                                Introduction

   Here is a list of all the new additions to the FAQ. An list of older
   changes can found [1]here.

   The version number of the FAQ changes as follows. A major change
   results in then the version number is increased by one (from version
   10.2 to version 11, for example). If a minor change is being made then
   the current version is increased by 0.1 (for example, from version 10.2
   to 10.3).

   As far as new anarchist and libertarian links are concerned, we will
   add them when we get enough to make an update worthwhile. These updates
   have no effect on the FAQ version number as we don't want to inflate it
   higher than the content deserves.

   We hope that this makes it clear to visitors!

                           What's New in the FAQ?

   Version Date What's New

                                    15.0

                                 18-MAR-2014

       [2]Reply to errors and distortions in David McNally's pamphlet
                           "Socialism from Below"
     Complete revision and expansion of the appendix Reply to errors and
   distortions in David McNally's pamphlet "Socialism from Below". This is
        to include a significant expansion on refuting his account of
     Proudhon's ideas as well as more information on both anarchism and
                                 Bolshevism.

    This revision is the first since the publication of the second volume
                                 of the FAQ.

                                    14.0

                                 20-NOV-2012

                         [3]Introduction to Volume 2
                Introduction to Volume 2 of An Anarchist FAQ

   This revision is done to indicate that volume 2 has been published. It
           does not signify a change of the main text of the work.

   

                                    14.0

                                 08-MAR-2010

                               [4]Section J.4
   Revision of section on "What trends in society aid anarchist activity?"
        Various sub-sections have been merged and renamed, along with
                       significant changes to content.

                               [5]Section J.5
         Substantial revision of section on "What alternative social
   organisations do anarchists create?". Lots of new material on anarchist
         community organising and industrial struggles as well as on
     co-operatives. There is some re-arranging of the material on mutual
            banking between sections, but no significant changes.

                               [6]Section J.6
     Revision of section on "What methods of child rearing do anarchists
    advocate?". Various sub-sections have been merged and renamed, along
                    with significant changes to content.

                               [7]Section J.7
   Revision of section on "What do anarchists mean by social revolution?".
   One sub-section has been renamed, but no significant changes in content
                               have been made.

                              [8]Section J.2.8
    Slight change to the sub-section on "J.2.8 Will abstentionism lead to
   the right winning elections?" to include a quote from the late, great,
                                Howard Zinn.

   This revision was made as part of getting the second volume of the FAQ
                ready for publication. That is now complete.

                                    13.4

                                 21-JAN-2010

                                [9]Section J
      Revision of introduction to section J on "What do Anarchists do?"

                               [10]Section J.1
        Revision of section on "J.1 Are anarchists involved in social
                                struggles?".

                               [11]Section J.2
              Revision of section on "What is direct action?".

                               [12]Section J.3
    Revision of section on "J.3 What kinds of organisation do anarchists
                                  build?".

   This revision was made as part of getting the second volume of the FAQ
                           ready for publication.

                                    13.3

                                 30-SEP-2009

                               [13]Section I.6
      Revision of section on "What about the "Tragedy of the Commons"?"

                               [14]section I.7
         Revision of section on "Won't Libertarian Socialism destroy
                              individuality?".

                               [15]section I.8
   Revision of section on "Does revolutionary Spain show that libertarian
                      socialism can work in practice?".

   This revision was made as part of getting the second volume of the FAQ
                           ready for publication.

                                    13.2

                                 18-AUG-2009

                               [16]Section I.4
    Signification revision of section on "How would an anarchist society
                                 function?"

                               [17]section I.5
    Signification revision of section on "What would the social structure
     of anarchy look like?". Some sub-sections have been merged (the old
    I.5.10 and I.5.11) and some have been substantially changed (the old
   I.5.13 and I.5.14 have been merged into the new I.5.11). Section I.5.3
    has been renamed and its previous material included in I.5.2. The new
    [18]section I.5.3 discusses the means by which delegates remain under
                             control from below.

   This revision was made as part of getting the second volume of the FAQ
                           ready for publication.

                                    13.1

                                 18-JUN-2009

                                [19]Section I
       Signification revision of the [20]introduction and first three
   sub-sections ( [21]I.1, [22]I.2 and [23]I.3) of section I on What would
                       an anarchist society look like?

                              [24]Section I.3.3
         Complete revision of section I.3.3, which is now on What is
                               socialisation?.

                              [25]Section I.1.5
       New section on Does capitalism efficiently allocate resources?,
    discussing why attempts to portray socialism as "impossible" downplay
            the allocative inefficiencies of the current system.

                              [26]Appendix 3.1
   Slight change to the appendix Reply to errors and distortions in David
    McNally's pamphlet "Socialism from Below". This is to include [27]an
    introduction which notes that McNally has now distanced himself from
        this pamphlet as well as the addition of more quotes on party
    dictatorship by Trotsky to the section 15 ([28]Did Trotsky keep alive
                     Leninism's "democratic essence"?).

                          [29]An Anarchist FAQ blog
   An Anarchist FAQ now has an official blog. This is used to post news as
   well as extra material which cannot be included in the main body of the
                                    FAQ.

   This revision was made as part of getting the second volume of the FAQ
                           ready for publication.

                                    13.0

                                 11-NOV-2008

                        [30]An Anachist FAQ: Volume 1
     An Anarchist FAQ, at long last, has now been published by AK Press.
     Volume 1 (introductions, sections A to F, plus the appendix on the
         symbols of Anarchy) is now available (ISBN: 978-1902593906)

                                [31]Section H
      Significant revision of the section on the anarchist critique of
     Marxism. Removing of section H.2.15 as this is covered elsewhere in
   section H as well as section H.2.16 (on the Spanish Revolution) as this
                      is covered in [32]section I.8.11.

                               [33]Section H.6
    New section on the Russian Revolution, including an expansion of what
   were sections H.3.15 and H.3.16 plus a new subsection on labour protest
                      under Lenin ([34]Section H.6.3).

   This revision was made as part of getting the second volume of the FAQ
                           ready for publication.

                                    12.2

                                 08-FEB-2008

                         [35]The Symbols of Anarchy
       Significant revision and re-organisation of the appendix on the
      appendix on the Symbols of Anarchy. Adding some new information,
    clarifying the roots of the black and red-and-black flags in working
                      class and generally improving it.

    This revision was made as part of getting the first volume of the FAQ
         ready for publication and so is really part of release 12.0

                                    12.1

                                 27-OCT-2007

                                [36]Section G
    Significant revision, re-organisation and expansion of the section on
         individualist anarchism. Expands in more depth why it is as
       anti-capitalist as other kinds of anarchism. Special thanks to
    individualist anarchist Shawn Wilbur for his comments and feedback on
                               this revision.

    The following revisions were made as part of getting the first volume
   of the FAQ ready for publication and so are really part of release 12.0

                              [37]Section A.3.9
       Revision of the section on primitivism to clarify a few issues.

                              [38]Section F.2.2
     The addition of a few quotes by leading "anarcho"-capitalist Walter
   Block on slave contracts. Which, in itself, shows how far that ideology
                         is from genuine anarchism.

       This is part of the process of getting the FAQ ready for being
        published by AK Press. Volume one (sections A to F, plus the
    introductions and appendix on the symbols of anarchy) is nearly ready
      for publication. We will announce the exact date later this year.

                                    12.0

                                 19-JUL-2007

                               [39]Section C.7
    Revision of section C.7 on what causes the capitalist business cycle.

                               [40]Section C.8
    Revision of section C.8 on why state control of credit does not cause
                 slumps and the limitations of Keynesianism.

                               [41]Section C.9
   Revision of section C.9 on what causes unemployment (and it is not high
      wages or unions) and why the NAIRU is class warfare by the rich.

                                [42]Section F
      Revision of section F. Why "anarcho"-capitalism is not a form of
                                 anarchism.

                              [43]Section F.3.2
    New section on why there cannot be harmony of interests in an unequal
                                  society.

                              [44]Introduction
                Slight changes to the original introduction.

                 [45]Tenth Anniversary of An Anarchist FAQ!
             Slight changes to the 10th Anniversay introduction.

                              [46]Bibliography
    Slight reorganisation of the bibliography to include a new section on
    works about anarchism and anarchists but written by non-libertarians.

       This is part of the process of getting the FAQ ready for being
        published by AK Press. Volume one (sections A to F, plus the
   introductions and appendix on the symbols of anarchy) is now ready for
             publication. We will announce the exact date soon.

   [47] An Anarchist FAQ now published! [48]up [49]An Anarchist FAQ
   Introduction 

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