I've added some further references to my bibliography in progress, and I'm too worn out to go looking for more material, but here's a good start:
Marxism & the Jewish Question: Selected Bibliography compiled by Ralph Dumain http://www.autodidactproject.org/bib/jews-marxism.html There are some idiosyncratic inclusions, but there are a variety of angles presented here so as to get a good view of the issues and the various applications of these concepts. As I've mentioned, with but a few exceptions I've deflected attention from Marx's "On the Jewish Question", which is a whole topic by itself regarding in-depth investigation. I could not find any noteworthy work by Engels on this subject. Most of his remarks consist of reportage of specific events and situations or very specific comments. Of more general interest, the only thing I could find was a commentary about the politics of the anti-Semitic peasantry. I have never been able to find a bibliographic reference for the oft-quoted but never-sourced remark by August Bebel: "Anti-semitism is the socialism of fools." It doesn't matter all that much, but maybe someday . . . My bibliography aims at an analytical, theoretical perspective, and is not so much concerned about the specifics of the problem except insofar as the issue is tied into larger struggles over the national question, as per the Bolsheviks vs. the Jewish Labor Bund, which features prominently. Similarly, Zionism plays an ancillary role here, though it is an integral historical component. My explanatory note at the end states my principles of composition. My initial motivation for doing this comes from research into the late 19th-century Eastern European Jewish intelligentsia, without concern for contemporary controversies. However, sad to say, I find this excursion into the past all too relevant to the political degeneracy of the present historical moment. The Internet is a magnificent tool for disseminating poison, and detecting its presence globally. I find that when I have absolutely no intention of getting involved in debates over the Middle East, and even when I'm researching topics having no direct connection with either the past or the present politics of the region or anywhere, I'm bumping constantly into the most vile bigotry as well as the more subtle kind. Such are the fruits not only of the resurgence of the right and neo-nazism, but of the poison tree of Stalinism, ultraleftism, leftist thirdworldism, and third world nationalism, finally dumbed down to the retarded trinity of vulgar anti-imperialism, anti-Americanism, and anti-Zionism, which has been labeled the "anti-globalism of fools." (Excuse all the mixed metaphors, but I'm in a hurry.) In this regard, see: Postone, Moishe. "<http://www.engageonline.org.uk/journal/index.php?journal_id=16&article_id=69>History and Helplessness: Mass Mobilization and Contemporary Forms of Anticapitalism," Engage, Issue 5, September 2007. I am unfamiliar with the political situation in the UK, but I find the group Engage of interest: http://engageonline.wordpress.com/ I actually am more interested in pursuing my original research project, but given the number of assholes I encounter each day, I find myself deflected from my original mission. ___________________________________ "Scholars of Wisdom have no rest in this world or in the world to come." -- Talmud _______________________________________________ Marxism-Thaxis mailing list Marxism-Thaxis@lists.econ.utah.edu To change your options or unsubscribe go to: http://lists.econ.utah.edu/mailman/listinfo/marxism-thaxis
