Criminally, the only major collection of Bakunin's work in print at the moment. The three years covered by this anthology represent the only time in Bakunin's life when he was able to concentrate on his work and sustain a consistent output of speeches and writings. All dating from the period of Bakunin's propaganda on behalf of the First International, they thus belong to a period central to Bakunin's anarchism and mark the height of his influence during his lifetime.