This is a book that all colonised peoples should read. "...dignity and sovereignty are exact equivalents, in fact, a free people living in dignity is This is a book that all colonised peoples should read. "...dignity and sovereignty are exact equivalents, in fact, a free people living in dignity is a sovereign people." (Frantz Fanon, 1961) ...more
If you want to learn about Marx and Engels in an easy to understand and accessible political biography written by Ernesto Che Guevara - read this bookIf you want to learn about Marx and Engels in an easy to understand and accessible political biography written by Ernesto Che Guevara - read this book.
Guevara intended this biography to be an outline - a simple introduction to Marx’s work “for those not acquainted with Marxist economics and who may not know of the vicissitudes of its founders.”
“Such a humane man whose capacity for affection extended to all those suffering throughout the world, offering a message of committed struggle and indomitable optimism, has been distorted by history and turned into a stone idol” - Ernesto Che Guevara. ...more
A template for all revolutions and warning for new societies. As relevant today as it was in when it was published in 1945. It’s probably my fifth timA template for all revolutions and warning for new societies. As relevant today as it was in when it was published in 1945. It’s probably my fifth time reading this book. I love, love, love it to bits. ...more
I found this book to be very interesting! This social theory book presents an argument for a new world order of social science that is not dominated bI found this book to be very interesting! This social theory book presents an argument for a new world order of social science that is not dominated by the discourses of sociology, anthropology, history, psychology, economics and philosophy that have radiated out of the knowledge traditions of the 'North/West'. Its a book written for academia but one that anyone can read because the concepts and arguments are clearly explained and very accessible....more
This book makes an interesting and compelling argument about colonist's underestimation of Aboriginal agricultural, aquacultural, architectural, and pThis book makes an interesting and compelling argument about colonist's underestimation of Aboriginal agricultural, aquacultural, architectural, and political systems and practices. Easy to read and accessible to the average reader....more
