HIST 276: France Since 1871
Lecture 08 - Dynamite Club: The Anarchists. Anarchists, unlike syndicalists and other leftists, seek to destroy the state rather than to capture state power for themselves. Emile Henry and other late nineteenth-century radicals inaugurated the modern practice of terrorism in their individualism and their indiscriminate choice of civilian targets. Despite the terrifying consequences of individual acts of terrorism, these pale in comparison to the consequences of state terrorism. (from oyc.yale.edu)
| Lecture 08 - Dynamite Club: The Anarchists |
| Time | Lecture Chapters |
| [00:00:00] | 1. The Roots of Anarchism: Founders and the French Context |
| [00:12:59] | 2. The Legacy of Ravachol |
| [00:18:51] | 3. The Story of Emile Henry: The Individualist Anarchist |
| [00:39:10] | 4. Henry's Deed: The Bomb and the Aftermath |
| [00:44:43] | 5. Anarchism Today: Symmetries with Modern Terrorism |
| References |
| Lecture 8 - Dynamite Club: The Anarchists Instructor: Professor John Merriman. Transcript [html]. Audio [mp3]. Download Video [mov]. |
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