Class War: A Literary History
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A thrilling and vivid work of history, Class War weaves together literature and politics to chart the making and unmaking of social class through revolutionary combat. In a narrative that spans the globe and more than two centuries of history, Mark Steven traces the history of class war from the Haitian Revolution to Black Lives Matter.
Surveying the literature of revolution, from the poetry of Shelley and Byron to the novels of Émile Zola and Jack London, exploring the writings of Frantz Fanon, Che Guevara, and Assata Shakur, Class War reveals the interplay between military action and the politics of class, showing how solidarity flourishes in times of conflict. Written with verve and ranging across diverse historical settings, Class War traverses industrial battles, guerrilla insurgencies, and anticolonial resistance, as well as large-scale combat operations waged against capitalism’s regimes and its interstate system.
In our age of economic crisis, ecological catastrophe, and planetary unrest, Steven tells the stories of those whose actions will help guide future militants toward a revolutionary horizon.
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Additional information
| Publisher | 1st edition (9 May 2023), Verso Books |
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| Language | English |
| Paperback | 304 pages |
| ISBN-10 | 1839760699 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1839760693 |
| Dimensions | 15.29 x 1.93 x 23.32 cm |
by Amanda Jenkinson
An insightful and thoughtful exploration of class through revolution and its literature. Wide-ranging and spanning the globe over two centuries, from the Haitian Revolution to the war in Ukraine, from Shelley to Zola to Franz Fanon and incorporating many other writers along the way, Mark Steven weaves literature and politics together very effectively and offers a new lens through which to approach the study of class through literary criticism. Original and thought-provoking, accessibly written and well-researched.