Leftist Theory, For Beginners

This is a simple list of beginner leftist political theory. I would actually start with the youngest of these works, Capitalist Realism than to go to the oldest ones by Marx. The rest just talk about different ideologies in leftism. So you can kind of pick and chose who you want to read. 3 are Marxist after Marx, 4 are Anarchist, and 5 are Syndicalists.

So my recommendation list’s order is:

1. Capitalist Realism: Is There No Alternative? by Mark Fisher

2. Wage, Labour, and Capital AND Value, Price, and Profit by Karl Marx

3. State and Revolution by Vladimir Lenin AND Reform or Revolution by Rosa Luxemburg

4. Anarchism and Other Essays by Emma Goldman AND Mutual Aid by Peter Kropotkin

5. Anarcho-Syndicalism Theory and Practice by Rudolf Rocker AND Socialist Reconstruction of Society by Daniel De Leon

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