Andre Prudhommeaux
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André Prudhommeaux was a French anarchist bookstore owner whose shop in Paris specialized in social history and was a place for many debates and discussions. French agronomist, libertarian
, editor (Le Libertaire, Le Monde Libertaire), writer and publicist.
Prudhommeaux was an early Council Communist, then an anarchist. He wrote for many publications, edited a few, and co-authored books with Dora Ris. He participated in the defense campaign for Marinus van der Lubbe
in 1933 and was a supporter of the Friends of Durruti during the Spanish Revolution
of 1936.
Libertarianism
Libertarianism, in the strictest sense, is the political philosophy that holds individual liberty as the basic moral principle of society. In the broadest sense, it is any political philosophy which approximates this view...
, editor (Le Libertaire, Le Monde Libertaire), writer and publicist.
Prudhommeaux was an early Council Communist, then an anarchist. He wrote for many publications, edited a few, and co-authored books with Dora Ris. He participated in the defense campaign for Marinus van der Lubbe
Marinus van der Lubbe
Marinus van der Lubbe was a Dutch council communist convicted of, and controversially executed for, setting fire to the German Reichstag building on February 27, 1933, an event known as the Reichstag fire. ....
in 1933 and was a supporter of the Friends of Durruti during the Spanish Revolution
Spanish Revolution
The Spanish Revolution was a workers' social revolution that began during the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War in 1936 and resulted in the widespread implementation of anarchist and more broadly libertarian socialist organizational principles throughout various portions of the country for two to...
of 1936.
External links
- André Prudhommeaux Papers International Institute of Social History (IISH)
- Prudhommeaux Daily Bleed November (References and links)