Dear Pen-ers:
Recently I was in Saudi Arabia, realized how little I knew of what was
going on there regarding the dissident movements. I turn to you for help
in locating:
i) Good RECENT books on Saudi Arabia politics;
ii) After having talked to many Saudi women physicians, references
regarding
Smith, David Norman. Postcolonial Genocide: Scarcity, Ethnicity, and Mass
Death in Rwanda. In The Coming Age of Scarcity: Preventing Mass Death and
Genocide in the 21st Century edited by Michael N. Dobkowski and Isidor
Walliman (Syracuse Univ. Press, 1998)
I guess sociologists think the glass
I just looked through the on-line article, but did not see anything about
the cartel. We were discussing the WB encouraging overplanting on pen-l
some time ago.
On Wed, Jun 12, 2002 at 06:50:13PM -0700, Steve Diamond wrote:
Smith, David Norman. Postcolonial Genocide: Scarcity, Ethnicity, and
KARL MARX
(A Brief Biographical Sketch
with an
Exposition of Marxism) by V.I. Lenin
Prepared © for the Internet by David J. Romagnolo, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (May 1997)
C O N T E N T S
PREFACE
[Lenin's Biographical Sketch
THE MARXIST DOCTRINE
Philosophical Materialism
Dialectics
PMSubject: [PEN-L:5185] Re:
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I yield to none in my admiration for Doug. Shall we ask him
about his
passions?
Doug's passions area subject of burning interest.
Justin
ok, i'll give google a try.
norm
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Don't buy Amazon
thanks, justin, for culling the junk out of this list.
norm
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ok, ths, louis. Novack goes back onto the list.
norm
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Norm,
Try "Is Capitalism Sustainable" edited by Martin O'Connor [Guilford,
1994]still in paperback. Also, "Cyber-Marx" by Nick Dyer-Witheford
[University of
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Subject: [PEN-L:5131] Re: Re: Re: RE: thanks for the zillion references
to Marx?(plea se check the list)
Preliminary: You aren't reading Marxism seriously unless you read
Amilcar Cabral and the major works of Mao. To see Marxism in
gritty practice, see the greatest U.S. book of the 20th century
for the zillion references to Marx?
(please check the list)
There are some fine books in this group, but it's not a coherent list --
looks like it was thrown together by someone with a vague idea that
Marxism, socialism, communism etc. were all the same thing. If you are
looking for readings _on Marx_, less
Mikalac Norman S NSSC
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The best Marx bio is still David McLellan's Karl Marx. Franz Mehring's older
book is good on Marx as a political activist. The new bio by Wheen is
interesting but a bit lightweight.
I don't care for the Wolff Resnick volume. WR have a silly postmodernist
or post-ALthusserian "antiempiricist"
anks for the zillion references to
Marx?(please check the list)
The best Marx bio is still David McLellan's Karl Marx. Franz Mehring's
older
book is good on Marx as a political activist. The new bio by Wheen is
interesting but a bit lightweight.
I don't care for the Wolff Resnick vol
Let me associate myself with Mat's comments, and reaffirm that
empiricism is *not* the same thing as using and respecting data and
taking history seriously. Shallow dichotomies like pomo-empiricist are
barriers to understanding.
Justin backpedals to say he used "empiricist ... in the sense of
I don't "backpedal": I know a bit about philosophical empiricism, and can
also distinguish between what Hume called the strict and philosophical and
the loose and vulgar meanings of the term. "Cares" is not intended to denote
some inner mental state but to reflect the observable fact that Marx
Justin writes:
I don't "backpedal": I know a bit about philosophical empiricism, and
can
also distinguish between what Hume called the strict and philosophical
and
the loose and vulgar meanings of the term.
I'm delighted to know how smart and well-educated you are, but I'm not
interested in
Colin Danby wrote:
I yield to none in my admiration for Doug. Shall we ask him about his
passions?
Gosh; thank god this was phrased as a question about a possible
question, otherwise I might be too embarrassed to answer.
Doug
.
I yield to none in my admiration for Doug. Shall we ask him about his
passions?
Doug's passions area subject of burning interest.
Justin is the same person as jks, i.e., me. You seem to be more interested in picking silly nits, like whether we can say "Marx is" rather than "Marx was";
i'm still pawing through all of your references for explaining Marx. also
studying the Ohmans' essay cited by Rob. also, reading louis' Morris essay
and more of it at his site.
Nobody is citing Perelman's prolific Left scholarship (12 at Amazon). Not
worth much? (heh! heh!)
soon as i can
, November 29, 2000 8:51 AM
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i'm still pawing through all of your references for explaining Marx. also
studying the Ohmans' essay cited by Rob. also, reading louis' Morris essay
and more of it at his site
Don't buy Amazon. Buy used. You can search and
order over the Web and save a ton. Plus Amazon
is currently fighting a unionization drive so
they're on the shit list.
Try searching on Alibris, Powell's, or "used books"
with Google. (www.google.com)
mbs
Justin:
Introduction to the Logic of Marxism - George Novack
Dull and antiquated.
George was a friend of mine. Whatever he lacks in stylistic panache, he
more than makes up for in thoroughness and ease of understanding. As far as
the complaint of being "antiquated" is concerned, I suppose this
half Of Mikalac Norman S
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i'm thinking of buying the socialist-capitalist list of Amazon books below
for starters.
trying
erback too.
Kuhching on the 'ol cash register,
Ian
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Preliminary: You aren't reading Marxism seriously unless you read
Amilcar Cabral and the major works of Mao. To see Marxism in
gritty practice, see the greatest U.S. book of the 20th century,
Hinton, *Fanshen.*
Ellen Meiksins Wood, *The Retreat from Class: A New "True" Socialism*
There are some fine books in this group, but it's not a coherent list --
looks like it was thrown together by someone with a vague idea that
Marxism, socialism, communism etc. were all the same thing. If you are
looking for readings _on Marx_, less than half of these would really be
appropriate.
While we're on the subject let me plug one neglected classic: I.I.
Rubin's _Essays on Marx's Theory of Value_.
A great book, maybe The Great Book, on Value Theory, but not an introductory
one. --jks
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Get
speaking of "classics," there is Roman Rosdolsky's THE MAKING OF MARX'S CAPITAL
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Subject: [PEN-L:5132] Re: RE: thanks for the zillion references to Marx? (please
check the list)
There are some
Justin Schwartz wrote:
While we're on the subject let me plug one neglected classic: I.I.
Rubin's _Essays on Marx's Theory of Value_.
A great book, maybe The Great Book, on Value Theory, but not an introductory
one. --jks
But the introduction by Fredy Perlman perhaps would speak to
If it's introductions we're looking for Tucker's _Marx-Engels Reader_ is
arguably the classic; of course it's mainly original writings but if
Norm can buy it used it'll be a lot cheaper and easier than printing all
that stuff off the web, plus there's the benefit of an intelligent
selection.
[References] (fwd)(long)
fyi
JN/Toronto
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... Day and Walter are
more concerned with the much longer wave (300 years) theory
of "la duree" due to Fernand Braudel,...
This reminds me of the 3000 year Enived cycle, of which the Braudel cycle
is but a small fraction. We are currently 500 years into "phase B" of the
Enived Wave, which
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I am trying to polish off an article tonight. All that remains is
tracking down a few wayward references, and perhaps some folks on pen-l
can lend a hand. I am trying to establish the argument that many on the
left regard the globalization discourse as a distraction. It was
reported here many
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Subject: Re: [PEN-L:11334] references on immigration (fwd)
Look at book by Isbister on Immigration; look at Portes and Rumbaut book;
special issue of Social
Juan Perea, ed. Immigrants Out
Nigel Harris, The New Untouchables
Alan M Kraut, Silent Travelers
Sarah J Mahler, American Dreaming: Immigrant Life on the Margin
Alejandro Portes and Ruben Rumbaut, Immigrant America
Aristide Zolberg, Escape From Violence: Conflict and the Refugee Crisis
Lydia
friends,
i need some references on immigration (economics, politics, unions and, etc.) i
need them fast! thanks.
michael yates
Robert Naiman asks:
can anyone recommend references on local policy options to shield people from
the gentrifying effects of development and the efficacy of these policies, e.g.
rent control; protection from rising property taxes, etc.?
There is a lot of work being done
Robert Naiman asks:
can anyone recommend references on local policy options to shield people from
the gentrifying effects of development and the efficacy of these policies, e.g.
rent control; protection from rising property taxes, etc.?
There is a lot of work being done that might apply
can anyone recommend references on local policy options to shield people from
the gentrifying effects of development and the efficacy of these policies, e.g.
rent control; protection from rising property taxes, etc.?
___
Robert Naiman
1821 W. Cullerton
Chicago
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It occurs to me that we had this discussion of long
waves on this list before, but what the heck. Anyway, let
me put this in broader perspective with some his
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Subject:[PEN-L:8194] long waves references
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It occurs to me that we had this discussion of long
waves on this list before, but what the heck. Anyway, let
me put this in broader perspective with some his
[long]
It occurs to me that we had this discussion of long
waves on this list before, but what the heck. Anyway, let
me put this in broader perspective with some history of the
debate and some references. I shall leave it to Paul
Phillips to provide good ones from David Gordon
Subject: Communism, Soviet References
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- Victor Perlo and Ellen Perlo, "Dynamic Stability: The Soviet Economy
Today" (New York: International Publishers, 1980).
- Christopher Simpson, "Blow
SHAWGI TELL wrote:
Subject: Communism, Soviet References
- Bruce Franklin, "The Essential Stalin,: (London: Croom Helm, 1973).
[This book, "The Essential Stalin," is a good place for beginners to start.]
- Enver Hoxha, "With Stalin," 1979.
- Enver Hoxha, "
I forget to mention another reference:
- Ludo Martens, "Another View of Stalin," 1995?
I have not read this book, but hear that it is reasonable.
Shawgi Tell
University at Buffalo
Graduate School of Education
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Just some more reference re sprawl for Eban and others; apologies
for any repeats.
1)James Howard Kunstler, The Geography of Nowhere, 1993
2)(author's name I'm blocking!) Crabgrass Frontier, 1985
3)The Third Regional Plan for New York, just out from the Regional Plan
Association in NYC, is a
I am in the process of assembling material to use in a paper
that deals with the negative effects of global restructuring on
social programmes and workers. I would appreciate any references
to works that any PENers would commend on this, works that deal with a
particular area such as health
Black Wealth/White Wealth : A New Perspective on Racial Inequality;
Melvin L. Oliver, Thomas M. Shapiro; Hardcover; $20.66
Coping With Austerity : Poverty and Inequality in Latin America; Nora
Lustig; Paperback; $18.95
Coping With Austerity : Poverty and Inequality in
I'm posting this request for an undergraduate student who is writing a paper
on the "Empowerment Zone" (alias enterprise zone) that is planned for Detroit.
Can anyone recommend references either on zones in the US or on zones
elsewhere that contain analysis that might
About a month and a half ago I asked PEN-Lers for references on the rather
vast topic of jurisdictions' competition for corporate investment, within the
US and among nations, and the effects of this preoccupation with
"competitiveness" on governments' tax revenues and on social progr
but would
appreciate advice and/or references to help me get started with it, as well as
to limit the scope of my analysis.
As I'm not on PEN-L, could you please reply to me at the address below?
I'll be glad to consolidate the suggestions I get into a list and post it to
PEN-L for anyone who's
HELLO, I TEACH MONEY AND BANKING HERE AT THE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF PARIS. MY
SPECIALITY
ALSO SPECIALIZE IN EUROPEAN MONETARY INTEGRATION. WHAT YOUR STUDENT SEEKS IS
A VERY INTERESTING TOPIC BUT IT HAS TO DO MORE WITH PURE THEORY OF INTERNATIONAL
TRADE THAN WITH MONEY AND BANKING. PLEASE REFER
puts
the less mobile factors,ie, labor at a major disadvantage. The student wants
to go into this idea in more detail. Can anyone suggest some good references
to get him started?
Thanks,
Doug Orr
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progressive and clearly
written references regarding localized business and job
creation.
I would especially be interested if anyone knew of anyone who
had
incorporated such research into larger economic models, via
computer or other means. If I can't find that, I would be
interested in finding computer
Penny, here's an obscure cite for you: Bejar, A. (1989), `Crisis
and restructuring of finance capital in Mexico, 1982-89,'
_Economic Quarterly_ (Inst for Economy of Developing Countries,
Univ. of Economic Science, E.Berlin), 24, 2, 33-55. It's actually
quite good, written in a sort of
Apologies for bothering the list with this, but somebody posted a couple of
S L references at the end of last week, which I seem to have inadvertently
deleted. Is there any chance that they could please send them to me again?
Thanks in advance.
Rich Parkin,
Case Western
By popular demand, here are the two references I mentioned eariler this
week:
Eric Sheppard Trevor J. Barnes. 1990. _The Capitalist Space Economy:
Geographical Analysis after Ricardo, Marx, and Sraffa_. London: Unwin
Hyman.
Sayer, Andrew. 1992. _Method in Social Science: A Realist
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