Yes the present hour is very severe at least
May Day 2013 leaflet by Groupe Express-Roularta, Paris.
This is a response to a leaflet produced by the striking workers of the Aulnay PSA (Peugeot-Citroen) plant which is due for imminent closure. Translated by Chronos Publications.
The class struggle in the Ancient Greek world - G. E. M. de Ste. Croix
Submitted by welshboy on Apr 18 2013 10:38
This text is a challenging work on ancient history and should be of interest to historians of the Greco-Roman world. It combines sociological acumen with solid historical craftsmanship, to provide an insightful account of the major institutions, social groups and historical developments of some 1400 years of Graeco-Roman civilization.
The myth of 1648: class, geopolitics, and the making of modern international relations - Benno Teschke
This work presents a myth-busting account of how class conflict and economic development, and not only interstate rivalry, led to the emergence of the modern state system.
Inspired by the groundbreaking historical work of Robert Brenner, Teschke argues that property relations provide the key to unlocking the changing meaning of 'international' across the medieval, early modern and modern periods.
The development of class struggle in Egypt
Submitted by Ed on Jan 15 2013 00:38
In-depth analysis of the development of capitalism and class struggle in Egypt, from the 1940s until the 1970s. Contains interesting information about mass wildcat strikes and the 1977 food riots as well as their relationship to national liberation movements in the region.
The development of class struggle in Egypt*
Lafif Lakhdar
The movements of the indignados and the class struggle - an interview with Charles Reeve
An interview with Charles Reeve, who discusses the workers’ struggles in contemporary China, the continuing relevance of Paul Mattick’s and Pierre Souyri’s analyses of the limits of state intervention with reference to the crises of neoliberalism and Keynesianism, and the significance of the movements of the Indignados and Occupy in relation to the decline of workers struggles in the developed world.
(Interviewed by Stéphane Julien and Marie Xaintrailles)
On rank-and-file action, trade union representation and building confidence
Submitted by Phil on Oct 13 2012 09:10
A brief note on why forms of action taken at the behest of trade union structures cannot be equated with rank-and-file led organisation and direct action.
As everyone knows, I am an advocate of "rank-and-file" forms of industrial organisation. Namely, I believe that through militants organising on the ground through horiontal structures such as workplace committees, we can use direct action to take on winnable fights.
Capitalism and class struggle in the USSR - Neil C. Fernandez
Neil C. Fernandez's book on capitalist nature of Soviet Union and working class struggle in it.
The critical considerations of the various "Marxist" theories of Soviet capitalism are looked at in this book.
Some (more) thoughts on activism, class struggle and material needs
A personal account of activism, class struggle and organizing around material needs by Jared Davidson (Beyond Resistance, New Zealand).
In my last post on organization I raised a few points about the idea of organizing around material needs.
Class struggles in the Nigerian coal industry, 1914-1949
In-depth study of working class organisation at the Enugu Government Colliery in Nigeria from its opening in 1914 until a massacre of 21 striking miners in 1949.
The dialectics of colonial labour control: class struggle in the Nigerian coal industry, 1914-1949
Carolyn A. Brown
The Finnish Class War 1918
Submitted by Radical Gardener on Jun 7 2012 08:50
A brief piece explaining that the Finnish Civil War of 1918 was, contrary to rightist claims, in fact, a class war.
Translator's notes:
This unsigned article originally appeared in Kapinatyöläinen #13, 1993. The original title of the piece is "Luokkasota 1918" which translates plainly to Class War 1918, I have for clarification changed this to The Finnish Class War 1918, as well as adding my own footnotes.
Frimod Fredriksson,
Finland, June 2012.
The Finnish Class War 1918
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