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... »
Not just a study aid. Andrew Coates reviews David Harvey’s ‘A companion to Marx’s Capital’ Verso, 2010, pp320, £10.99. “Of course, we have all read, and all do read, Capital.” Louis Althusser’s opening words to Reading Capital (1968) were improbable to most Marxists then, and even... »
Limits of Labourism. Ben Lewis reviews the Labour Representation Committee’s ‘A people’s agenda: a pamphlet for the general election 2010’ pp12, donation. The Labour Representation Committee has been stepping up its activity for the election. A campaign of the Labour left whose most prominent leader is... »
Who will build the nation? Alan Fox reviews Clint Eastwood’s ‘Invictus’ (on general release) This film has, understandably, had very mixed reviews. On the one hand, it plays on the... »
When the sweets were taken away. Craig Wilson reviews David Douglass’s The wheel’s still in spin, 2009, pp466, £12.95 David Douglass has been around the block a bit. Also known as... »
Ecology and economism. Ben Lewis reviews Martin Empson’s Marxism and ecology: capitalism, socialism and the future of the planet Bookmarks, pp32, £1.50 In some ways, this Socialist Workers Party pamphlet is... »