This biography charts the life and fascinating long militant career of the French anarchist journalist, editor, theorist, writer, campaigner and educator Jean Grave (1854-1939), from the run up to the 1871 Paris Commune to the eve of the Second World War. Through Grave, it explores the history of the French and international anarchist communist movement over seven decades: its âheroic periodâ (1880-1890s), shaken by terrorist violence and intense repression, the emergence of syndicalism, national and international solidarity campaigns, the divisions over the First World War, and post-war division and relegation. Through Grave, a âsedentary transnationalist,â the study investigates the networked and transnational organisation of the anarchist movement, addressing the paradox of Graveâs international influence alongside his deep rootedness in Paris by emphasizing the movementâs global print culture and staggering circulations.
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