African Civilisations – Graham Connah, 2016
We need to understand the past if we are to try and change the future. Chapters 6 and 7 of this book provide a summary of the current knowledge of…[...]
The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists (Oxford World’s Classics) – Robert Tressell
Tressell's novel is about survival on the underside of Britain in the early 20th Century, about exploitative employment when the only safety nets are charity, workhouse, and grave. Following the…[...]
Decolonialisation, an essay by Walter Rodney
This essay was written by the author of “How Europe Underdeveloped Africa” in the late 1970s after the independence of Angola and Mozambique, but before the liberation of Southern Africa,…[...]
The Future Socialist Society
The Future Socialist Society By John Molyneux What do we want from socialism? How will we deal with our problems under socialism? How will X, Y or Z be organised?…[...]
Marxism and the National Question
Marxism and the National Question Alex Callinicos (1989) Introduction (Drew Povey 2022) Marxists are famous for declaring the right of oppressed peoples to self-determination. In the early 20th Century, Lenin…[...]
No Shortcuts Organising for Power: In the New Gilded Age
No Shortcuts Organising for Power by Jane F. McAlevey In No Shortcuts, Jane McAlevey argues that progressives can win, but lack the organized power to enact significant change, to outlast…[...]
The Blood Never Dried : A people’s history of the British empire By John Newsinger
The Blood Never Dried : A people's history of the British empire By John Newsinger The Queen represented all the worst aspects of British imperialism and the terror of its…[...]
Class struggle unionism by Joe Burns
Nigeria Labour Congress protests on 26th July, 2022 in Jos, Plateau state A guide for trade union members who want to organise to win strikes. Written in the US with…[...]
OCTOBER by China Mieville
Multi-award-winning author China Miéville captures the drama of the Russian Revolution in this “engaging retelling of the events that rocked the foundations of the twentieth century” (Village Voice) In February…[...]
Analysing Imperialism- Chris Harman – (2003)
Analysing Imperialism- Chris Harman - (2003) Introduction(Drew Povey,2022) Imperialism is the system of competition between states and companies that are based in these countries. As such it is key to…[...]