Anti-Militarists At War, by Christopher Scott Thompson

“..neither a manifesto for violence nor a hymn to despair.”

Though generally opposing militarism, anarchists nevertheless frequently find themselves taking up arms and militarizing their movements. From the formal anarchist military columns in Spain, the trained resistance units in France, and the collective arming of men and even women in Oaxaca and Rojava, anarchists seem to have quite a habit of going to war.

In Anti-Militarists At War, Christopher Scott Thompson (author of Pagan Anarchism) treats the complicated relationship between anarchism and militarism (as well as the treacherous alliances with capitalist states that anarchists have often made) with a critical yet sympathetic touch, and with an eye to the most important question facing anarchists today: what can be done when the world marches to war?

Release date: 5 May, 2026. Pre-order for 20% off the cover price with code CST26 (discount can also be applied to all other titles by this author).