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Below are groups and resources (books, articles, websites, etc.) related to this topic. Click on an item’s title to go its resource page with author, publisher, description/abstract and other details, a link to the full text if available, as well as links to related topics in the Subject Index. You can also browse the Title, Author, Subject, Chronological, Dewey, LoC, and Format indexes, or use the Search box. Connexions LibraryAccumulation, Imperialism, and Pre-Capitalist Formations: Luxemburg and Marx on the non-Western World Hudis, Peter Article 2010 The Accumulation of Capital  Luxemburg, Rosa Book 1913 Rosa Luxemburg's analysis of the inherent contradictions of capitalist accumulation. Age of Extremes: The Short Twentieth Century 1914 - 1991 Hobsbawm, Eric Book 1994 A overview of the history of the years 1914 - 1991. The American Socialist Movement: 1897-1912 Kipnis, Ira Book 1952 A history of the American Socialist Party, which at its height had over 150,000 dues-paying members, published hundreds of newspapers, and won almost a million votes for its presidential candidate. Back to Marx Wood, Ellen Meiksins Article 1997 Maybe it's time for the left to see the universalization of capitalism not just as a defeat for us but also as an opportunity -- and that, of course, above all means a new opportunity for that unfash... Canadian Information Sharing Service: Volume 2, Number 5 - December 1977 Serial Publication (Periodical) 1977 Capitalism and Underdevelopment in Latin America: Historical Studies of Chile and Brazil Frank, Andre Gunder Book 1967 The four essays in this book offer a sweeping reinterpretation of Latin American history as an aspect of the world-wide spread of capitalism in its commercial and industrial phases. Capitalism for Beginners Lekachman, Robert; Van Loon, Borin Book 1981 An amusing, soundly researched, and highly accessible illustrated book that tells you everything you want to know about capitalism. The Complete Works of Rosa Luxemburg, Volume I: Economic Writings 1 Luxemburg, Rosa (Edited by Peter Hudis Book 2013 This first volume in Rosa Luxemburg's Complete Works, entitled Economic Writings 1, contains some of Luxemburg's most important statements on the globalization of capital, wage labour, imperialism, an... The Complete Works of Rosa Luxemburg, Volume II: Economic Writings 2 Luxemburg, Rosa (Edited by Peter Hudis and Paul Le Blanc) Book 2015 This volume contains a new English translation of Luxemburg’s most important book, The Accumulation of Capital (1913) as well as her response to its critics. Taken together, they constitute one of the... Consumption: Domestic Imperialism Gilbert, Dave Article This article deals with the social organization of production under modern American capitalism. The author considers the impact of technological development on labour and its potential for liberation ... Democracy Against Capitalism Wood, Ellen Meiksins Book 1995 Wood provides a brilliant explication and defense of the key theoretical concepts relevant to socialism, understood to be the most radical social and economic democracy. Devastating Crisis Unfolds: Against The Current vol. 132 Brenner, Bob Article 2008 Bob Brenner, for the ATC editors. The current crisis could well turn out to be the most devastating since the Great Depression. It manifests profound, unresolved problems in the real economy that have... The Economics of Imperialism Brown, Michael Barratt Book 1974 Brown discusses different theories of the connection between capitalism and imperialism. His own position is derived from Rosa Luxemburg, holding that imperialism is a process of assimilation and tran... The Economy of Cities Jacobs, Jane Book 1970 Ideas about what makes cities rich or poor, how cities grow, and how city growth affects national economies. Empire of Capital Wood, Ellen Meiksins Book 2003 Capitalism makes possible a new form of domination by purely economic means, argues Ellen Meiksins Wood. So, surely, even the most seasoned White House hawk would prefer to exercise global hegemony in... FTAA, The Hydra's New Head: Against The Current vol. 90 Hart-Landsberg, Martin Article 2001 Capitalism in many ways is like the mythical hydra of Greek legend, a gigantic serpent with multiple heads, the center one being immortal; every time an attacker chopped off one of its outer heads, tw... The Historical Moment That Produced Us Goldner, Loren Article 2010 As we emerge, hopefully, from this dismal period of rollback, we recall Rosa Luxemburg's remark, shortly before her murder in 1919: "The revolution says: I was, I am, I shall be!" We assert the ongoin... A History of Canadian Wealth Myers, Gustavus Book 1914 Myers lays bare the corruption, swindling, land deals, and bribery that are at the basis of Canadian history. This is Canada's past seen through the eyes of a muckraker. How Does the Subaltern Speak? Chibber, Vivek Article 2013 Vivek Chibber argues that postcolonial theory discounts the enduring value of Enlightenment universalism at its own peril. Focusing particularly on the strain of postcolonial theory known as subaltern... How the Left has Won Livingston, James Article 2012 Capitalism was the unintended consequence of bourgeois revolutions, whereas socialism has been the avowed purpose, or at least a crucial component, of every revolution since 1911. This difference has ... Imperialism: Pioneer of Capitalism Warren, Bill Book 1980 Argues that the accepted theories of imperialism are profoundly flawed. Die Internationalisierung der kapitalistischen Produktionsverhältnisse und der Nationalstaat: Internationale Marxistische Diskussion 42 Poulantzas, Nicos Book 1973 The Invention of Capitalism: How a Self-Sufficient Peasantry was Whipped Into Industrial Wage Slaves Levine, Yasha Article Levine reviews the transition from peasantry to industrial labour and the impacts of captitalism in workers. Karl Marx's Theory of Revolution: Volume II: The Politics of Social Classes Draper, Hal Book 1978 Draper ranges through the development of the thought of Marx and Engels on the role of classes in society. The Making of the Modern World: An Introductory History Robertson, R.T. Book This book's global approach to world history puts the major political, economic and social transformations of the past hundred years into context. Focusing on the growth and transformation of capitali... Man's Worldly Goods: The Story of the Wealth of Nations Huberman, Leo Book 1936 Huberman sets out to explain history using economic theory, and to explain economic theory using history. He tries to explain, in terms of the development of economic thought, why certain doctrines ar... A Marxist History of Capitalism Heller, Henry Book 2018 A short history of capitalism by a history professor at University of Manitoba A Marxist History of the World: Making the future Faulkner, Neil Article 2012 Historian Neil Faulkner concludes A Marxist History of the World by looking at what that history can tell us about the possibility for radical social change. A Marxist History of the World part 100: 1968-1975: the workers' revolt Faulkner, Neil Article 2012 As the crisis of capitalism spread around the world, the working class took centre stage – but the revolt did not result in successful revolution anywhere. A Marxist History of the World part 101: The Long Recession Faulkner, Neil Article 2012 By the early 1970s, the levers of state economic management had stopped working and the world economy entered a long period of stagnation. A Marxist History of the World part 43: Colonies, slavery, and racism Faulkner, Neil Article 2011 Capitalist contradictions were most evident in the 18th century, when the wealth of the merchant-capitalist class of Britain’s port-cities was contrasted with the untold human misery of the slaves, ra... A Marxist History of the World part 51: The origins of the Labour Movement Faulkner, Neil Article 2011 Capitalism's industrial revolution gave birth to its own gravediggers, argues Neil Faulkner as he examines the rise and fall of Chartism. A Marxist History of the World part 55: The Making of the Working Class Faulkner, Neil Article 2011 The development of capitalism entails two complementary processes. The first, explored in MHW 54, is competitive capital accumulation. The second, explored here, is the making – and continual re-makin... A Marxist History of the World part 61: The Long Depression, 1873-1896 Faulkner, Neil Article 2012 Neil Faulkner writes about the The Long Depression – an unprecedented economic slump which started the countdown to the First World War. A Marxist History of the World part 62: The Scramble for Africa Faulkner, Neil Article 2012 The imperial competition to control Africa spawned a predatory colonialism of mines, plantations, and machine-guns and propelled humanity towards industrialised world war writes Neil Faulkner. A Marxist History of the World part 64: What is Imperialism? Faulkner, Neil Article 2012 Neil Faulkner looks at how the growth of giant monopolies and the fusing of industrial, bank, and state capital created global competition - and the roots of World War I. A Marxist History of the World part 67: Reform or Revolution? Faulkner, Neil Article 2012 The world Socialist movement was blown apart as its members supported the First World War. Neil Faulkner looks at how the question of reform or revolution lay behind the split. A Marxist History of the World part 69: The First World War Faulkner, Neil Article 2012 Neil Faulkner looks at how capitalism plunged humanity into an abyss of carnage, destruction, and waste without precedent, as mass production methods produced industrialised slaughter. A Marxist History of the World part 77 World Revolution Faulkner, Neil Article 2012 In the five years after the First World War, revolutionary contagion spread around the world. It showed the extraordinary possibilities that arise when the masses become active in making their own his... A Marxist History of the World part 81: The Roaring Twenties Faulkner, Neil Article 2012 Although the 'American Dream' became a reality for millions in the 1920s, it was built on shaky grounds - the huge speculative bubble that was building up on Wall Street was waiting to collapse A Marxist History of the World part 92: The Great Boom Faulkner, Neil Article 2012 In the first three decades after the war, the world economy experienced unprecedented growth rates and falling unemployment. But the boom rested on unstable foundations. The Myth of the Labor Aristocracy, Part 1: Against The Current vol. 123 Post, Charles Article 2006 The persistence of reformism and outright conservatism among workers, especially in the imperialist centers of North America, Western Europe and Japan, has long confounded revolutionary socialists. Th... The No-Nonsense Guide to Degrowth and Sustainability Ellwood, Wayne Book 2013 This No-Nonsense Guide looks deeper into the idea of economic growth – to trace its history and understand why it has become so unchallengeable and powerful. The Origin of Capitalism: A Longer View Wood, Ellen Meiksins Book Ellen Meiksins Wood offers readers a clear and accessible introduction to the theories and debates concerning the birth of capitalism, imperialism, and the modern nation state. Capitalism is not a nat... Plunderbund and Proletariat: A History of the IWW in B.C. Scott, Jack Book 1975 A history of working class struggle from the workers' perspective. Postcolonial Theory and the Specter of Capital Chibber, Vivek Book 2013 Against the thesis that Western subalterns are made of different stuff, Chibber argues that human beings are, at their core, not that different across contexts. The winds of history and culture may ch... Racism in Australia: from 1788 to stopping the boats Tully, John Article 2015 When the First Fleet sailed into Port Jackson on January 26, 1788, it carried more than the physical paraphernalia for European settlement. Along with tools, agricultural implements, chains, handcuffs... Requiem For The American Dream Nyks, Kelly; Scott, Jared P.; Hutchison, Peter D. (directors) Film/Video 2015 In his final long-form documentary interview - filmed over four years - Chomsky unpacks the principles that have brought us to the crossroads of historically unprecedented inequality. Tracing a half-c... Review of Vivek Chibber's Postcolonial Theory and the Specter of Capital Carr, David Matthew Article 2014 A book review of Vivek Chibber's Postcolonial Theory and the Specter of Capital. Vivek Chibber challenges the post-Marxist framework of the Subaltern Studies group. Rosa Luxemburg's Accumulation of Capital: New Perspectives on Capitalist Development and American Hegemony Schmidt, Ingo Article 2010 From a Luxemburgian perspective post-war capitalism developed in two phases, each of which was possible because class-struggles and international conflicts had opened non-capitalist environments for c... Seeds of Fire: A People's Chronology Diemer, Ulli Article 2012 Recalling events that happened on this day in history. Memories of struggle, resistance and persistence. Studies in the Development of Capitalism Dobb, Maurice M.A. Book 1947 A Marxist interpretation of economic development in the period of modern capitalism. Starting with the decline of serfdom, the book deals with the beginnings of the bourgeoisie in the rising urban com... "Total Capital" Rigor and International Liquidity: A Reply to Robert Brenner Goldner, Loren Article 1999 The Transition from Feudalism to Capitalism: A Symposium Sweezy, P.M; Dobb,M; Takahashi H.K; Hilton,R; Hill,C. Book 1967 U.S. Labor's Subterranean Fire: Against The Current vol. 131 Post, Charlie Article 2007 The broad outlines of the crisis of the U.S. labor movement -— sharply declining union density, concession bargaining, failures to organize the growing non-union manufacturing and service sectors, the... Why Marx Was Right Eagleton, Terry Book 2011 Eagleton takes common objections to Marxism and demonstrates how and why they are wrong. Yes, There is an Alternative!: Book Review Friedman, Sam Article 2014 Review of "Marx's Concept of the Alternative to Capitalism" by Peter Hudis. Connexions Directory of Groups & WebsitesBreak Their Haughty Power Articles on capitalism, socialism, and revolution, from a left-Marxist perspective. Marxism.ca A gateway to resources about Marxism compiled by Connexions. Sources LibraryRacism in Asia 2017 Racism in Asia exists for similar reasons that racism elsewhere exists, with roots in events that have happened anywhere from thousands of years ago to the present. |
