Wikipedia about Ursula K. Le Guins novel The Dispossessed: Much of the philosophical underpinnings and ecological concepts came from Murray Bookchins Post-Scarcity Anarchism (1971), according to a letter Le Guin sent to Bookchin. Anarres citizens are dispossessed not just by political choice, but by the very lack of actual resources to possess. Here, again, Le Guin draws a contrast with the natural wealth of Urras, and the competitive behaviors this fosters. Le Guins foreword to the novel notes that her anarchism is closely akin to that of Peter Kropotkins, whose Mutual Aid closely assessed the influence of the natural world on competition and cooperation. Le Guins use of realism in this aspect of the work further complicates a simple utopian interpretation of the work. Anarres is not a perfect society, and Le Guins The Dispossessed seems to argue that no such thing is possible. Ursula K. Le Guin has written a foreword for a new book bringing together Bookchins essays on freedom and direct democracy, it will be published in January.
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