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The Great Kladderadatsch: Book Review: Global Economic History: A Very Short Introduction by Robert C. Allen
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Tuesday, July 8, 2014. Book Review: Global Economic History: A Very Short Introduction by Robert C. Allen. Economic history is the queen of the social sciences" is how Robert C. Allen. Opens his contribution to Oxford's pithy Very Short Introduction. Line of pamphlets. His Global Economic History: A Very Short Introduction. Provides an informative bird's-eye view of economic development over the past five hundred years. Why has the world become increasingly unequal? Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
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The Great Kladderadatsch: Book Review: The Communist International and US Communism 1919-1929 by Jacob A. Zumoff
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Friday, July 3, 2015. Book Review: The Communist International and US Communism 1919-1929 by Jacob A. Zumoff. Jacob Zumoff justifies his new book on the early US Communist Party. CP), The Communist International and US Communism 1919-1929. On two grounds. First, the previous studies (the most respected of which are those of Theodore Draper. Frame the interaction of the Comintern. CLP), John Reed. S party. Despite division over whether members should remain in the Socialist Party. SP) (which turned out to...
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The Great Kladderadatsch: July 2014
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Friday, July 11, 2014. Book Review: Capitalism: A Very Short Introduction by James Fulcher. Capitalism: A Very Short Introduction. Fulcher reprises Ellen Meiksins Wood. Established a relatively centralized rule (in contrast to a more dispersed feudal rule in other countries) that prevented feudalism from taking deep root in Britain. Fulcher then turns his attention to historical capitalist developments outside Britain. He argues "it is quite wrong to seek the origins of capitalism solely in Britain" ...
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The Great Kladderadatsch: December 2013
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Monday, December 30, 2013. Book Review: The Communist Horizon by Jodi Dean. After being impressed by Jodi Dean's performance in this Occupy Wall Street era panel discussion. I decided to pick up one of her recent books, The Communist Horizon. Perhaps it is true that communism per se inevitably results in nightmarish consequences, but that is a much more involved argument than pointing out that it happened once in particular historical circumstances. Questions such as What is communism? Deserve to be deba...
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The Great Kladderadatsch: Book Review: The German Revolution 1917-1923 by Pierre Broué
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Thursday, September 4, 2014. Book Review: The German Revolution 1917-1923 by Pierre Broué. I picked up Pierre Broué's The German Revolution 1917-1923. From War to Revolution: The Victory and Defeat of Ultra-Leftism. There did exist a left tendency in the SPD, represented by such people as Karl Liebknecht. Notably, Luxemburg opposed Lenin. S advocacy of centralism (33) and splitting. (35) This left was divided over the "Radek Affair," in which Karl Radek. 44) The SPD leadership gagged any substantive disc...
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The Great Kladderadatsch: Book Review: Capitalism: A Very Short Introduction by James Fulcher
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Friday, July 11, 2014. Book Review: Capitalism: A Very Short Introduction by James Fulcher. Capitalism: A Very Short Introduction. Fulcher reprises Ellen Meiksins Wood. Established a relatively centralized rule (in contrast to a more dispersed feudal rule in other countries) that prevented feudalism from taking deep root in Britain. Fulcher then turns his attention to historical capitalist developments outside Britain. He argues "it is quite wrong to seek the origins of capitalism solely in Britain" ...
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The Great Kladderadatsch: September 2014
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Thursday, September 4, 2014. Book Review: The German Revolution 1917-1923 by Pierre Broué. I picked up Pierre Broué's The German Revolution 1917-1923. From War to Revolution: The Victory and Defeat of Ultra-Leftism. There did exist a left tendency in the SPD, represented by such people as Karl Liebknecht. Notably, Luxemburg opposed Lenin. S advocacy of centralism (33) and splitting. (35) This left was divided over the "Radek Affair," in which Karl Radek. 44) The SPD leadership gagged any substantive disc...
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The Great Kladderadatsch: April 2014
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Saturday, April 26, 2014. Book Review: Trotskyism by Alex Callinicos. Is a guide to the political philosophy of Leon Trotsky, as well as the various fragmenting and squabbling factions that claimed his heritage after his death. The book is helpful in drawing out the differences in various tendencies but, as this review indicates. Trotskyism takes much of its theory from the concepts expounded in Trotsky's writings and practice. For instance: combined and uneven development. 8), permanent revolution.
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The Great Kladderadatsch: November 2013
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Monday, November 11, 2013. Why the "Boycott the Privacy Violating Internet Corporations" Argument Doesn't Work. In a previous blog post I critiqued the. Restore The Fourth SF. With whom I have had conversations that inspired this post.). The case was made, for one, by Brian Fung of The Washington Post in his post. Yes, there actually is a huge difference between government and corporate surveillance. An anonymous search engine. Sounds great, right? Substitutes to one’s favorite services. Can be difficult...
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