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The Jay
25th October 2011, 17:47
Does anyone want to have a group read through of the second edition? I think that it'll help to have a discussion after each section.
The Jay
25th October 2011, 18:23
Please, it'll be fun :D


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Mr. Natural
25th October 2011, 18:50
LiquidState, I have no idea how such a group read-through would work (I assume you do; I'm new to RevLeft, too), but I would happily and conscientiously participate in such an effort. So would my heavily marked-up second edition of the Marx-Engels Reader.

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The Jay
25th October 2011, 19:14
There's a group for it http://www.revleft.com/vb/group.php?groupid=217. We could set up week long deadlines and discuss a couple of readings every saturday morning, or whenever we decide, democratically of course :). This will be my first read through so I look forward to getting into it knowing I can get some feedback.
The Jay
25th October 2011, 19:45
Enthusiasm yeah!
The Jay
26th October 2011, 18:02
Here's the link if anybody wants to participate, I'll keep updating this thread until next week or until we get five people.
http://www.revleft.com/vb/group.php?&do=discuss&groupid=217&discussionid=&gmid=44875#gmessage44875
RedMarxist
26th October 2011, 23:07
What is so special about the ME-Reader anyways? I have The Portable Karl Marx, by Penquin books. Should I put mine to the torch and rent/or buy a copy of the ME-Reader?

Is it longer? more complete works? what!?!
PC LOAD LETTER
27th October 2011, 04:30
Please keep a record of the discussions somewhere here on RevLeft. I'd be really interested in reading the responses to each section even though I don't have a copy of the reader.

RedMarxist: I have that same book. I'm also curious about the Marx-Engels Reader. The Amazon page says it's 788 pages. And one of the comments says it's a complete enough reference to be able to write a dissertation on Marxist thought ... http://www.amazon.com/Marx-Engels-Reader-Second-Karl-Marx/dp/039309040X
The Jay
27th October 2011, 12:43
Please keep a record of the discussions somewhere here on RevLeft.

I posted a link to where it would take place, namely the Revolutionary Leftism Book Group for Beginners group. We'll probably get started selecting the first reading this weekend.
The Jay
27th October 2011, 12:46
What is so special about the ME-Reader anyways? I have The Portable Karl Marx, by Penquin books. Should I put mine to the torch and rent/or buy a copy of the ME-Reader?

Is it longer? more complete works? what!?!

Haha I'm sure it's fine, I just found the Marx-Engles Reader in my friendly local bookstore. Would you want to participate?
Apoi_Viitor
27th October 2011, 14:23
I'll join
RedMarxist
29th October 2011, 15:59
I ordered it online used so should arrive in a few days. I also posses the Lenin Anthology. It is really, really good too.

I'm game.
The Jay
30th October 2011, 03:15
Great! So the first section will be pgs 1-25 and we'll discuss it on Thursday in the linked group if that's ok with everyone.
RedMarxist
30th October 2011, 03:32
Great! So the first section will be pgs 1-25 and we'll discuss it on Thursday in the linked group if that's ok with everyone.

I hope it arrives by then. I will participate.
The Jay
31st October 2011, 10:17
Everyone remember to subscribe to the discussion.
Rooster
31st October 2011, 10:19
What is in this reader?
RedMarxist
31st October 2011, 11:45
well, this is coming from the kindle edition, which is slightly longer in page length. But here it is(whoever has the book version, please verify this):

Table of Contents

The Communist Manifesto (Marx and Engels) Translated by Samuel Moore
Das Kapital (Marx) Translated by Samuel Moore and Edward Aveling
Critique of the Gotha Programme (Marx)
Eighteenth Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte (Marx) Translated by Emil F. Teichert
The Condition of the Working-Class in England in 1844 (Engels) Translated by Florence Kelley Wischnewetzky
Speech at the Grave of Karl Marx (Engels)


Essays (Marx) Translated by H. J. Stenning:
A Criticism of The Hegelian Philosophy of Right
On The Jewish Question
On The King of Prussia And Social Reform
Moralizing Criticism And Critical Morality: A Polemic Against Karl
Proudhon
French Materialism
The English Revolution

Appendix:
Karl Marx Biography
Friedrich Engels Biography
List of Works in Alphabetical Order
List of Works in Chronological Order
Rooster
31st October 2011, 11:48
Oh, so it's just selected works? Are they complete or just sections?
The Jay
31st October 2011, 15:58
There's more than 100 pages of Capital I believe, but it's pretty much a very thorough selected works.
Rooster
31st October 2011, 16:20
There's more than 100 pages of Capital

Yurgh, wasn't reading that fully there. I have all of these things anyway so I can join in but I'd need to know what is being read.
The Jay
31st October 2011, 16:32
Info is in the group if anyone else want's to join before we start the first reading. Newcomers are welcome anytime!

http://www.revleft.com/vb/group.php?groupid=217
The Jay
2nd November 2011, 02:27
Two days until the first reading!
The Jay
3rd November 2011, 17:29
The discussion starts now!
The Jay
3rd November 2011, 20:06
Just another notification for those who forgot to subscribe to the group. The first discussion starts today.
The Jay
7th November 2011, 02:25
This Thursday we will have the next discussion on the next three sections! Newcomers are welcome!