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Anatomy of the State Paperback – 28 Jan. 2013
- Print length58 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- Publisherlulu.com
- Publication date28 Jan. 2013
- Dimensions15.24 x 0.38 x 22.86 cm
- ISBN-10130068240X
- ISBN-13978-1300682400
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- Publisher : lulu.com (28 Jan. 2013)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 58 pages
- ISBN-10 : 130068240X
- ISBN-13 : 978-1300682400
- Dimensions : 15.24 x 0.38 x 22.86 cm
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About the author

Murray Newton Rothbard (/ˈmʌri ˈrɑːθbɑːrd/; March 2, 1926 – January 7, 1995) was an American heterodox economist of the Austrian School, a revisionist historian, and a political theorist(pp11, 286, 380) whose writings and personal influence played a seminal role in the development of modern libertarianism. Rothbard was the founder and leading theoretician of anarcho-capitalism, a staunch advocate of historical revisionism, and a central figure in the twentieth-century American libertarian movement. He wrote over twenty books on political theory, revisionist history, economics, and other subjects. Rothbard asserted that all services provided by the "monopoly system of the corporate state" could be provided more efficiently by the private sector and wrote that the state is "the organization of robbery systematized and writ large." He called fractional reserve banking a form of fraud and opposed central banking. He categorically opposed all military, political, and economic interventionism in the affairs of other nations.(pp4–5, 129) According to his protégé Hans-Hermann Hoppe, "There would be no anarcho-capitalist movement to speak of without Rothbard."
Rothbard was a heterodox economist. Economist Jeff Herbener, who calls Rothbard his friend and "intellectual mentor", wrote that Rothbard received "only ostracism" from mainstream academia. Rothbard rejected mainstream economic methodologies and instead embraced the praxeology of his most important intellectual precursor, Ludwig von Mises. To promote his economic and political ideas, Rothbard joined Llewellyn H. "Lew" Rockwell, Jr. and Burton Blumert in 1982 to establish the Ludwig von Mises Institute in Alabama.
Bio from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Photo by Ludwig von Mises Institute [CC BY 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons.
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Reviewed in Germany on 1 September 2024Reißerisches Titelbild. Vernünftiger Inhalt.
- Reviewed in Germany on 17 January 2024Everyone should read it.
- Reviewed in Germany on 2 July 2021Everyone must read this to understand how we should really feel about the government, i.e., the biggest corporation with an army and police force that takes 50% of our pay or will throw us in jail, and will give back 1€ per every 8€ it collected from us (at best), and is the biggest polluter (military-industrial complex) of the environment who cannot be held accountable.
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Reviewed in Germany on 5 December 2016In grossen Lettern klärt Murray auf. Kein einfaches Englisch, dafür aber kraftvolle Begriffe. Kann man lernen. Wenn man sich bereits viele Gedanken zum Verhältnis Staat - Bürger gemacht hat, sortiert diese kurze Buch noch einmal die Gedanken. Leider ist der Autor bereits früh verstorben (worden?).
- Reviewed in Germany on 22 July 2020Murray Rothbard never disappoints this book should be read by anyone especially since it is a really quick read!
- Reviewed in Germany on 5 September 2019Your opinion about the state before this book: meh.
Your opinion about the state after this book: *GRABS COCKTAIL MOLOTOV*
10/10 would burn the White House again
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Reviewed in Germany on 14 December 2024Für einen kurzen Einstieg in die libertäre Gedankenwelt bestens geeignet.
- Reviewed in Germany on 4 February 2019Though the cover is not that pretty, the quality of the print and overall lettering is impecable. Content is also great, a must have in a libertarian library.
Top reviews from other countries
RickReviewed in the United States on 12 December 20245.0 out of 5 stars Quick Read, Art is Cool, Profound
I love this quick read. Its concise, and completely dissects and explains the power of the state.
Alvaro Rivera ErasoReviewed in Canada on 11 June 20245.0 out of 5 stars Amazing book
I love this book, is simple to understand, its not so long and interesting. I love to have it on my personal library.
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Gerardo PérezReviewed in Mexico on 30 November 20221.0 out of 5 stars Baja calidad intelectual de autor! .
Exhibe una ideología neoclásica ramplona verdaderamente decepcionante. Un librito de tres páginas completamente inútil. Tirar el dinero.
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ramosReviewed in Spain on 17 December 20245.0 out of 5 stars ¿ Es real el Estado ?
Impacta profundamente en tu concepción de nuestra realidad actual. Y es que muy en el fondo todos intuímos lo que el autor nos presenta: como es un eficiente método de transferencia de recursos de un grupo que produce a otro parasitario.
HusseinReviewed in the United Kingdom on 7 July 20235.0 out of 5 stars Amazing
Brilliantly explains what the State is and what the State isn’t, its parasitic nature, and its absolute disregard to its citizens’ welfare and freedom.
Great read 10/10.





