Edited by Owen Miller (2023) A review based on the introductory chapter - The Emergence and Development of Capitalism in East Asia: The State Capitalist Approach by Owen Miller and…[...]
'Revolution is the Choice of the People' is simultaneously a study of the underlying causes of rebellion in the Middle East and North African regions and a celebration of those revolutions.…[...]
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 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…[...]
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.…[...]
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…[...]
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…[...]
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…[...]
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…[...]
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…[...]
