Proposed Roads to Freedom (Barnes & Noble Digital Library): Socialism, Anarchism and Syndicalism

Published in 1918, before the end of World War I, this book attempts to chart a way forward through the ruins.  Russell discusses socialism and anarchism, utopian and reality, with fair treatment and explanation of the shortfalls and benefits of each argument. In its concern for the preservation of liberty against the encroachments of state power, the book is as relevant as ever today.