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  • Fake Silk

    The Lethal History of Viscose Rayon

    by Paul David Blanc ...
    When a new technology makes people ill, how high does the body count have to be before protectives steps are taken?This disturbing book tells a dark story of hazardous manufacturing, poisonous materials, environmental abuses, political machinations, and economics trumping safety concerns. It explores the century-long history of "fake silk," or cellulose viscose, used to produce such products as ... Read more

    $12.39 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Revolutionary Collective

    Comrades, Critics, and Dynamics in the Struggle for Socialism

    by Paul Le Blanc ...
    This book surveys revolutionary socialist ideas and engages a gallery of contentious political thinkers, offering an indispensable assessment of the place of revolutionary collectives in this radical tradition.Beginning with a broad and informative survey of scholarship on V.I. Lenin and “Leninism,” Le Blanc goes on to explore the multifaceted “collective” qualities of the Russian Bolshevik ... Read more

    $14.39 USD

  • A Short History of the U.S. Working Class

    From Colonial Times to the Twenty-First Century

    by Paul Le Blanc ...
    "His aim is to make the history of labor in the U.S. more accessible to students and the general reader. He succeeds" ( Booklist).In a blend of economic, social, and political history, Paul Le Blanc shows how important labor issues have been, and continue to be, in the forging of our nation.Within a broad analytical framework, he highlights issues of class, gender, race, and ethnicity, and ... Read more

    $2.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Lenin and the Revolutionary Party

    by Paul Le Blanc ...
    For generations, historians of the right, left, and center have all debated the best way to understand V. I. Lenin’s role in shaping the Bolshevik party in the years leading up to the Russian Revolution. At their worst, these studies locate his influence in the forcefulness of his personality. At their best, they show how Lenin moved other Bolsheviks through patient argument and political debate. ... Read more

    $17.29 USD

  • Making sense of Russia's invasion of Ukraine

    by Paul Le Blanc ...
    In this small book, Paul Le Blanc tries to 'make sense of the Russian invasion of Ukraine'. His starting point is for a victory for Ukrainian self-determination and opposition to imperialism in all its forms. ... Read more

    $4.00 USD

  • Lenin

    Responding to Catastrophe, Forging Revolution

    by Paul Le Blanc ...
    “A welcome gift ... Highlighting Lenin’s flexibility and cultivation of collective leadership, Le Blanc brings out the practical activism and revolutionary patience crucial to organizing the oppressed on a rapidly over-heating planet” Jodi Dean, author of Comrade“Crackling with intellectual life” Lars T. Lih, author of Lenin Rediscovered“A wonderful sketch of Lenin’s life and times ... Perhaps the ... Read more

    $14.29 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • The Living Flame

    The Revolutionary Passion of Rosa Luxemburg

    by Paul Le Blanc ...
    A collection of essays illuminating the historic Polish philosopher, economist, and activist's tremendous contributions to revolutionary struggle.Rosa Luxemburg, brilliant early twentieth century German revolutionary, comes alive in a rich set of essays on her life, ideas, and lasting influence. The essays deal not only with her remarkable contributions to political, social and economic theory, ... Read more

    $12.39 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Rosa Luxemburg: Socialism or Barbarism

    Selected Writings

    by Rosa Luxemburg ...
    Series series Get Political
    Rosa Luxemburg's writings reveal one of the most brilliant and passionate minds drawn to the revolutionary socialist movement. Through the letters, pamphlets and theorising, we see an outstanding social and economic theorist, a dedicated political activist and a devoted confidant.Providing an extensive overview of her writings, this volume contains a number of items never before anthologised. Her ... Read more

    $14.29 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Leon Trotsky

    Writings in Exile

    by Leon Trotsky ...
    Series series Get Political
    Leon Trotsky was a key political figure of the twentieth century – a leader of the Russian Revolution, founder of the Red Army, author of books on literature, history, morality and politics.Leon Trotsky: Writings in Exile contains some of his most insightful and penetrating works. Thrown out of Russia by Stalin, Trotsky settled in Mexico, and turned to the only weapon he had left – words. In these ... Read more

    $9.95 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    Lenin

    Responding to Catastrophe, Forging Revolution

    by Paul Le Blanc ...
    Narrated by Rich Miller ...

    Unabridged

    7 hours 46 min

    Vladimir Lenin lies in a tomb in Moscow's Red Square. History has not been kind to this Russian leader, his teachings reviled by modern mainstream politics. But in today's capitalist society, riven by class inequality and imperialist wars, perhaps it is worth returning to this communist icon's demand for "Peace, Land and Bread", and his radical understanding of democracy.Lenin was wrestling with ... Read more

    $20.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

  • Work and Struggle

    Voices from U.S. Labor Radicalism

    Edited by Paul Le Blanc ...
    Work and Struggle: Voices from U.S. Labor Radicalism focuses on the history of U.S. labor with an emphasis on radical currents, which have been essential elements in the working-class movement from the mid nineteenth century to the late twentieth century. Showcasing some of labor's most important leaders, Work and Struggle offers students and instructors a variety of voices to learn from -- each ... Read more

    $38.99 USD

  • Trotskyism in the United States

    Historical Essays and Reconsiderations

    Edited by Paul Le Blanc, Alan Wald, George Breitman ...
    In the new edition of this definitive work on the history of the revolutionary socialist current in the United States that came to be identified as "American Trotskyism," Paul Le Blanc offers fresh reflections on this history for scholars and activists in the twenty-first century. Includes a preface written especially for the new edition of this distinctive work.Paul Le Blanc is a professor of ... Read more

    $9.59 USD