READINGS
Here you can find links to PDF's of books/literature we are reading or have read.
MARXISM AND ITS HISTORICAL APPLICATIONS
We have now adopted a intentionally planned reading list, designed to develop between us a strong grasp on Marxism and its actual attempts at implementation in history! Read along with us, as each reading is scheduled according to a tentative plan.
Break units are 2-week units which nothing specific has yet been planned. these spaces are to be spent on less long and focused study on one topic for weeks and months. We will post our readings for these units once they've been chosen.
Introductory (1-2wks)
April 20.
- The Communist Necessity, J. Moufawad-Paul. ~130pg. 1-2wks.
Basics of Marxism (~1 month)
April 27.
- Principles of Communism, Friedrich Engels. ~34pg.
- Wage Labor and Capital, Karl Marx. ~25pg.
May 4.
- The 18th Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte, Karl Marx. ~70pg.
May 11.
- Inaugural Address of the International Working Men’s Association, Karl Marx. ~2-5pg.
- Marx-Zasulich Correspondence, Karl Marx. ~10-20pg.
- Socialism: Utopian and Scientific, Friedrich Engels. ~20pg.
May 18.
- The German Ideology, Karl Marx. ~60pg.
BREAK UNIT (2 weeks): Fascism
- The Doctrine of Fascism, Benito Mussolini
- Fascism: What It Is and How To Fight It, Leon Trotsky
Russian Marxism (6 months)
Leninism and the Russian Revolution (~2.5 months)
June 8.
- Lenin Rediscovered, Ch 1, Lars T. Lih. ~40pg.
June 22.
- A People’s History of the Russian Revolution, Neil Faulkner. 237pg.
June 29.
- What Is to Be Done? V.I. Lenin. ~137pg.
July 6.
- State and Revolution, V.I. Lenin. ~140pg.
July 13.
- Imperialism, the Highest Stage of Capitalism, V.I. Lenin. ~100pg.
July 20.
- The Bolsheviks Come to Power, Alexander Rabinowitch. ~450pg.
BREAK UNIT (2 weeks)
History of the USSR (~3 months)
August 31.
- Class Theory and History: Capitalism and Communism in the USSR, Stephen A. Resnick, Richard D. Wolff. ~370pg.
September 22.
- An Economic History of the USSR, Alec Nove. ~420pg.
October 26.
- Farm to Factory: A Reinterpretation of the Soviet Industrial Revolution, R. C. Allen. ~250pg.
BREAK UNIT(2 weeks)
Chinese Marxism/Maoism (2.5 months)
Introduction (1.25 months)
November 30.
- Continuity and Rupture: Philosophy in the Maoist Terrain, J Moufawad-Paul. ~310pg.
December 21.
- Maoism and the Chinese Revolution: A Critical Introduction, Elliot Liu. ~150pg.
Maoism (3 weeks)
January 4.
- On Practice & On Contradiction, Mao Zedong. ~54pg.
January 11.
- Little Red Book, CPC/Mao Zedong. ~143pg.
January 18.
- Report on the Peasant Movement in Hunan, Mao Zedong. ~50pg.
History of the Chinese Revolution (1.5 months)
January 25.
- The Unknown Cultural Revolution: Life and Change in a Chinese Village, Dongping Han. ~190pg.
February 8.
- The Rise of China and the Demise of the Capitalist World-Economy, Minqi Li. ~225pg.
Communist Party of Peru (PCP) (2 weeks)
February 22.
- The CIA’s Shining Path: Political Warfare, Andreo Matías. ~180pg.
READING LIST
The reading list contains readings we have completed. No particular order.
- Left of Karl Marx:The Political Life of Black Communist Claudia Jones, Carole Boyce
- Time, Work-Discipline, andIndustrial Capitalism, E.P. Thompson
- Malcom X Didn't Dish Out Free Bean Pies: Distinguishing Charity Work from Revolutionary Strategy, Kenny Lake
- The Young Lords: A Radical History, Johanna Fernandez
- Organization Means Commitment, Grace Lee Boggs
- State and Revolution, V.I. Lenin
- Beyond the Non-Profit Industrial Complex, Incite!
- Blood in My Eye, George Jackson
- The Wretched of the Earth, Frantz Fanon
- Settlers: The Mythology of the White Proletariat, J. Sakai
- Economic and Philosophic Manuscripts of 1844, Karl Marx
- Black Awakening in Capitalist America, Robert L. Allen