Guerrilla History

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This episode of Guerrilla History is with Professor Harvey J. Kaye about his book The British Marxist Historians, the first and most complete study of the work of the British Marxist intellectuals Maurice Dobb, Rodney Hilton, Christopher Hill, Eric Hobsbawm, and E.P. Thompson, and has just gotten released as a new edition from Zer0 Books.  A fascinating conversation about a fascinating group of characters! Harvey J. Kaye is Professor Emeritus of Democracy and Justice Studies at the University of Wisconsin–Green Bay.  In addition to The British Marxist Historians, he written numerous other books including Take Hold of Our History: Make America Radical Again, Thomas Paine and the Promise of America, and The Fight for the Four Freedoms.  He can be followed on twitter @harveyjkaye Help support the show by signing up to our patreon, where you also will get bonus content: https://www.patreon.com/guerrillahistory  We also have a (free!) newsletter you can sign up for, a great resource for political education!

This episode of Guerrilla History is Part 2 of a two-part conversation with Professor Raquel Varela on the history of modern Europe.  In this installment, we carry on from last time, where we left off at the end of WWII.  If you haven't already checked out part 1, be sure to do so!  This work necessitates critical engagement! Raquel Varela is a labour historian, researcher and Professor at New University of Lisbon, and Honorary Fellow at the International Institute for Social History.  She is the author of A People's History of Europe: From WWI to Today.   Help support the show by signing up to our patreon, where you also will get bonus content: https://www.patreon.com/guerrillahistory  We also have a (free!) newsletter you can sign up for, a great resource for political education!

This episode of Guerrilla History is Part 1 of a two-part conversation with Professor Raquel Varela on the history of modern Europe.  In this installment, we cover the period from WWI through WWII, and it was a great conversation!  The next part will come out next week and will bring us from the end of WWII to today. Raquel Varela is a labour historian, researcher and Professor at New University of Lisbon, and Honorary Fellow at the International Institute for Social History.  She is the author of A People's History of Europe: From WWI to Today.   Help support the show by signing up to our patreon, where you also will get bonus content: https://www.patreon.com/guerrillahistory  We also have a (free!) newsletter you can sign up for, a great resource for political education!

Guerrilla History "From the Archives" is a new series of episodes, consisting of previously patreon-exclusive episodes that we are unlocking for the general public after one year.  This From the Archives episode was originally released on Patreon on May 29, 2021, and is about the Battle of Spioen Kop, during the Second Boer War.  This battle, which was an utter calamity for the British, was the last high water mark for the Boers during the Boer Wars, and ushered us  into the 20th century of warfare. You can support Guerrilla History by joining us at patreon.com/guerrillahistory, where you will also get bonus content!

This episode of Guerrilla History is a continuation of our Sanctions As War miniseries.  In this excellent episode, we have a discussion with Professor Helen Yaffe on the history and the impacts of sanctions on Cuba, absolutely something that all anti-imperialists need to be fully aware of and engage with to act in solidarity with the Cuban Revolution.  Help us spread the word by sharing with comrades, it will be of benefit to the show and to the left movement generally.  Be sure to also stay turned for more installments of our Sanctions As War series! Helen Yaffe is a lecturer in Economic and Social History at the University of Glasgow, specialising in Cuban and Latin American development. She is the author of We Are Cuba! How a Revolutionary People Have Survived in a Post-Soviet World (Yale University Press, 2020) and Che Guevara: The Economics of Revolution (Palgrave Macmillan, 2009).  She can be found on Twitter @HelenYaffe Help support the show by signing up to our patreon, where you also will get bonus content: https://www.patreon.com/guerrillahistory  We also have a (free!) newsletter you can sign up for, a great resource for political education!

This episode of Guerrilla History comes out just in time for the start of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar!  In this episode, we bring back fan favorite Alexander Aviña to discuss the politics behind the World Cup, both historically and in this current edition.  We hit on topics of human rights, sports washing, and propaganda in both cases. We also talk about the sport itself and the prospects on the field for this edition of the biggest prize within The Beautiful Game! Alexander Aviña is historian at Arizona State University, and is author of the book Specters of Revolution:  Peasant Guerrilla in the Cold War Mexican Countryside (Oxford University Press, 2014, https://alexanderavina.com/specters-of-revolution/ ).  Find him on Twitter @Alexander_Avina, and listen to the episode we did with him on The Beautiful Game. You can support Guerrilla History by joining us at patreon.com/guerrillahistory, where you will also get bonus content!

In this discussion, Pascal Robert, a political commentator and co-host of the This Is Revolution Podcast, sheds light on the complex history of Western intervention in Haiti. He delves into past U.S. actions and their lasting impacts on Haiti's sovereignty and economy. The talk covers Haiti's internal divisions and modern resistance movements, revealing the influence of foreign powers on its governance. With a mix of humor and insightful analysis, Robert emphasizes the significance of understanding these historical contexts in light of current events.

A great conversation with three young comrades from The Cadre Journal!  A fairly wide ranging conversation focused on why it's critical to push anti-imperialism for the youth, and why it's important that we learn from the Global South, its revolutionaries and theorists.   The Cadre Journal is a student-run podcast and journal on Marxism, Anti-Imperialism, and Communism.  You can follow them on twitter @thecadrejournal.   Here's Joseph's article A Prologue to the Swazi Revolution - One Year in the Making. Help support the show by signing up to our patreon, where you also will get bonus content: https://www.patreon.com/guerrillahistory  We also have a new (free!) newsletter you can sign up for!

In this Dispatch episode on a very recent topic, we bring in both a great guest and a fabulous guest host - both of whom are our friends from the DSA International Committee.  Mirah and Sun Feiyang.  We discuss the recently wrapped up Communist Party of China National Congress, its implications for Chinese domestic and foreign policy, and what to expect in the next 5 years. Mirah and Feiyang are both members of the DSA International Committee.  Mirah can be followed on twitter @snackvampire, Feiyang can be followed @moghilemear13. Help support the show by signing up to our patreon, where you also will get bonus content: https://www.patreon.com/guerrillahistory  We also have a new (free!) newsletter you can sign up for!