capitalism

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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The Intellectual Heritage of Humanity 49 Bakunin - A biography recommended to learn about the life of Russian revolutionary Bakunin.

Like Gertzen, whom I mentioned in my last article, I took this book to learn more about Marx and the revolutionaries of his time. Bakunin is another figure that you will find in any Marx biography and in the biography of Dostoevsky.

Bakunin was born into a great Russian aristocratic family. It was surprising to learn that two of Russia's leading revolutionaries of the 19th century were both sons of aristocratic families. Incidentally, Lenin, who played a leading role in the Russian Revolution of 1917, was also born into a noble family.

You will see a strong personality that is just blown away.

I also enjoyed this biography very much. I also recommend this book!
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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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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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Plato's "The State" Synopsis and Comments - The prototype of state management by the elite. Managed society had already begun here.

The main reason I wanted to read this book is that his view of the nation was a precursor to utopian thought.

It was very interesting to see how Plato's "The State" had a profound impact on the European psyche, leading to Thomas More's later "Utopia," and from there to the world of the visionary socialists, Marx, Lenin and Stalin.

This book used to frustrate me, but it is totally different when I have a sense of purpose that I have to read it now.

This reading made me realize that "having a purpose" is a good spice in reading.
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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.