Sketches of an Archipelagic Poetics of Postcolonial Belonging
Submitted by bandilangitimph on Feb 25 2020 07:18
An non-state and non-nationalist sketch for the archipelago known as the Philippines.
The History of a Riot: Class, Popular Protest and Violence in Early Colonial Nelson
Submitted by Jared on Jan 28 2020 22:38
Petitions, public meetings, strikes, go-slows, violence and armed revolt. Nelson, New Zealand in 1843 was said to be 'in a state little short of anarchy'. In this paper, Jared Davidson argues that the self-activity of the Nelson labourers and their wives had a significant impact on the development of Nelson, drawing on traditions of popular protest, class power and the gendered labour of making shift. The agricultural backgrounds of many of the emigrants and the conflicts of the English countryside – including but not limited to the Swing Riots of 1830/31 – played a role in structuring the gang-men’s response to their situation.
The Prison Memoirs Of A Japanese Woman
Submitted by Working Class H... on Jan 25 2020 21:23
The memoirs of Japanese anarchist and anti-colonial activist Fumiko Kaneko, written while she was in prison, where she died most likely by suicide in 1926.
Review of Akala’s ‘Natives. Race & Class in the Ruins of Empire.’ July 2019
Submitted by AngryWorkersWorld on Jul 19 2019 18:41
Global Capitalism, Empire, White Supremacy: The Mosque Shooting In Perspective
Submitted by Ivysyn on Mar 17 2019 07:27
Analysis that situates recent white supremacist violence as a product of global capitalism and it's mechanisms of oppression.
1964: British troops help Julius Nyerere suppress a mutiny
In 1964 a wave of mutinies swept Tanganyika, Kenya, and Uganda. Julius Nyerere requested military assistance from the United Kingdom to put down the mutiny, as well as a later attempted general strike during which hundreds of workers were arrested.
1848: Impact of Revolution on French Colonies
Submitted by Reddebrek on Nov 22 2018 21:08
An article on French Colonialization and the impact of the Revolution of 1848.
Walter Rodney's "How Europe Underdeveloped Africa"
Submitted by Marx-lover on Oct 3 2018 21:55
Notes on a classic work of dependency theory.
Jomo Kenyatta, post-war Labour Party, strikes and the pass system - Makhan Singh
Annotated excerpt from Makhan Singh's History of Kenya's Trade Union Movement to 1952, describing Jomo Kenyatta's comments on the kipande pass system and strike action shortly after he was elected leader of the Kenya African Union (KAU).
Dauvé versus Marx
Submitted by Mike Harman on Jul 31 2018 11:02
In critiquing Silvia Federici's Caliban and the Witch Gilles Dauvé highlights limitations in his own conception of the creation of the proletariat internationally, and his understanding of Marx’s work on slavery. These limitations are not unique to Dauvé, but as someone libcom cites as an influence, especially due to his insistence on the proletariat as a negative rather than positive category, and who has been influential on the communisation tendency generally, we should expect better.
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