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New Left Review 92
by New Left Review (#92)
July 27, 2017 - July 27, 2017 (read/capitalism-etc)

(2015). New Left Review. New Left Review Ltd.


New Left Review Ltd, 2015. 160 pages. Paperback. ISBN?

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p.167
unicameral »
(adjective) having or consisting of a single legi…
p.167
unicameral »
(adjective) having or consisting of a single legi…
p.161
trammeled »
(verb) to catch or hold in or as if in a net; enm…
p.159
linchpin »
(noun) a locking pin inserted crosswise (as throu…
p.136
parochial »
relating to a church parish; having a limited or …
p.153
the value of freedom to tinker
While Taylor’s dismissal of free software as ‘fre…
p.151
The People's Platform manifesto
_The People’s Platform_ ends with a manifesto—in …
p.147
the implications of the digital age
_The People’s Platform_ looks at the implications…
p.147
a position of high expectations and dashed hopes
Taylor’s ambition, as her subtitle suggests, is t…
p.130
a matter of land grabs
[...] Postmodern politics is essentially a matter…

5

Africa's Leaky Giant

on the development of the DRC, and the role played by structural adjustment, outward capital flow and transnationa corps. goes into some of the regional context as well (esp Rwanda).

10 / 3
5

Africa's Leaky Giant

on the development of the DRC, and the role played by structural adjustment, outward capital flow and transnationa corps. goes into some of the regional context as well (esp Rwanda).

10 / 3
43

Scholarism on the March
(missing author)

an interview with Joshua Wong (18yo at the time), founder of Scholarism (radical student movement in HK)

0 / 2
43

Scholarism on the March
(missing author)

an interview with Joshua Wong (18yo at the time), founder of Scholarism (radical student movement in HK)

0 / 2
55

On the Umbrella Movement

on the Umbrella Movement in HK 2014 (umbrellas used as shields against tear gas)

0 / 2
55

On the Umbrella Movement

on the Umbrella Movement in HK 2014 (umbrellas used as shields against tear gas)

0 / 2
75

Bankspeak

on the language used in World Bank reports from the 1950s to the 2010s--specifically, how it's gotten a lot more vague, "corporate", generic; obliterates time and space and any actual concrete goals. references Orwell's Politics and the English Language. surprisingly insightful

10 / 4
75

Bankspeak

on the language used in World Bank reports from the 1950s to the 2010s--specifically, how it's gotten a lot more vague, "corporate", generic; obliterates time and space and any actual concrete goals. references Orwell's Politics and the English Language. surprisingly insightful

10 / 4
101

Aesthetics of Singularity

about postmodern culture. hard to summarise but i really liked it

21 / 11
101

Aesthetics of Singularity

about postmodern culture. hard to summarise but i really liked it

21 / 11
135

Mishandling the Crisis

a review of Barry Eichengreen’s Hall of Mirrors (about the financial crisis of 2008 and lessons learned from the policy responses to it)

2 / 0
135

Mishandling the Crisis

a review of Barry Eichengreen’s Hall of Mirrors (about the financial crisis of 2008 and lessons learned from the policy responses to it)

2 / 0
145

Culture After Google

quite an insightful review of Astra Taylor's The People’s Platform

0 / 4
145

Culture After Google

quite an insightful review of Astra Taylor's The People’s Platform

0 / 4
157

Nepal's Maoists in Power

I got approx 0 value out of this because I know nothing about the region but I'm sure it was a good article

4 / 0
157

Nepal's Maoists in Power

I got approx 0 value out of this because I know nothing about the region but I'm sure it was a good article

4 / 0