''Fields, Factories, and Workshops'' is an 1899 book by anarchist

Peter Kropotkin Pyotr Alexeyevich Kropotkin (; russian: link=no, Пётр Алексе́евич Кропо́ткин ; 9 December 1842 – 8 February 1921) was a Russian anarchist, socialist, revolutionary, historian, scientist, philosopher, and activis ...

that discusses the decentralization of industries, possibilities of agriculture, and uses of small industries. Before this book on economics, Kropotkin had been known for his militant activity in behalf of international anarchism and writings on Siberian geography. Through the book, he sought to connect anarchism with science, based on sociological tendencies. The book was compiled from essays he had published in ''Nineteenth Century'' and ''Forum'' between 1888 and 1890. The book was first published in 1899 by Houghton-Mifflin (Boston) and Hutchinson (London) to favorable reviews among Britons. It has since been republished in multiple editions: Swan Sonnenschein (London) and Putnam (New York) in 1901, 1904, 1907, 1909, and Nelson (London) and Putnam (New York) in 1913 and 1919. Reproductions of the first and second editions appeared in 1968. A later edition, edited by

Colin Ward Colin Ward (14 August 1924 – 11 February 2010)

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, released in 1974 with more contemporary illustrations as ''Fields, Factories and Workshops Tomorrow''.

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Fields, Factories and Workshops, or Industry Combined with Agriculture and Brain Work with Manual Work
{{authority control 1899 non-fiction books Works by Peter Kropotkin Books about anarchism Houghton Mifflin books English-language books

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