Episode · Behind the Bastards · 2023-03-25
Books mentioned on It Could Happen Here Weekly 76
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Andrew (Andrewism) discussed Garden Cities of To-Morrow by Ebenezer Howard and To-morrow by Ebenezer Howard, and criticized The Limits of the City by Murray Bookchin. Mia Wong recommended In Defense of Looting by Vicky Osterweil, and discussed Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan. John Heronomous recommended Labor Law for the Rank-and-filer, Or, Building Solidarity While Staying Clear of the Law by Staughton Lynd, and discussed Solidarity Unionism by Staughton Lynd. Eric Cook recommended Wobblies and Zapatistas by Staughton Lynd and others.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Garden Cities of To-Morrow
Discussed“Um, and his book Garden Cities of Tomorrow, are you all familiar with either?”
Where to get it
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To-morrow
Discussed“So, Ebeneza Howard, um, side note, by the way, I don't know who looks at a child and names them Ebeneza Howard, but he presented this idea of the Garden City concept in 1898 in a book called Tomorrow, a peaceful path to real reform.”
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The Limits of the City
Critiqued“And then of course you have the mustached man himself um Marie Buchchin stepping in in the limit of the city to eviscerate the idea of the garden city. He talks about howard's scheme uh was basically a system of benevolent capitalism”
Where to get it
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Crazy Rich Asians
Crazy Rich Asians is a contemporary satirical romantic comedy novel by Kevin Kwan that follows the opulent lives of ultra-wealthy families in Singapore through the eyes of an ordinary economics professor and her boyfriend.
Discussed“And this is interesting specifically for Crazy Rich Asians because in in the original like in the book version of this story, the family shatters. So the plot of that movie is this this Asian-American girl is dating like this guy who's from Singapore”
Where to get it
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In Defense of Looting
In Defense of Looting by Vicky Osterweil is a controversial book that examines property destruction and looting through a radical political lens, arguing that such acts can represent uprisings against oppressive systems.
Recommended“Um [snorts] uh a friend of mine Vicky Astaller wrote this book called In Defensive Looting. Oh yeah, that's a great book. Yeah, great book. Everyone should read it.”
Where to get it
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Solidarity Unionism
Discussed“You're reading uh are you h have you finished up your copy of uh solidarity unionism yet? Uh Raina. Oh, you mean the rank and file? I am on chapter 3. It's been on It's been interesting.”
Where to get it
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Labor Law for the Rank-and-filer, Or, Building Solidarity While Staying Clear of the Law
Labor Law for the Rank-and-filer, Or, Building Solidarity While Staying Clear of the Law by Staughton Lynd is an accessible, highly practical guide designed to help everyday workers understand their legal rights and organize effectively within their workplaces.
Recommended“I picked up a copy of uh Stolen Linds the rank and file uh labor law for the rank and filer. Uh there's an audio book of it. It's just this great like short little book about everything you need to know to kind of like exercise your rights”
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Wobblies and Zapatistas
Wobblies and Zapatistas is a conversational book exploring radical politics, labor movements, and revolutionary strategies through dialogue between Staughton Lynd and Andrej Grubačić.
Recommended“And of I think the last book I read by him was wobblies and uh Zapatistas. You know, he was talking about the it's a great book. Um and not many people know about him.”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (3) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“Um unlike in Thomas Moore's utopia, there's no proposal for rotating agricultural and industrial work. Unlike the Paris Commune of 1871, which was established long before Howard wrote his book, he had no sort of incorporation of that sort of political”
“Um I picked up a copy of uh you know uh Jane McCler's No Shortcuts. Uh we've been passing around a copy of Stoen Lynn's uh solidary unionism.”
“Um I picked up a copy of uh you know uh Jane McCler's No Shortcuts. Uh we've been passing around a copy of Stoen Lynn's uh solidary unionism.”