Recommended books for beginners

[bellyscratch]

I'm trying to put a list together of about 10 books I can recommend to people who don't know much about revolutionary politics, for a little project I'm doing. So just wondering if people can make some suggestions for me to include

[ev]

FIRST! :cool:
1. Wage labor & capital - Karl Marx

[F9]

From Anarchism first is the ABC of Anarchism by Alexander Berkman, then a lot others come, i would say Conquest of Bread by Kropotkin though.
Another book i founded interesting, was Malatesta's Anarchism and violence which was pretty good.
From others, Capital of course(boring book its true, but important nonetheless)

Fuserg9:star:

[bellyscratch]

I'm wanting books that are simple and clear for people who know little about politics. Just want to make that clear :)

[F9]

I'm wanting books that are simple and clear for people who know little about politics. Just want to make that clear :)

The Anarchists i proposed are pretty simple, especially ABC of Anarchism, but you are probably going to avoid Capital if you are wanting a simple and clear book, which Capital definitely isnt.

Fuserg9:star:

[KaubanProcs]

Would "Marx for Beginners" do? The picture book thing.

[bellyscratch]

Would "Marx for Beginners" do? The picture book thing.

Just checked it out... I think it might be a bit patronising to recommend that. Seems like a kids book.

[jeffturner]

Karl Marx and politics nothing can go without each other.

[Bilan]

I would definitely recommend State and Revolution (Lenin) and Reform or Revolution? (Luxemburg).
For anarchism, yeah, ABC of Communist Anarchism (berkman) or, A Talk Between Two Workers or Anarchy (Malatesta).

[Djehuti]

Leo Huberman - ABC of Socialism
Leo Huberman - Man's Wordly Goods
David Harvey - The New Imperialism
David Harvey - Limits to Capital
Tariq Ali - Clash of the Fundamentalisms

[Y Chwyldro Comiwnyddol Cymraeg]

Anarchy by Malatesta
Anarcho-syndicalism Theory and Practice - Rudolf Rokker (to specific?)
Communist Manifesto
Workers Councils - Panekoke
Noam Chomsky and Gilbert Achar - Perilous Power (a good intro to worls affairs/interpol)

[Silver]

* The Communist Manifesto (Marx)
* Wage-Labor and Capital (Marx)
* Karl Marx Selected Writings in Sociology and Social Philosophy (Bottomore and Rubel)
* The Origin of the Family, Private Property, and the State (Engels)
* The Rosa Luxemburg Reader (Luxemburg)
* Leninism or Marxism ? (Luxemburg)
* Leaders and the led (Luxemburg)
* The Right To Be Lazy (Lafargue)
* Comments on the Society of the Spectacle (Debord)
* Non-Leninist Marxism: Writings on the Worker's Councils (Gorter, Pannekoek, and Pankhurst)

[Pogue]

Socialism For Beginners - amazing, amazing book.

[bellyscratch]

Socialism For Beginners - amazing, amazing book.
who's the author?

[Random Precision]

The Meaning of Marxism by Paul D'Amato and Anarchism: From Theory to Practice by Daniel Guérin are the best introductions to their respective movements that I know of. Highly recommended.

[pastradamus]

Whats the matter with america -thomas frank

[ev]

So what we have so far (in 1 post)

Anarchism: From Theory to Practice (Daniel Guérin)
The Meaning of Marxism (Paul D'Amato)
Socialism For Beginners (Anna Pacuska)
Anarchism and violence (Malatesta)
A Talk Between Two Workers or Anarchy (Malatesta)
ABC of Communist Anarchism (berkman)
Reform or Revolution? (Luxemburg)
State and Revolution (Lenin)
Conquest of Bread (Kropotkin)
ABC of Anarchism (Alexander Berkman)
The Communist Manifesto (Marx)
Wage-Labor and Capital (Marx)
Karl Marx Selected Writings in Sociology and Social Philosophy (Bottomore and Rubel)
The Origin of the Family, Private Property, and the State (Engels)
The Rosa Luxemburg Reader (Luxemburg)
Leninism or Marxism ? (Luxemburg)
Leaders and the led (Luxemburg)
The Right To Be Lazy (Lafargue)
Comments on the Society of the Spectacle (Debord)
Non-Leninist Marxism: Writings on the Worker's Councils (Gorter, Pannekoek, and Pankhurst)
Anarchy (Malatesta)
Anarcho-syndicalism Theory and Practice (Rudolf Rokker) (to specific?)
Communist Manifesto (Marx & Engels)
Workers Councils (Panekoke)
Perilous Power (Noam Chomsky and Gilbert Achar)
ABC of Socialism (Leo Huberman)
Man's Wordly Goods (Leo Huberman)
The New Imperialism (David Harvey)
Limits to Capital (David Harvey)
Clash of the Fundamentalisms (Tariq Ali)

[bellyscratch]

Personally, I wouldn't recommend anyone to read Marx or Luxemburg if they were a 'beginner' in (left wing) political theory