Books like The Murray Bookchin Reader

This book is a good primer for anyone who wants to know more about Bookchin and his philosophy, or for someone who has read Bookchin in the past and wants to refresh their memory.The excerpts cover the full span of Bookchin's writing career, reaching as far back as the 1960s. I found some of the older works to be a little dated. But overwhelmingly, most of the texts are relevant to our current political and ecological situation, which goes to show how foresighted Bookchin was for his time.Janet Biehl's introductions to each section are a highlight. She obviously knows Bookchin's works inside and out, and she does a fantastic job of contextualizing and summarizing the excerpts.I came to this book knowing almost nothing about Bookchin. Now, I feel like I have a comfortable knowledge of his ideas on social ecology, anarchism and his later philosophy of Communalism. I also now know which of his books of his I would like to read in the future. In all, I would recommend this book to anyone looking to expand their knowledge of political and social theory.