A Polemic on Radical History (1969)

Cover of Ripsaw #2

Article by Peter Linebaugh, originally presented in 1968, published in the Columbia graduate student union journal Ripsaw, spring 1969.

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This looks really great!…

This looks really great! Quick thing: page 11 seems to be missing. Is there a version with that page included?

Thanks, Ed, for catching…

Thanks, Ed, for catching this - have added in the missing page to the PDF and uploaded

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