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16th August 2010, 21:45
The next meeting of the Manchester Class Struggle Forum will take place on the subject of class struggle in China.
Recent years have seen a rise in class conflict in China, as workers in "the sweatshop of the world" become increasingly confident in asserting their demands against an authoritarian state, multinational corporations, and servile trade unions. We will be discussing the implications of these developments, and what lessons we can draw from them for the future.
The meeting will be introduced by a presentation on the subject, before moving to open discussion.
Suggested reading
NB - the reading below is not essential for the discussion, but is suggested for background
China: crisis, class struggle, and the 'harmonious society':
http://libcom.org/library/china-crisis-class-struggle-harmonious-society
Class Conflicts in the Transformation of China - Aufheben:
http://libcom.org/library/class-conflicts-transformation-china
Welcome to the 'Chinese Century' - Aufheben:
http://libcom.org/library/aufheben/aufheben-14-2006/welcome-to-the-chinese-century
China: the generation of unhappy workers - Wildcat:
http://libcom.org/history/china-generation-unhappy-workers-2007
Spartacus' blog (aggregate of links on workers struggles):
http://libcom.org/tags/spartacus
The forum will take place at 7.00pm, on Thursday 19th August at the Friends Meeting House, Mount Street, Manchester
Recent years have seen a rise in class conflict in China, as workers in "the sweatshop of the world" become increasingly confident in asserting their demands against an authoritarian state, multinational corporations, and servile trade unions. We will be discussing the implications of these developments, and what lessons we can draw from them for the future.
The meeting will be introduced by a presentation on the subject, before moving to open discussion.
Suggested reading
NB - the reading below is not essential for the discussion, but is suggested for background
China: crisis, class struggle, and the 'harmonious society':
http://libcom.org/library/china-crisis-class-struggle-harmonious-society
Class Conflicts in the Transformation of China - Aufheben:
http://libcom.org/library/class-conflicts-transformation-china
Welcome to the 'Chinese Century' - Aufheben:
http://libcom.org/library/aufheben/aufheben-14-2006/welcome-to-the-chinese-century
China: the generation of unhappy workers - Wildcat:
http://libcom.org/history/china-generation-unhappy-workers-2007
Spartacus' blog (aggregate of links on workers struggles):
http://libcom.org/tags/spartacus
The forum will take place at 7.00pm, on Thursday 19th August at the Friends Meeting House, Mount Street, Manchester