Sects and ‘new left’ disillusionment. Mike Macnair reviews P Blackledge, N Davidson (eds) Alasdair MacIntyre’s engagement with Marxism: selected writings 1953-1974, Brill (Historical materialism series),... »
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Colour blind? Race and migration in north-east England since 1945 – Dave Renton
Integration and working class culture. David Bates reviews Dave Renton’s ‘Colour blind? Race and migration in north-east England since 1945′ University of Sunderland Press, 2008, pp286, £10.95. For over half a century, immigration has rarely been far from the top of the political agenda in the UK. In a culture which places such emphasis on ideas... »
Carthage must be destroyed: the rise and fall of an ancient Mediterranean civilisation – Richard Miles
Rivalling the Romans. Chris Gray reviews Richard Miles’s ‘Carthage must be destroyed: the rise and fall of an ancient Mediterranean civilisation’ London 2010, pp521, £30. This book is an extremely welcome account of the history of Carthage from its foundation to the destruction of the city at the hands of the Romans... »
Common words and the wandering star – Keith Armstrong
A northern giant David Douglass reviews Keith Armstrong’s Common words and the wandering star University of Sunderland Press. pp296, £7.95 There have been few British socialist writers of note, even less working class ones and still less those of the northern working class. In this respect, Jack Common occupies a unique position, almost in the category... »
Lars T Lih, Boris Kargalitsky, Hillel Ticktin and other authors to speak at Communist University 2009
Communist University 2009 August 8-15, South London. Book Now! The CPGB’s annual school – the Communist University – is different. It features sharp clashes of opinion ... »