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Red Star over the Third World . . Categories: Library works about decolonisation | Library works about the Soviet Union | Library works by Vijay Prashad
Red Star over the Third World | |
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Author | Vijay Prashad |
Publisher | LeftWord Books |
First published | 2017 New Delhi |
Type | Book |
Source | https://annas-archive.org/md5/1a7fa8281293251ccc87e33900d99c4e |
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22 November
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Communist of the day
Domenico Losurdo | |
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Born | 14 November 1941 Sannicandro di Bari, Fascist Italy |
Died | 28 June 2018 (aged 76) Ancona, Italy |
School tradition | Marxism |
Nationality | Italian |
Known for | Critique of Liberalism and Anti-communist ideas |
Domenico Losurdo (14 November 1941 – 28 June 2018) was an Italian Marxist–Leninist best known for his critique of anti-communism, colonialism, imperialism, the European tradition of liberalism and the concept of totalitarianism. Along with William Claire Roberts, Losurdo is one of the two major influences of the Red Sails project.
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← Back to all essays | Author's essays The True History of Islamic Extremism in West Asia
by Alaki123
Published: (last update: 2024-11-22)
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There is a narrative common in the West that claims that West Asia (often incorrectly referred to as the “Middle East”) is somehow inherently violent. That its people have been at war for thousands of years and just cannot be peaceful. It also promotes an Orientalist view of West Asia, claiming that the root of instability in the region is religious differences going back thousands of years. This is then contrasted with the “modern” and “civilized” Europe, which has been at peace for a long time and presumably would remain at peace forever if only those Muslims would leave them alone!
All of these claims are false.
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