Marxism

The Industrial Revolution and British and European Society

Simon Forty, "100 Inventions and Innovations in the History of the Industrial Revolution" - Recommended for learning about the history and inventions of the Industrial Revolution.

What makes this book unique is the wealth of material. As the title of the book suggests, 100 inventions are clearly explained with photographs and illustrations.

While there are surprisingly few books written about the Industrial Revolution, this book is a much appreciated work. As the title says "Historical Illustrated Book," another great aspect is the abundance of photographs and illustrations. The explanations are also very easy to understand.

As an introduction to the history of the Industrial Revolution, this is a highly recommended book.
The Industrial Revolution and British and European Society

Carl B. Frey, "A World Economic History of Technology" - Recommended for learning about the history of the Industrial Revolution and its connections to society!

I picked up this book because I wanted to learn about the history of the Industrial Revolution and the history of technology up to the present day in my study of Marx.

In this book, you will learn why the Industrial Revolution took place in England and how society was changed by it.

Marx and Engels theorized that workers would remain poor if mechanization continued.

The authors state that, although such phenomena were observed in their time, the theory was wrong in reality.

This biography is a highly recommended read for those interested in the history of the Industrial Revolution and technology.
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Mitsuo Naganawa, "Critique Gertzen" - Recommended Biography! What is the tumultuous life of a Russian revolutionary?

Gertzen is a figure that always comes up when researching Russian writers such as Dostoevsky and Turgenev, and he is also related to Marx, whom we continue to update now.

The book reveals a surprising number of surprising facts. There is also the fact that Gertzen, the revolutionary, was an incredibly wealthy man who entrusted the management of his assets to Rothschild. This was a surprise to me. It also becomes clear that Gertzen was not a dangerous revolutionary as a human being, but a moderate and rational person.

I would highly recommend this book.
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Reading Augustine's "The Kingdom of God: Its Conception and Theology" - What is the Christian Father's philosophy that is also connected to Marx's view of history?

I was very surprised to learn that Augustine's "The Kingdom of God" was related to the barbarian invasion that triggered the fall of the Roman Empire.

And it is very important to note that Augustine refers to history as "the course by which God's eternal plan is realized. This is precisely the connection with Hegel's view of history. Marx is not God, but he is very much influenced by this view of history.

This book shows how Hegel and Marx were influenced by Plato and Augustine. This has been a very interesting read!
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Plato's "Socrates' Dialectic Kriton" Synopsis and Impressions - Surprised at the similarities between Master and Disciple Socrates Plato and Master and Disciple Honen and Shinran...

Plato wrote "The State" in reaction to the unjust execution of his respected teacher Socrates.

The work "Socrates' Defense" is about why Socrates had to be executed.

Shinran himself, like Plato, experienced firsthand how his respected teacher had to be unreasonably punished.

In part, Shinran wrote his main work "Kyogyoshinsho" in order to refute such irrationality.

The similarity of the "regret" experienced by Plato and Shinran was a thrill for me.
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Thomas More's "Utopia" Synopsis and Comments - Dystopia already from the beginning of Utopia?

Utopia" is a word that is familiar to us today, and the man who coined it is Thomas More.

In utopia, a day's work is six hours and no more. However, the daily schedule, including work, is managed under strict supervision, which is quite dystopian in our sense of the word. It is exactly like Big Brother in 1984.

Yes, the utopian novel was dystopian from its very beginnings. This was a surprise to me when I read it.
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The "Sufficiently Rich, Poor Society" - A great book that questions capitalism, degrowth, and environmental issues! If you read "Capitalism in the Anthropocene", you may also like

The book does not simply end with "capitalism is bad" or "capitalists are bad because they exploit", but goes deeper into its roots in a more ideological, literary, and humanistic way. This seemed to me to be a key feature of the book.

If you found Kohei Saito's "Capitalism in the Humanocene" fascinating, I dare you to read this book as well. Even if you have not read it, I highly recommend this interesting book. It is a very interesting work that considers not only capitalism and Marxism, but also what it means to be human.
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The Birth of the Global Economy: Trade Remade This World - A great book to learn about the history of the world market! And to learn about Marxism.

In Marxism, it is often stated that "capitalism made the world like this," but this book makes you realize that it is not that simple.

It is true that "capitalism" has a tremendous impact. However, in each individual place, various circumstances and factors are at work in the society. If we simply stop at "capitalism is all bad," we may miss something important.

In this book, you will learn that the world is made up of complex intertwined elements.

This book is recommended to learn about the history of trade from a broad perspective.
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Robert Owen, "Owen's Autobiography" - Autobiography by the leading British visionary socialist.

You may think of socialists as revolutionaries, economists, or philosophers in the image of Marx, Engels, and others, but Owen was completely different. He was a merchant and businessman to the core.

The reforms he made at his factory were so humane that they are still appreciated today.

There is something in Owen that clearly does not fit into the idea that capitalists are all greedy and evil people who exploit workers.

In "Owen's Autobiography," you will learn how he came to his ideas and what motivated him. Read it and you will be amazed!
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Utopian Socialist Fourier and Dostoevsky - Why was Dostoevsky attracted to Fourier?

This article will consider the connection between the fantastical socialist Fourier and Dostoevsky.

Here are three points that I thought "this is it".

1 Fourier's aesthetic sense and Claude Lorrain

2 Fourier's almost insane capacity for compassion

3 Fourier's writing talent - overwhelming ability to describe Phalanges (Utopia)

I felt that these may have been the background to Dostoevsky's love affair with Fourier.

I also find it very interesting that Dostoevsky and other Russian youth saw Fourierian thought as an extension of Christianity.