Politics in a Radical Age
Blog URL http://jeffrichards.blogspot.com/
Located Adelaide, South Australia Australia
Tags politics, socialism, liberalism, photography, music, australian politics, international politics
A political and cultural journal.
Latest Blog Posts
- Reading/Writing-10/11/2009 on Nov 10, 2009
I finished Franco Moretti's' theoretical study of literature, probably one of the first books that the Princeton professor published in English. I thoroughly enjoyed it. A lot of the argument is complex and I will take several reads before I feel c...
- West Coast USA: Powerhouse of Rock Culture on Nov 1, 2009
A REVIEW OF THE CD BOX SET: L.A NUGGETS: WHERE THE ACTION IS 1966-1968'. Over the last few years, the CD reissue house Rhino Records has been widely expanding the classic garage music collection of 'Nuggets: Original Artyfacts from the First Psychede...
- The Strength and Weaknesses of the Radical Left in Latin America on Nov 1, 2009
The Strengths of the Radical Left in Latin America.Over the last ten years Latin American politics has shifted dramatically to the left. This will not be a permanent move, despite its prolonged nature (around 15 years at the time of writing). Even if...
- The Significance of Woodstock. on Oct 22, 2009
Why did Woodstock become such a celebrated moment in the cultural history of the 1960s? There are several reasons for this. Most commentary has focused on the music and the cultural shifts that accompanied it. Less discussed are the technical and fin...
- China Threatens Tibet’s Water Supply. on Oct 22, 2009
New Left Review 58 (link below) has a lead article on water policy in the Central and East Asian region by UC Irvine's Kenneth Pomeranz 'The Great Himalayan Watershed'. Its a frightening survey of the resource management plans of the major states in...
- The Strengths of the New Left in Latin America. on Aug 21, 2009
Over the last ten years Latin American politics has shifted dramatically to the left. This will not be a permanent move, despite its prolonged nature (around 15 years at the time of writing). Even if there is a return of the right, it is likely that...
- The Next Problem: what to read next. on Jul 17, 2009
Of course, now the problem is finding the next book to read. I thought of having another bite of the Bolano cherry. Then I thought maybe a history of the United States in the depression era. Then my mind moved on to this very good deep study of the C...
