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Chris Cutrone, "Marxism and Politics: Essays on Critical Theory 2006-2024" (Sublation Media, 2024)

New Books in Intellectual History

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The American Revolution: A Bourgeois Perspective and Its Political Ramifications

This chapter examines the American Revolution as a pivotal bourgeois revolution and its impact on the rise of capitalism. The discussion includes the differentiation between various revolutionary movements and how modern political narratives, such as the 1619 Project and the 1776 Commission, reshape our understanding of this historical event within the context of contemporary capitalism.

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