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Socialism: Utopian and Scientific
- By: Friedrich Engels
- Narrated by: George Doyle
- Length: 2 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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In "Socialism: Utopian and Scientific" (1883), Friedrich Engels explains that Marxism is scientific socialism. Engels claims that whereas utopian socialism is idealist, reflects the personal opinions of the authors and claims that society can be adapted based on these opinions, scientific socialism derives itself from reality. It focuses on the materialist conception of history, which is based on an analysis over history, and concludes that communism naturally follows capitalism.
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Essential Text
- By Lisa on 07-24-18
- Socialism: Utopian and Scientific
- By: Friedrich Engels
- Narrated by: George Doyle
Essential Text
Reviewed: 07-24-18
To change this world we must first understand it. This is an essential text for communists.
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A Narco History
- How the United States and Mexico Jointly Created the “Mexican Drug War”
- By: Carmen Boullosa, Mike Wallace
- Narrated by: James Conlan
- Length: 7 hrs and 40 mins
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The term Mexican Drug War misleads. It implies that the ongoing bloodbath, which has now killed well over 100,000 people, is an internal Mexican affair. But this diverts attention from the US role in creating and sustaining the carnage. It's not just that Americans buy drugs from and sell weapons to Mexico's murderous cartels. It's that ever since the US prohibited the use and sale of drugs in the early 1900s, it has pressured Mexico into acting as its border enforcer - with increasingly deadly consequences.
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Interesting book, tricky pronunciation
- By Enrique on 12-24-18
- A Narco History
- How the United States and Mexico Jointly Created the “Mexican Drug War”
- By: Carmen Boullosa, Mike Wallace
- Narrated by: James Conlan
Comprehensive and compelling.
Reviewed: 07-02-18
This is a very well-researched dialectical analysis of a very busy topic. Helps you get a grasp on all the factors leading up to what we commonly refer to as the "Mexican Drug War". The ending is a bit lack-luster though as it suggests still relying on capitalism (be it a capitalism with a friendly mask) to fix these socio-economic problems where all of his research clearly leads one to believe a revolution is the only solution. But overall I really liked this book.
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