Marxism and the Trade Unions
Hal Draper This is a wonderful introduction to the Rank & File Strategy. This is the approach that Marxists should adopt around trade unions and strikes. It was taken from…[...]
Socialism from below and the rank-and-file strategy
Socialism can only be achieved through the self‑emancipation of the working class — “socialism from below.” This principle is inseparable from the rank‑and‑file strategy, which emphasizes the central role of…[...]
Before Stalinism: the rise and fall of soviet democracy – Samuel Farber (1990)
We still have a lot to learn from the Russian revolution. This book provides a great introduction by an author who is supportive, but critical of what happened in Russia.…[...]
A Political Monolith
Samuel Farber, Cuba Since the Revolution of 1959: A Critical AssessmentHaymarket Books, 386pp, £17.99, ISBN 9781608461394reviewed by Mike Gonzalez For an earlier generation Cuba came to represent the return of…[...]
Rural Violence in Contemporary Nigeria
Edited by Usman A. Tar and Bashir Bala (2023) This book was written by a range of experts to provide an authoritative view on the causes and extent of the…[...]
PROBLEMATISING HISTORY AND AGENCY: FROM NATIONALISM TO SUBALTERNITY
Introduction In The Historicity of the Peoples and Polities of Nigeria: Observations on Historical Consciousness and Historiography, Professor Yusufu Bala Usman presents a compelling and intellectually rigorous critique of the…[...]
Revolution and Counter-revolution in Iran
The fall of any tyrant raises hope for oppressed people the world over. So it was when the Shah of Iran fled into exile in January 1979, propelled by a…[...]
The works of Björn Beckman on Capitalist Development in Nigeria
Björn Beckman was a Swedish political economist who taught political economy in Nigeria, Ghana and Sweden. He taught at Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, between 1978 and 1987. He made invaluable…[...]
Union Power in the Nigerian Textile Industry: Labour Regime and Adjustment (Andrae and Beckman 1998)
The focus of this book is on the trade unions, their role in industrial restructuring and their ability to defend workers’ interests and rights. Despite the unfavourable conditions in Nigeria’s…[...]
Women and Trade Unionism in Nigeria, 1995
Edited by Sokunbi, Jeminiwa and Onaeko As mothers and wives, women do exert considerable impacts on the productivity of male workers. As workers in their own rights they can conveniently…[...]