What Is Property?
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What Is Property?

by P.-J. Proudhon

1840•Documentary•368 pages

Taste attributes: documentarypoliticalbusinessslowfresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticintricatelinearenclosedsocial commentaryinjustice/tragedy/vengeance

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Boxlist takeA heavy non-fiction book that is grounded, original and slow-paced. Best if you like depth over escapism.

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<p>“Property is robbery!” This slogan coined by the French political philosopher <a href="https://standardebooks.org/ebooks/pierre-joseph-proudhon">Pierre-Joseph Proudhon</a> is one of his answers to the titular question of his 1840 treatise, <i>What Is Property?</i> A fervent attack against the established order of capitalism and private property, the publication of <i>What Is Property?</i> almost immediately led...

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SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

DocumentaryPoliticalBusinessSocial commentaryInjustice/tragedy/vengeance

Subjects

EconomicsPropertyPropiedadEconomi a.PhilosophyPolitics and government

Details

Author
P.-J. Proudhon
Published
1840
Pages
368
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