Reading list
We have prepared a reading list for the conference. The aim of the reading list is to inform debate and discussion, it is not meant to be exhaustive or complete in any way. We have decided to partition the readings in three. The first is reading lists of revolutionaries. The second is general readings on economics, philosophy and history. The third is a list of readings we think are more immediately relevant to the topic of the conference. There is some overlap in the three sections. We have tried to make the third section have as many online resources as possible. If you have suggestions for things to add, please email us at rsrtconference@gmail.com.
- D.F.Fleming, The Cold War and Its Origins (Volume I,II) ,1961
- D.F. Fleming, The Origins and Legacies of World War I (1968)
- V.Trukhanousky, British Foreign Policy During World War II (1970)
- Arkady Yerusalimsky, German Imperialism Its Past and Present (1969)
- Y.M Zhukov, The Rise and Fall of the Gunbatsu: A Study in Military History (1975)
- Martin Gilbert, A History of the Twentieth Century (2001)
- Eric Hobsbawm, The Age of Extremes: A History of the World 1914—1991 (1996)
- L. Tikhvinsky (general editor), Modern History of China (1972)
- Martin Jacques, When China Rules the World: The End of the Western World and the Birth of a New World Order (2009)
- Minqi Li, The Rise of China and the Demise of the Capitalist World (2008)
- Pankaj Mishra, “The ruins of empire: Asia’s emergence from western imperialism”, The Guardian online, July 27,2012
- Chalmers Johnson, Nemesis:The Last Days of the American Republic (2006)
- V.I. Lenin, Imperialism The Highest Stage of Capitalism (online) 1915
- Kwame Nkrumah, Neo-Colonialism The Last Stage of Imperialism (1965)
- Kwame Nkrumah, The Challenge of the Congo (1967)
- E.A Tarabin (ed), Neo-Colonialism and Africa in the 1970’s (1975)
- W.E.B Du Bois, “The African Roots of the War” (online) 1915
- R.Palme Dutt, Fascism and Social Revolution (online) 1934
- Basil Davidson, Africa: History of a Continent (1972)
- Basil Davidson, The Liberation of Guine: Aspects of an African Revolution (1969)
- Addis Himet, “Analyzing the Ethiopian Revolution” (online)
- Paul Kelermen, “A Critique of the Ethiopian Revolution” (online)
- Edmond J Keller, Revolutionary Ethiopia, (online)
- Deidre Griswold, “Mengistu and the Ethiopian Revolution” , YouTube
- Anthony Monteiro, “The Bright Future of the Ethiopian Revolution” Freedomways, (1978)
- “Angola’s Second War of Liberation” Freedomways (1976)
- “Remembering Commander Marien Ngouabi, TheBlackList Pub (online)
- “Marien Ngouabi” Wikipedia
- Patrick Chabal, Amilcar Cabral: Revolutionary Leadership and People’s War (online)
- Amilcar Cabral, Unity and Struggle:Speeches and Writings of Amilcar Cabral (1979)
- Joseph E. Stiglitz, The Price of Inequality: How Today’s Divided Society Endangers Our Future (2012)
- Joseph E. Stiglitz, Freefall: America Free Markets and the Sinking of the World Economy (2010)
- Joseph E. Stiglitz, Whither Socialism? (1994)
- Paul Krugman, End this Depression Now (2012)
- Paul Krugman, Peddling Prosperity: Economic Sense and Nonsense in the Age of Diminished Expectations (1994)
- Nouriel Roubini and Stephen Mihm, Crisis Economic: A Crash Course in the Future of Finance (2010)
- Jack Rasmus, Epic Recession: Prelude to Global Depression (2010)
- Anthony Monteiro, “ Joseph Stiglitz’ Analysis of the Current Crisis and the Way Out” on the blog, African American Futures
- Prabhat Patnaik, Value of Money (2009)
- Paul Baran and Paul Sweezy, Monopoly Capital (1966)
- Joan Robinson, Economic Philosophy (1962)
- Joan Robinson, Accumulation of Capital (1956)
- A. Stadnichenki, Monetary Crisis of Capitalism: Origins and Developments (1975)
- S. Menshivov, Millionaires and Managers (1969)
- S. Menshivov, The Economic Cycle: Postwar Developments (1975)
- A.G. Mileikovsky (ed) Present-Day Non Marxist Political Economy ( 1975)
- Richard Wolff and Stephen Resnick, Economics: Marxism versus Neoclassical (1987)
- Eric Roll, A History of Economic Thought (1950)
- F. Molnar, Economic Growth and Recession in the USA (1970)
- A. Buzuev, Transitional Corporations and Militarism (1985)
- R.A. Faramazyan, USA: Militarism and the Economy (1974)
- Kevin Phillips, Bad Money: Reckless Finance, Failed Politics and the Global Crisis of American Capitalism (2008)
- Kevin Phillips, American Theocracy: The Peril and Politics of Radical Religion, Oil, and Borrowed Money in the 21st Century (2007)
- Naomi Klein, the Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism (2008)
- Barry Eichengreen, Exorbitant Privilege: The Rise and Fall of the Dollar and the Future of the International Monetary System ( 2011)
- G.A. kozlov (ed) Political Economy: Socialism ( 1975)
- A.Anchishkin, The Theory of Growth of the Socialist Economy (1973)
- Vitaly Vygodsky, The Economic Substantiation of the Theory of Socialism (1981)
- A. Lashin, Socialism and the State (1977)
- M.K. Bunkina, USA versus Western Europe: New Trends (1979)
- Simon Johnson and James Kwak, 13 Banks: The Wall Street Takeover and the next Financial Meltdown (2010)
- Victor Perlo, The Empire of High Finance (1957)
- Victor Perlo, Economics of Racism USA (1976)
- Fred Goldstein, Low Wage Capitalism: Colossus With Feet of Clay (2009)
- E.A Tarabin (ed), Neo Colonialism and Africa in the 1970’s (1979)
- “The Americans, Baby”, Satyajit Das
General Readings
1. Immanuel Kant, Critique of Pure Reason, “ Introduction”
2. G.F.W Hegel, Science of Logic, “ Preface to the First Edition”
Preface to the Second Edition
“Introduction: General Notion of Logic”
“Introduction: General Division of Logic”
3. Karl Marx and Frederick Engels, Manifesto of the Communist Party
4. Karl Marx, Capital, “ Prefaces and Afterwords by Karl Marx and Frederick Engels
5. Frederick Engels, Socialism: Scientific and Utopian,
6. Mao Zedong, “ On Contradictions”
7. Mao Zedong, “ On Practice”
8. Jean Paul Sarftre, Critique of Dialectical Reason, “ Introduction”
9. Jean Paul Sartre, In Search of Method
Secondary Sources on Philosophy and Logic
1. Yu A. Kharin, Fundamentals of Dialectics
2. E.V Illyenkov, Dialectical Logic: Essay on It’s History and Theory
3. Theodore Oizerman, Dialectical Materialism and the History of Philosophy
4. Theodore Oizerman, the Main Trends in Philosophy
5. Luscious Outlaw, Race and Philosophy
6. Robert Bernasconi with Sybol Cook (eds) Race and Racism in Continental Philosophy
7. Lewis R. Gordon, Fanon and the Crisis of European Man
8. Anthony Monteiro, “ Being and African in the World: The Du Bosian Epistemology,” The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, March 2000
9. C.L.R. James, Notebooks on Hegel’s Science of Logic
Historical and Social Logics
1. W.E.B. Du Bois, Black Reconstruction in America
2. D.D. Kosambi, Combined Methods in Indology and Other Writings
3. Cheik Anta Diop, Civilization or Barbarism
4. C.J. Munford, Race and Civilization
5. UNESCO, General History of Africa Volume 1, “ Methodology and African Prehistory
6. Matin Bernal, Black Athena, Volume 3
7. Nocholas Grimal, A History of Ancient Egypt, “Introduction”
8. W.E.B. Du Bois, “ The Conservation of Races”
9. W.E.B. Du Bois, “ The World and Africa”
10. Claude Meillassoux, The Anthropology of Slavery: The Womb of Iron and Gold
11. Kyriakos Kontopoulos, The Logic of Social Structure, “ Part 1, Metatheoretical Considerations”
The African American Philosophy of Resistance: The Foundations
1. Frederick Douglass, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave
2. Frederick Douglass, My Bondage and My Freedom
3. David Walker, David Walker’s Appeal
4. W.E.B. Du Bois, The Souls of Black Folk
The African American Philosophy of Resistance: The Second Stage
1. W.E.B. Du Bois, Black Reconstruction in America
2. Frantz Fanon, Black Skin White Mask
3. Frantz Fanon, Wretched of the Earth
4. Frantz Fanon, A Dying Colonialism
5. James Baldwin, Another Country ( Novel )
6. James Baldwin, Tell me how long the Trains Been Gone ( novel)
7. James Baldwin, No Name in the Street ( essays)
8. James Baldwin, The Fire Next Time
9. Toni Morrison, Beloved
10. Toni Morrison, The Bluest Eye
11. Toni Morrison, Song of Soloman
12. Toni Morrison, Sula
13. Angela Davis, “ Black Women in the Community of Slaves”
14. Hortense Spillers, Black and White and in Color, “ Mama’s Baby, Papa’s Maybe: An American Grammar Book”, The Permanent Obliquity of an In ( pha) bility Straight’: In the Time of the Daughters and the Fathers”
15. Kwame Nkrumah, Consciencism
16. Huey P. Newton, Revolutionary Suicide
17. Huey P. Netwon, The Huey P Newton Reader
18. Martin Luther King Jr, “ Letter from a Birmingham Jail”
19. Martin Luther King Jr, “ For a Time to Break Silence: Why I oppose the War in Vietnam
20. Malcolm X, “ The Autobiography of Malcolm X
21. Cornel West, “ Black Strivings in a Twilight Civilization”
22. Anthony Monteiro, “ Being An African in the World: The Du Boisian Epistemology”, The Annals, March 2000
23. The Epistemic Crisis of African American Studies: A Du Boisian Resolution”, Socialism and Democracy, Spring 2012
1. Immanuel Kant, Critique of Pure Reason, “ Introduction”
2. G.F.W Hegel, Science of Logic, “ Preface to the First Edition”
Preface to the Second Edition
“Introduction: General Notion of Logic”
“Introduction: General Division of Logic”
3. Karl Marx and Frederick Engels, Manifesto of the Communist Party
4. Karl Marx, Capital, “ Prefaces and Afterwords by Karl Marx and Frederick Engels
5. Frederick Engels, Socialism: Scientific and Utopian,
6. Mao Zedong, “ On Contradictions”
7. Mao Zedong, “ On Practice”
8. Jean Paul Sarftre, Critique of Dialectical Reason, “ Introduction”
9. Jean Paul Sartre, In Search of Method
Secondary Sources on Philosophy and Logic
1. Yu A. Kharin, Fundamentals of Dialectics
2. E.V Illyenkov, Dialectical Logic: Essay on It’s History and Theory
3. Theodore Oizerman, Dialectical Materialism and the History of Philosophy
4. Theodore Oizerman, the Main Trends in Philosophy
5. Luscious Outlaw, Race and Philosophy
6. Robert Bernasconi with Sybol Cook (eds) Race and Racism in Continental Philosophy
7. Lewis R. Gordon, Fanon and the Crisis of European Man
8. Anthony Monteiro, “ Being and African in the World: The Du Bosian Epistemology,” The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, March 2000
9. C.L.R. James, Notebooks on Hegel’s Science of Logic
Historical and Social Logics
1. W.E.B. Du Bois, Black Reconstruction in America
2. D.D. Kosambi, Combined Methods in Indology and Other Writings
3. Cheik Anta Diop, Civilization or Barbarism
4. C.J. Munford, Race and Civilization
5. UNESCO, General History of Africa Volume 1, “ Methodology and African Prehistory
6. Matin Bernal, Black Athena, Volume 3
7. Nocholas Grimal, A History of Ancient Egypt, “Introduction”
8. W.E.B. Du Bois, “ The Conservation of Races”
9. W.E.B. Du Bois, “ The World and Africa”
10. Claude Meillassoux, The Anthropology of Slavery: The Womb of Iron and Gold
11. Kyriakos Kontopoulos, The Logic of Social Structure, “ Part 1, Metatheoretical Considerations”
The African American Philosophy of Resistance: The Foundations
1. Frederick Douglass, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave
2. Frederick Douglass, My Bondage and My Freedom
3. David Walker, David Walker’s Appeal
4. W.E.B. Du Bois, The Souls of Black Folk
The African American Philosophy of Resistance: The Second Stage
1. W.E.B. Du Bois, Black Reconstruction in America
2. Frantz Fanon, Black Skin White Mask
3. Frantz Fanon, Wretched of the Earth
4. Frantz Fanon, A Dying Colonialism
5. James Baldwin, Another Country ( Novel )
6. James Baldwin, Tell me how long the Trains Been Gone ( novel)
7. James Baldwin, No Name in the Street ( essays)
8. James Baldwin, The Fire Next Time
9. Toni Morrison, Beloved
10. Toni Morrison, The Bluest Eye
11. Toni Morrison, Song of Soloman
12. Toni Morrison, Sula
13. Angela Davis, “ Black Women in the Community of Slaves”
14. Hortense Spillers, Black and White and in Color, “ Mama’s Baby, Papa’s Maybe: An American Grammar Book”, The Permanent Obliquity of an In ( pha) bility Straight’: In the Time of the Daughters and the Fathers”
15. Kwame Nkrumah, Consciencism
16. Huey P. Newton, Revolutionary Suicide
17. Huey P. Netwon, The Huey P Newton Reader
18. Martin Luther King Jr, “ Letter from a Birmingham Jail”
19. Martin Luther King Jr, “ For a Time to Break Silence: Why I oppose the War in Vietnam
20. Malcolm X, “ The Autobiography of Malcolm X
21. Cornel West, “ Black Strivings in a Twilight Civilization”
22. Anthony Monteiro, “ Being An African in the World: The Du Boisian Epistemology”, The Annals, March 2000
23. The Epistemic Crisis of African American Studies: A Du Boisian Resolution”, Socialism and Democracy, Spring 2012
Revolutionary Practice and Strategy
Kropotkin - An Appeal to the Young
Mao - On Practice
Lukacs - Theory and Practice
Marta Harnecker - Ideas for the struggle
Freedom Schools
Lebowitz - Socialism for the 21st century
Mao - Report on Peasants
Paul Sweezy- Post revolutionary society
Kwame Nkrumah, Class Struggle in Africa
Antonio Gramsci, The Modern Prince
Prabhat Patnaik, The Centrality of Leninism
Herbert Marcuse, One Dimensional Man
Henry Winston, Strategy for Black Agenda
Martin Luther King, Jr. - Why I Oppose the War in Vietnam
Cinzia Arruzza - The Dangers of Anti Trumpism
Grace Lee Boggs - Interview, Revolution as a New Beginning
Paul Heideman - Democratic Party
Theorizing Oppression and Resistance
W.E.B. Du Bois - Black Reconstruction Chap 1, 2.
Martin Luther King, Jr. - Letter from Birmingham City Jail
Readings from the Black Radical Tradition
Elaine Brown - Black Lives Matter
Adolph Reed - Criticism of Identity politics
Defense of Black Lives Matter
Annihilation of caste - Ambedkar
CLR James, Black Jacobins
Kwame Nkrumah, Challenge of the Congo
W.E.B. Du Bois - African Roots of the War
Jimmy Boggs, Think Dialectically, not Biologically
Angela Davis, Women, Race & Class
George Jackson, Blood in my eye,
George Jackson, Soledad Brother
Claudia Jones, An end to the neglect of the problems of the negro women
Grace Lee Boggs, Education: The Great Obsession
Economic Critiques of Capitalism
Joan Robinson - Economic Philosophy
Paul Sweezy and Paul Baran - Monopoly Capital
Prabhat Patnaik - The Value of Money
Richard Wolff and Stephen Resnick - Economics: Marxism versus Neoclassical (1987)
Simon Johnson and James Kwak - 13 Banks: The Wall Street Takeover and the next Financial Meltdown (2010)
Victor Perlo - Economics of Racism USA (1976)
Joseph E. Stiglitz - Freefall: America Free Markets and the Sinking of the World Economy (2010)
Anthony Monteiro - On Joseph Stiglitz
Theorizing Global Capitalism
Lenin - Imperialism, the Highest Stage of Capitalism
Prabhat Patnaik - Notes on Contemporary Imperialism
Kwame Nkrumah - Neo-Colonialism, The Last Stage of Imperialism (1965)
David Harvey - The New Imperialism: Accumulation by Disposession
Huey Newton reader (Revolutionary Intercommunalism)
Fidel Castro - The Gigantic Casino: Reflections on the World Financial Crisis
Natural Sciences and Logic
Richard Levins - When Science Fails Us
Thomas Simpson - Newton, Maxwell, Marx: Spirit, Freedom and Scientific Vision
V.I. Lenin - Conspectus of Hegel’s book The Science of Logic
Kyriakos Kontopoulos - Logics of Social Structure
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