In this context the idea of a political culture, that one could acquire or not, is inconceivable. For it implies the ...

It would be an overstatement to speak of a Potemkin republic. But behind the fair appearances, many—perhaps most—realities are darker. Of all East European countries, Romania is endowed with the ...

Labour productivity took off, as farms came to resemble open-air factories. Given the limits to the growth of the demand for agricultural outputs, the sector then shed workers at an incredible pace.

Old Africa Rediscovered, Basil Davidson. Gollancz (25/-). ten years ago, I was walking along a valley floor in southern Tanganyika when I suddenly became aware that I was continually climbing and ...

Friedrich Engels famously spent his working life in the shadow of Karl Marx, a position he now occupies for posterity, and one in which he willingly placed himself.footnote 1 Born in 1820 in the ...

Making’ handed out at Pierrot also recommends: ‘Consider keeping standards as high as possible’. Today, so many residually ...

An English version of Witold Kula’s book has been long overdue.footnote 1 Although its Italian translation has been available for some time, the book has not been as well known to western readers as ...

The family of Khalilullah Rezai occupies a special place in the tormented annals of Iran’s revolution. During the reign of the Shah, Mr Rezai’s children were actively involved in supporting the ...

On the protests in Iran.

Dr. Hobsbawm’s bookfootnote ＊ is addressed, its preface tells us, to “the intelligent and educated citizen, who is not merely curious about the past, but wishes to understand how and why the world has ...

In the last few years an important current of Marxist thought has emerged in Great Britain. The editorial committee of New Left Review, particularly Perry Anderson and Tom Nairn, have undertaken a ...