Manuel Devaldes

Power, Pleasure, and Self-Interest: Subversive Observations from a Libertarian Individualist Manuel Devaldes

Manuel Devaldès, or Ernest-Edmond Lohy (1875-1956) was a French radical who identified as a libertarian, individualist, Neo-Malthusian, and anti-militarist. He synthesized these influences into a practical, humane worldview. Collected here are his essential writings, covering the theory of individualism, gendered individuality and feminism, families and birth control, libertarian education, and war. This volume contains pioneering English translations of the following texts: Reflections on IndividualismFeminine IndividualityThe Neo-Malthusian FamilyEducation and LibertyCannon Fodder