Cultural Writing. Politics & History. Women's Studies. Edited by David Porter, this carefully chosen collection features the most important writings from the turbulent last four years of influential anarchist and feminist Emma Goldman's life. An incredible follow-up to her popular autobiography, Living My Life, VISION ON FIRE reveals Goldman's struggles with the contradictions of the Spanish Revolution and her efforts to maintain integrity and vision in the heat of political activism. "VISION ON FIRE is a historical treasure"--Howard Zinn. Also be sure to check out EMMA GOLDMAN: A DOCUMENTARY HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN YEARS, also available from SPD.

Emma Goldman (1869 - 1940) stands as a major figure in the history of American radicalism and feminism. An influential and well-known anarchist of her time, Goldman was an early advocate of free speech, birth control, women's rights, and union organization. To this day she remains one of the most recognizable figures in anarchist history.