Blog Posts

  1. The 18th Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte: Aijaz Ahmad in conversation with Vijay Prashad of Leftword Books

    by 1804 Books

    Chief Editor of Leftword Books, Vijay Prashad is in conversation with scholar and historian, Aijaz Ahmad on Karl Marx's 1852 text, The 18th Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte. Marx writes The 18th Brumaire to explain why and how the people's revolution of 1848 in France had led to Louis Bonaparte’s coup d’état in 1851. It is a study of the classes of French society, the French bourgeoise, and an important take on peasant revolution.
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  2. "Haiti: We Have Dared To Be Free" A conversation with Camille Chalmers

    by 1804 Books

    Published by 1804 Books, <Notebook No. 1 on Haiti> has been released!

    Haiti: We Have Dared to Be Free," is an analysis of Haiti’s current context, the implications of US imperialism for democracy, and the state of popular struggles.

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  3. The illegal blockade of Venezuela and the Anti-Blockade Law

    by 1804 Books

    Despite an unrelenting, suffocating blockade on Venezuela, the country has continued to promote social policies to safeguard the population.

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