One of the few members of the Russian aristocracy to become a revolutionary; Prince Peter Kropotkin (1842‒1921) renounced his title at the age of 12. He later became one of the leading theorists of anarchism. Forced to flee his homeland in the 1870s to avoid arrest for his revolutionary activities against the czarist government; the noted geographer and social philosopher lived in exile; mainly in England; for the next 42 years of his life. During this period Kropotkin wrote a number of pamphlets on the practical and moral aspects of the anarchist movement. Allowed to return to Russia in 1917; he continued to write but remained vigorously opposed to the Bolsheviks and Marxist socialism.This collection contains a number of his important writings; including the brief but moving "Spirit of Revolt"; "Modern Science and Anarchism;" an investigation of the scientific principles of revolutionary anarchism; "Law and Authority;" an argument for social control through custom and education; "Prisons and Their Moral Influence on Prisoners;" an unparalleled description of the evils of the prison system (which Kropotkin witnessed during his incarcerations); a note on the 1917 revolution and the Soviet government; and five other documents. Also reprinted is Kropotkin's article for the Encyclopaedia Britannica; "Anarchism;" widely considered the best statement in English on the meaning; history; and aims of revolutionary anarchism.A valuable addition to the libraries of instructors and students of history and government; this modestly priced volume also will appeal to anyone interested in aspects of anarchist thought.
#929577 in Books Peter A Huchthausen 2009-01-01Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 9.40 x 1.60 x 6.30l; 1.60 #File Name: 047178530X432 pagesHide and Seek The Untold Story of Cold War Naval Espionage
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. The first 100 pages are alone worth the price of this book.By Tucson TomRead the first 50 or 100 pages before making a judgement.First 100 pages are exceptionally interesting and informative.They fill in a LOT of vacant spaces in our knowledge.A lot of information provided on Soviet/Russian "trawlers" that they used to monitor our submarine and missile research. Apparently; the Russians were way more advanced in their electronic monitoring than we believed back then. There were also "trawlers" that we were not even allowed to refer to.AND Communist apologists used to INSIST that they were merely fishing boats. As the authors of "Hide and Seek" describe; there were NO seagulls following these intelligence "trawlers" because they were not fishing and there was no "fish smell".The Soviet monitoring fleet also included some huge ocean liners with ginormous crews and also nuclear power plants. See photo on page 249. SSV33 Ural.Something not in the book: I was perusing photographs on the internet and there was a photo of in intelligence trawler in drydock for work. It had two torpedo tubes in the hull below the waterline. So ... in worst case ... the intelligence trawler could blast a U.S. aircraft carrier with a nuclear torpedo with a 15KT warhead. Interesting stuff.So; while the Russians were using purpose built intelligence gathering ships; the U.S. Navy was stuck with old World War 2 Liberty [and the like] ship hulls and unreliable machinery.The book also describes monitoring fleets of other countries.Check pages 187; 200 and 215.Very good detail.German intelligence on Russian activities.That sort of thing.Very interesting.52 of 54 people found the following review helpful. Hide(ous)By Thomas J. DoughertyI found the book very disappointing. I was a fan of Hutchausen's earlier books (K-19; October Fury); but this one is just awful!!! The chapter on the K-129 is so bad; it's not even wrong! (paraphrasing physicist Wolfgang Pauli's comment "your theory is so bad; it's not even wrong"). It has been known for 30 years that the HMB-1 barge never went to the wreck site in the Pacific; just the Glomar Explorer and the Capture Vehicle (aka "claw") within the moonpool to grasp the wreck. The partially recovered submarine was analysed in the moonpool of the Glomar Explorer; not in the HMB-1 barge; which was back in California. Other details are total fabrications as well. There is more accurate information in the public domain on that operation than they are employing in the book. This makes one wonder about the provenance of other information in the book.There are numerous technical details that are wrong; twice they mention the use of U-238; once to power the Ivy Bells tap pods and once as part of the Soviet torpedo nuclear warheads. Plutonium was used to power the pod; as it gives off heat which allows thermionic electrical generation. U-238 doesn't. Also; it is the more scarce U-235 that is fissionable; U-238 is not (except in extreme conditions; like a fusion explosion; where it is used to boost explosive yield). If U-238 were fissionable; all those mid-East countries wouldn't need those expensive centrifuges to separate the scarce fissile U-235 isotope from the more abundant U-238. Didn't these guys read newspapers?The chapter on the mid-1980's Soviet incursion into Swedish waters seems to be going along fine; then suddenly the two authors pull a non-sequitor. Without producing one real shred of evidence; they suggest that the submarines involved in later excursions into Swedish waters were the NR-1 and Seawolf (SSN-575). Why? Because witnesses (unnamed) claim to have seen submarine sails that were "square shaped"; and Soviet submarines don't have square shaped sails. Well; actually the Whiskey and Foxtrots have more or less square sails. And the submarine caught on the surface by the Swedes just a few weeks earlier was a Soviet Whiskey class submarine! Yes; all US nuclear submarines do have square shaped sails...with the exception of one...which is...(wait for it!) Seawolf (SSN575)!! She was built with a very distinctive two level stepped sail. And; oh yeah; Seawolf was deployed in the Pacific at that time; and suffering from recurring mechanical problems due to her age. Wait; let me check my map...nope; Sweden isn't in the Pacific. They also mention that Seawolf was converted in 1965 to permit SEALS to lock out. No; it was converted to allow saturation divers to operate; and the conversion was in the 1971-73 time period at Mare Island.And then there is the chapter on UFOs. That's right; the Soviet Navy encounters with UFOs. Where is the Smoking Man when you need him? Another part of the same chapter describes sounds first encountered by the then new Soviet nuclear submarines in the 1960's. These are termed "Frogs of the Deep" (you can't make up stuff like this...). Probably sounds shorts from their own (loud) propulsion systems.This book is so chock full of wrong information (which can be easily shown to be wrong from multiple sources) that it is impossible to believe virtually anything in it. All I can think of are two possible explanations: 1.) Hutchausen and his French co-author regularly drank good bottles of wine at a sidewalk bistro in Paris; got a buzz on; and sketched the book out on paper napkins. 2.) Hutchausen wrote a decent draft; but unfortunately he died last year; and Sheldon-Duplaix rewrote the book; maybe with an eye on a screen play adaptation. In either case; a very sad ending to the career of a man whose earlier Naval History books I greatly enjoyed.14 of 14 people found the following review helpful. UnreliableBy Thomas Alan GriffyThis book is interesting but replete with factual errors so as to make an unreliable source for the history of this period. A couple of examples: the authors locate Oak Ridge Laboratory in Georgia (p.13); it is in Tenn. The authors state that Bill Casey (Director of CIA) was "forced to resign" as a result of the defection of Edward Lee Howard ( p.252). Bill Casey died of a brain tumor while still in office. There are many more such errors.I found the book interesting. Just wish I could trust it.
