Welcome to the fifth week of the Imperialism Reading Group! Last week’s thread is here.
This is a weekly thread in which we read through books on and related to imperialism and geopolitics. How many chapters or pages we will cover per week will vary based on the density and difficulty of the book, but I’m generally aiming at 30 to 40 pages per week, which should take you about an hour or two.
This week, we are finishing Imperialism: the Highest Stage of Capitalism. Next week, we will move on to Super Imperialism - The Origin and Fundamentals of U.S. World Dominance, by Michael Hudson.
Every week, I will write a summary of the chapter(s) read, for those who have already read the book and don’t wish to reread, can’t follow along for various reasons, or for those joining later who want to dive right in to the next book without needing to pick this one up too. I will post all my chapter summaries in this final thread, for access in one convenient location.
This week, we will be reading Chapter 9: Critique of Imperialism, and Chapter 10: The Place of Imperialism in History. If you want, you can also read the Appendix: Imperialism and the Split in Socialism.
Please comment or message me directly if you wish to be pinged for this group.
Drinking game: Take a shot every time Lenin shits on Kautsky
gonna write enemies to enemies fanfiction about them
*friends to enemies
I’d die instantly
The final week of Lenin’s Imperialism!
If you’re joining us when we move on to Michael Hudson’s Superimperialism next week, make sure to grab a copy of the book somewhere at some point over this week or next week. If you’re not joining us, let me know and I will take you off the ping list.
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I appreciate the ping list but I was a shitty comrade and didn’t join the last reading list.
I commit to joining the next. Thank you.
If you want a quick summary of what Lenin talked about and a good primer for Super Imperialism, check out Vijay Prashad’s talk with Gabriel Rockhill where he talks about Lenin’s Imperialism and how imperialism has transformed since then; he does plug his own book there, maybe 72T could consider adding it to the queue after Hudson’s.
That particular video is a banger. Seconded
I found a YouTube link in your comment. Here are links to the same video on alternative frontends that protect your privacy:
