This review of China Miéville’s book on the Communist Manifesto was written for the Marxist group Platypus. I was asked due to my speech The 1848 Revolutions: An Anarchist Perspective. Suffice to say, more could have been written but that speech plus the few links I’ve added to the text should help flesh out the arguments made.
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Review: Bakunin: The Creative Passion
A review of an excellent new biography of Bakunin.
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Review: 23 Things They Don’t Tell You About Capitalism
Review of an interesting, if flawed, book on capitalism by Ha-Joon Chang
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So why call it Anarchism?
A review of the book Tory Anarchism, showing that the concept is nonsense and an afront to real anarchism.
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Review: Workers Unite!
A lengthy review and critique of a book which contains a selection of writings by members of the (First) International. It is wasted opportunity as the Marxist editor’s biases (and ignorance) means the introduction and selection of texts are skewed.
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