Abstract

The purpose of this article, is to analyze the contribution made by the French anarchist-geographer (Élisée Reclus) on specific issues related to the agrarian question. For this, from the vast work of the libertarian intellectual, the political and geographic texts were selected, which he approached with greater private appropriation of the land and the peasant question based on the atrocious assumptions. Among the results, the importance of unity and the centrality of the struggle of workers (rural and urban) against the State and capital and the potential of peasants as agents and protagonists of this process stand out.

Highlights

  • French anarchist Jacques Élisée Reclus (1830 - 1905) is considered one of the most important geographers of the nineteenth century and produced a vast corpus on topics related to geographic science, sociology, and the foundations of anarchist thought

  • The social and territorial impacts of the expansion of private land ownership in the nineteenth century were the thread for various interpretations of the agrarian issue in capitalism

  • It is important to highlight the pioneering spirit of the anarchists in the creation of a collectivist project that proposed alternatives to the conflict established in the countryside, which was deliberated, debated, and proposed almost two decades before the socialists did so, in which Reclus actively participated

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CONTRIBUIÇÕES DE ÉLISÉE RECLUS AO DEBATE SOBRE A QUESTÃO AGRÁRIA

O objetivo deste artigo é analisar o aporte elaborado pelo anarquista-geógrafo francês (Élisée Reclus) sobre assuntos específicos ligados à questão agrária. Entre os resultados destaca-se a importância da união e a centralidade da luta dos trabalhadores (rurais e urbanos) contra Estado e capital e o potencial dos camponeses como agentes e protagonistas deste processo. Palavras-chave: Élisée Reclus; Pensamento Ácrata; Propriedade Privada; Questão Agrária; Campesinato. À partir du vaste travail de l'intellectuel libertaire, les textes politiques et géographiques ont été sélectionnés, qu'il a abordés avec une plus grande appropriation privée de la terre et la question paysanne du point de vue anarchiste. L'importance de l'unité et la centralité de la lutte des travailleurs (ruraux et urbains) contre l'État et le capital et le potentiel des paysans en tant qu'agents et protagonistes de ce processus sont mis en évidence. Mots-clés: Élisée Reclus; Pensée Anarchiste; Propriété Privée; Question Agraire; Paysannerie

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