Book Reviews - Counterfire

The Austrian Revolution - book review

The history of the 1918 Austrian revolution by the social-democratic leader of the time, Otto Bauer, despite itself shows why the revolution was lost, argues Chris Bambery

China 1949: Year of Revolution - book review

As China 1949 shows, the CCP victory of that year enabled the country’s rise to global power status, but it was not a workers’ revolution, argues Sean Ledwith

Revolutionary Peacemaking: Writings for a Culture of Peace and Nonviolence - book review

Daniel Jakopovich’s Revolutionary Peacemaking is a fine collection of writings exploring how we can achieve a society of peace and social justice, finds Ellena Plumb-Javed

Under the Socialist Banner: Resolutions of the Second International 1889-1912 - book review

The resolutions of the Second International are a revealing way of uncovering the contradictions in the pre-1914 workers’ movement, finds Chris Bambery

Counterfire's books of the year

A selection of books to read over the holidays

The Darker Angels of our Nature: Refuting the Pinker Theory of History and Violence - book review

Historians in Darker Angels of our Nature deliver a devastating debunking to Steven Pinker’s liberal imperialist theory of violence in history, finds Dominic Alexander

The Forty-Year War in Afghanistan: A Chronicle Foretold - book review

Tariq Ali’s new account of Afghanistan’s recent history demonstrates unequivocally that the anti-war movement was correct, finds Terina Hine

Nothing to Lose but Our Chains: Work and Resistance in Twenty-First-Century Britain - book review

Nothing to Lose but Our Chains is a historically informed and wide-ranging discussion of work and resistance in the present day, finds Lindsey German

The Last Witches of England. A Tragedy of Sorcery and Superstition - book review

A study of the last witchcraft executions in England is very revealing about the roots of witch-panics in conflicts fuelled by capitalism and the state, argues Elaine Graham-Leigh

The Making of the Anglo-Irish Agreement of 1985: A Memoir - book review

A memoir by a senior civil servant on the 1985 Anglo-Irish Agreement opens a window on how the establishment rules, finds Chris Bambery

Philosophers with No Clothes: A Review of The War Against Marxism

Tony McKenna’s new book is an important defence of Marxism, against thinkers who have confused and obscured its revolutionary core, argues Chris Nineham

Can Heterodox Economics Make a Difference? Conversations with Key Thinkers - book review

Can Heterodox Economics Make a Difference? gives us a wide range of economic views but the ‘key thinkers’ aren’t listening to each other, finds Orlando Hill

The Austrian Revolution - book review

The history of the 1918 Austrian revolution by the social-democratic leader of the time, Otto Bauer, despite itself shows why the revolution was lost, argues Chris Bambery

China 1949: Year of Revolution - book review

As China 1949 shows, the CCP victory of that year enabled the country’s rise to global power status, but it was not a workers’ revolution, argues Sean Ledwith

Revolutionary Peacemaking: Writings for a Culture of Peace and Nonviolence - book review

Daniel Jakopovich’s Revolutionary Peacemaking is a fine collection of writings exploring how we can achieve a society of peace and social justice, finds Ellena Plumb-Javed

Under the Socialist Banner: Resolutions of the Second International 1889-1912 - book review

The resolutions of the Second International are a revealing way of uncovering the contradictions in the pre-1914 workers’ movement, finds Chris Bambery

Counterfire's books of the year

A selection of books to read over the holidays

The Darker Angels of our Nature: Refuting the Pinker Theory of History and Violence - book review

Historians in Darker Angels of our Nature deliver a devastating debunking to Steven Pinker’s liberal imperialist theory of violence in history, finds Dominic Alexander

The Forty-Year War in Afghanistan: A Chronicle Foretold - book review

Tariq Ali’s new account of Afghanistan’s recent history demonstrates unequivocally that the anti-war movement was correct, finds Terina Hine

Nothing to Lose but Our Chains: Work and Resistance in Twenty-First-Century Britain - book review

Nothing to Lose but Our Chains is a historically informed and wide-ranging discussion of work and resistance in the present day, finds Lindsey German

The Last Witches of England. A Tragedy of Sorcery and Superstition - book review

A study of the last witchcraft executions in England is very revealing about the roots of witch-panics in conflicts fuelled by capitalism and the state, argues Elaine Graham-Leigh

The Making of the Anglo-Irish Agreement of 1985: A Memoir - book review

A memoir by a senior civil servant on the 1985 Anglo-Irish Agreement opens a window on how the establishment rules, finds Chris Bambery

Philosophers with No Clothes: A Review of The War Against Marxism

Tony McKenna’s new book is an important defence of Marxism, against thinkers who have confused and obscured its revolutionary core, argues Chris Nineham

Can Heterodox Economics Make a Difference? Conversations with Key Thinkers - book review

Can Heterodox Economics Make a Difference? gives us a wide range of economic views but the ‘key thinkers’ aren’t listening to each other, finds Orlando Hill

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The history of the 1918 Austrian revolution by the social-democratic leader of the time, Otto Bauer, despite itself shows why the revolution was lost, argues Chris Bambery

As China 1949 shows, the CCP victory of that year enabled the country’s rise to global power status, but it was not a workers’ revolution, argues Sean Ledwith

Daniel Jakopovich’s Revolutionary Peacemaking is a fine collection of writings exploring how we can achieve a society of peace and social justice, finds Ellena Plumb-Javed

The resolutions of the Second International are a revealing way of uncovering the contradictions in the pre-1914 workers’ movement, finds Chris Bambery

A selection of books to read over the holidays

Historians in Darker Angels of our Nature deliver a devastating debunking to Steven Pinker’s liberal imperialist theory of violence in history, finds Dominic Alexander

Tariq Ali’s new account of Afghanistan’s recent history demonstrates unequivocally that the anti-war movement was correct, finds Terina Hine

Nothing to Lose but Our Chains is a historically informed and wide-ranging discussion of work and resistance in the present day, finds Lindsey German

A study of the last witchcraft executions in England is very revealing about the roots of witch-panics in conflicts fuelled by capitalism and the state, argues Elaine Graham-Leigh

A memoir by a senior civil servant on the 1985 Anglo-Irish Agreement opens a window on how the establishment rules, finds Chris Bambery

Tony McKenna’s new book is an important defence of Marxism, against thinkers who have confused and obscured its revolutionary core, argues Chris Nineham

Can Heterodox Economics Make a Difference? gives us a wide range of economic views but the ‘key thinkers’ aren’t listening to each other, finds Orlando Hill

Help boost radical media and socialist organisation