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Hello, Pierre Joseph Prudon famously decreed property is theft, and perhaps more surprisingly

that anarchy is order. Speaking in 1840 was the first self-proclaimed anarchist.

Anarchy comes from the Greek word Anacost, meaning without rulers,

and the movement draws on the ideas of philosophers like William Godwin and John Locke.

It's also evident in Taoism, Buddhism and in other religions. In Christianity,

for example, St Paul said there's no authority except God. The anarchist rejection of a ruling class inspired Peter Kropotkin, a Russian prince and leading

anarcho communist to utter this rousing cry in 1897. Either the state

forever crushing individual and local life or the destruction of states

and new life starting again on the principles of the lively initiative of the

individual and groups and that of free agreement. The choice lies with you. He identified some examples of

anarchism in action including the Lifebird Association. In the Spanish Civil War

anarchists embarked on the biggest experiment to date in organizing society along

anarchist principles, although it ultimately

failed, it wasn't without successes along the way.

So wise anarchism becomes synonymous with chaos and disorder. What factors came together to make the 19th century an early 20th century the high point for its ideas.

Joining me, a Peter Marshall, philosopher and historian, John Keene, professor of politics at Westminster University, and Ruth Kinnar, senior lecture in politics. I'd love for a university. of

politics at Westminster University and Ruth Kinner Senior Lecture in Politics at Loughbury

University. John King, when the word anarchy, when was the word first use in

English to describe someone's political stance and why did it appear then?

It's it's it's a someone's political stance and why did it appear then?

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