From Bakunin to Lacan

From Bakunin to Lacan: Anti-Authoritarianism and the Dislocation of Power

First edition cover art.
Author	Saul Newman
Country	United States
Language	English
Subject	Anarchism, post-anarchism, postmodernism
Publisher	Lexington Books
Publication date	April 28, 2001
Media type	Print (hardcover)
Pages	208 pp. (first edition)
ISBN	0-7391-0240-0
OCLC	45493176
Dewey Decimal	320/.01 21
LC Class	JC330 .N49 2001

From Bakunin to Lacan: Anti-Authoritarianism and the Dislocation of Power is a book on political philosophy by Saul Newman, published in 2001. It investigates the essential characteristics of anarchist theory, which holds that government and hierarchy are undesirable forms of social organisation. Newman seeks to move beyond the limitations these characteristics imposed on classical anarchism by using concepts from post-structuralist thought.

By applying post-structuralist theory to anarchism, Newman presents an account of post-anarchism. His post-anarchism is more substantive than that of earlier thinkers, and has influenced later approaches to the philosophy. Released in a climate of an anarchist movement hostile to postmodern philosophy, From Bakunin to Lacan was criticised for its poor understanding of and engagement with contemporary anarchism.