Liberate the Colonies! by John Riddell
In the first years after the 1917 Russian revolution, a bold new cry was heard around the world, 'Liberate the Colonies ' It was voiced in Moscow by Marxists combating tsarist oppression of Asian peoples. It came from the world of Communism, which launched a great International for a global freedom struggle. It came from the colonies, where activists such as M.N. Roy, Ho Chi Minh, Tan Malaka and others worked to break the chains of empire. Over the decades, anti-colonial freedom movements transformed the face of the world. This book portrays how this movement took shape. Pioneer revolutionists from oppressed countries, in their own words, pinpoint the movement's weaknesses, debate its problems, and develop a global strategy and programme. Among other things, the book highlights how - in 1920, at a conference in Baku, women won the right to comradeship with men on an equal basis;//- revolutionary leaders from Asia convinced the Moscow government to combat chauvinist abuses of Soviet power; and//- V.I. Lenin and M.N. Roy - the old strategist of Russia and the young rebel of India - debated and reached a common framework for unity in the freedom struggle. This precious historical record is vitally important to all those who seek a socialist future.
Vijay Prashad is the George and Martha Kellner Chair of South Asian History, Professor and Director of International Studies at Trinity College in Hartford, CT. He is the author of a number of books, including Karma of Brown Folk (Village Voice, one of the top 25 books of the year, 2001), Everybody Was Kung Fu Fighting (Village Voice, one of the top 25 books of the year, 2002), and The Darker Nations: A People's History of the Third World (winner of the 2009 Muzaffar Ahmad Book Prize). He writes regularly for Frontline (India) and Counterpunch (USA), and edits Bol (Pakistan) and is a contributing editor at Himal (Nepal).
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| ISBN 13 | 9788193466674 |
| ISBN 10 | 8193466675 |
| Title | Liberate the Colonies! |
| Author | John Riddell |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Leftword Books |
| Year published | 2020-01-01 |
| Number of pages | 294 |
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