''Anarchy'' was an

anarchist Anarchism is a political philosophy and movement that is skeptical of all justifications for authority and seeks to abolish the institutions it claims maintain unnecessary coercion and hierarchy, typically including, though not necessari ...

monthly magazine produced in

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from March 1961 until December 1970. It was published by Freedom Press and edited by its founder, Colin Ward with cover art on many issues by

Rufus Segar Rufus Segar (28 August 1932 – 7 May 2015) was a British anarchist, illustrator, and graphic designer best known for his designs of ''Anarchy'' magazine throughout the 1960s. Segar was born in Ipswich, Suffolk, England and attended Rhyl Gramma ...

. The magazine included articles on anarchism and reflections on current events from an anarchist perspective, e.g. workers control, criminology, squatting. The magazine had irregular contributions from writers such as Marie Louise Berneri,

Paul Goodman Paul Goodman (1911–1972) was an American writer and public intellectual best known for his 1960s works of social criticism. Goodman was prolific across numerous literary genres and non-fiction topics, including the arts, civil rights, dece ...

George Woodcock George Woodcock (; May 8, 1912 – January 28, 1995) was a Canadian writer of political biography and history, an anarchist thinker, a philosopher, an essayist and literary critic. He was also a poet and published several volumes of travel writ ...

Murray Bookchin Murray Bookchin (January 14, 1921 – July 30, 2006) was an American social theorist, author, orator, historian, and political philosopher. A pioneer in the environmental movement, Bookchin formulated and developed the theory of socia ...

, and Nicholas Walter. A second series of ''Anarchy'' was published into the 1980s with an editorship that included

Chris Broad Chris Broad may refer to: * Chris Broad (cricketer) Brian Christopher Broad (born 29 September 1957) is a former English cricketer and broadcaster who currently serves as a cricket official. As an opening batsman, he played 26 Test matches for ...

and Phil Ruff. Freedom Press later published ''A Decade of Anarchy 1961-1970: Selections from the Monthly Journal Anarchy'' which collected writing from the first series as edited by Colin Ward. Cover designs for every issue are collected in ''Autonomy: The Cover Designs of ''Anarchy'' 1961‒1970'' edited by Daniel Poyner.

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''Anarchy'' issue covers
from

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''Anarchy'' issues
from The Sparrows' Nest
issues #23 and #40
at Libcom.org
"Work"
reading of an excerpt from ''Anarchy 101'', published in issue 59
Full-text articles
from ''Anarchy: a journal of anarchist ideas'' {{Europe-poli-mag-stub Anarchist periodicals published in the United Kingdom Monthly magazines published in the United Kingdom Defunct political magazines published in the United Kingdom Magazines published in London Magazines established in 1961 Magazines disestablished in 1970

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