God and the State
The cover of the first print in 1882. | |
| Editors | Carlo Cafiero and Élisée Reclus |
|---|---|
| Author | Mikhail Bakunin |
| Original title | Dieu et l'état |
| Language | English, translated from French |
| Genre | Politics |
| Publisher | Dover |
Publication date | 1882 |
| Publication place | France |
Published in English | 1883 |
| Media type | Print (Paperback) |
| Pages | 89 p. (Dover Paperback Edition) |
| ISBN | 978-0-486-22483-1 (Dover Paperback Edition) |
| OCLC | 192839 |
| 335/.83 19 | |
| LC Class | HX833 .B313 1970 |
| Preceded by | Founding of the First International |
| Followed by | The Immorality of the State |
God and the State is an unfinished manuscript by the Russian anarchist philosopher Mikhail Bakunin, published posthumously in 1882. The work criticises Christianity and the then-burgeoning technocracy movement from a materialist, anarchist and individualist perspective.