Normative History and the Communist Essence of the Proletariat - Théorie Communiste
Originally published as ‘Histoire normative et essence communiste du prolétariat’, Théorie Communiste no.16, 2000. A critique of Dauvé’s When Insurrections Die, TC attack Dauvé’s “normative” perspective, in which actual revolutions are counterposed to what they could/should have been – to a never-completely-spelled-out formula of a genuine communist revolution. In contrast, TC claim to give a robust account of the…
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Holy shit this heaven.
Holy shit this heaven.
Only read chapter one at the
Only read chapter one at the moment but I like this a lot so far. Anyone else reading/read it?
I keep posting this video.
I keep posting this video. It's a David Graeber talk on technology and progress. Addresses struggle in a way I imagine is different from this book, but it might make an interesting complement.
Love this book. Have a copy
Love this book. Have a copy with lots of notes. Good to see it available