx's philosophy should be judged complete at the Paris Commune, in which he appended his original plans for a two-step revolution, first abolishing class, then abolishing government, into a more immediate, libertarian process. A brief summary of his ideas can be found in his own words: Trotskyism is the theory of Marxism as advocated by Leon Trotsky. ... The Lebanese Republic or Lebanon is a country in Southwest Asia, bordering the Mediterranean Sea. ... Events January 7 - First transatlantic telephone call - New York City to London January 9 - Military rebellion crushed in Lisbon January 14 - Paul Doumer elected president of France January 19 - Britain sends troops to China February 12 - First British troops lad on Shanghai February 14 - Earthquake in Yugoslavia - 700 dead February... Indochina, or French Indochina, was a federation of French colonies and protectorates in south-east Asia, part of the French colonial empire. ... 1930 is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... World map of colonialism circa 1945. ... Socialist Party is the name of several different socialist political parties around the world. ... Syndicalism is a political and economic ideology which advocates giving control of both industry and government to labor union federations. ... Nazi Germany, or the Third Reich, commonly refers to Germany in the years 1933–1945, when it was under the firm control of the totalitarian and fascist ideology of the Nazi Party, with the Führer Adolf Hitler as dictator. ... Benito Mussolini and Adolf Hitler Fascism (in Italian, fascismo), capitalized, refers to the right-wing authoritarian political movement which ruled Italy from 1922 to 1943 under the leadership of Benito Mussolini. ... Capitalism has been defined in various ways (see definitions of capitalism). ... Ethos is a Greek word corresponding roughly to Modern Englishs ethics. ... Marxism is the political practice and social theory based on the works of Karl Marx, a 19th century German philosopher, economist, journalist, and revolutionary, along with Friedrich Engels. ... Karl Marx Karl Heinrich Marx (May 5, 1818 – March 14, 1883) was an influential German philosopher, political economist, and a revolutionary. ... Destruction of the Vendôme Column during the Paris Commune The term Paris Commune originally referred to the government of Paris during the French Revolution. ...

To call oneself a libertarian marxist today is not to look backwards

but to be committed to the future. The libertarian marxist is not an

academic but a militant. He is well aware that it is up to him to change

the world - no more, no less. History throws him on the brink.

Everywhere the hour of the socialist revolution has sounded. Revolution -

like landing on the moon - has entered the realm of the immedidte and

possible. Precise definition of the forms of a socialist society is no

longer a utopian scheme. The only utopians are those who close their

eyes to these realities. (Why Libertarian Marxism, 1969)

When the Spanish Civil War broke out in 1936, he was quick to support the Republican forces, but within a year, after internal rifts in the Republican army erupted into actual combat, the Stalinist PSUC on one side, and the Trotskyist POUM and anarchist CNT on the other, he had lost a great deal of faith in the Soviet-supported factions. In political science, a republican (lowercase r) is a person who advocates the establishment of a republic as a form of government, in contrast to a monarchist and focused more on republican ideals than democratic. ... Stalinism is a brand of political theory, and the political and economic system implemented by Joseph Stalin in the Soviet Union. ... The PSUC (Partit Socialista Unificat de Catalunya, Unified Socialist Party of Catalonia), was formed through the unification fo socialist and communist parties in Catalonia in 1936. ... The Workers Party of Marxist Unification (POUM, Partido Obrero de Unificación Marxista) was a Spanish political party around the time of the Spanish Civil War. ... The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) .( Russian: Сою́з Сове́тских Социалисти́ческих Респу́блик (СССР)  listen?; tr. ...

In 1946, Daniel Guérin went to the United States, and was appalled at the treatment of African Americans, and their lack of equality with their European American counterparts. He witnessed the Civil Rights Movement, and chronicled his experience in his book Negroes On the March. African Americans, also known as Afro-Americans or black Americans, are an ethnic group in the United States of America whose ancestors, usually in predominant part, were indigenous to Sub-Saharan and West Africa. ... See also the disambiguation page titled equality for the mathematical and geographical topics. ... European American is a term for an American of European descent, who are usually referred as White or Caucasian. ... Civil Rights Movement in the United States, political, legal, and social struggle to gain full citizenship rights for African American and to achieve racial equality. ...

Additional credits include his participation in the May 1968 uprisings in Paris, France, as well as his calls for Algerian independence from France. His writings were very prolific in France, but English translations are lacking. Guérin was the subject of the French film Daniel Guérin, Combats Dans le Siècle (1904-1988), made by Patrice Spadoni and Laurent Mulheisen. May 1968 poster: Be young and keep quiet In May 1968 a general insurrection broke out across France. ... The People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria, or Algeria, is a nation in north Africa, and the second largest country on the African continent. ...

List of writings (incomplete)

• Anarchism: From Theory to Practice
• Class Struggle in the First French Republic
• Fascism and Big Business
• Proudhon: Oui ou Non?
• Anarchism and Marxism
• For a Libertarian Marxism
• Towards a Libertarian Communism
• Negroes on the March
• No Gods No Masters: An Anthology of Anarchism

External links

• Daniel Guérin, personal biography page (http://www.danielguerin.info/en/index.html)
• Anarchist Encyclopedia Article (http://www.eskimo.com/~recall/bleed/sinners/GuerinDaniel.htm)
• Anarchism: From Theory to Practice (http://www.zabalaza.net/texts/anarchism_guerin/contents.html)
• Anarchist Archives (http://dwardmac.pitzer.edu/Anarchist_Archives/bright/guerin/index.html)
• French Wikipedia Article (http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Guérin)