Peter Gelderloos (born 1982) is an anarchist philosopher and historian.
Life
Early Life
Peter Gelderloos was born in Morristown, New Jersey and lived in Tokyo, Seoul, and Vienna, Virginia during his childhood. He studied literature, foreign languages, and anthropology at James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia, but dropped out without completing a degree.
Works
Books
- 2005: How Nonviolence Protects the State
- 2010: Anarchy Works
- 2015: The Failure of Nonviolence
- 2017: Worshiping Power: An Anarchist View of Early State Formation