cspam book club II -- edification via obsolete mediums

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Wraith of J.O.I.: Jan 25, 2012

Epic High Five posted:

that�s a lot of posts

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Wraith of J.O.I.: Jan 25, 2012

been meaning to read pynchon for a while and quarantine seems lie a good opportunity to do so...... what's the consensus best/people's fave? gravity's rainbow, yeah? thinking of starting there

any of his particularly resonant in or prescient of these times?

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# ¿ May 3, 2020 20:32

Wraith of J.O.I.: Jan 25, 2012

thanks for the recs, gravity's rainbow ebook was only $2 so i went with that, prob won't start for a few weeks after i wrap up some time consuming projects. looking forward to it, haven't read fiction in a while

anyone read vineland? the 60s hippies --> 80s reaganites plot/synopsis sounds right up my alley

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Wraith of J.O.I.: Jan 25, 2012

cspam, what�s a good fairly-comprehensive but not too long book on the cuban rev and its aftermath, including details on whatever atrocities people say castro oversaw?

just watched soderbergh�s che pts 1&2 and want to learn more than the wiki page

thanks and godspeed

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Wraith of J.O.I.: Jan 25, 2012

you love to see it

https://twitter.com/alexnpress/status/1333442625232379905?s=21

# ¿ Dec 1, 2020 03:15

Wraith of J.O.I.: Jan 25, 2012

anyone got a good rec on a mao bio or history of the chinese rev? looking to read up on that after i finish fidel�s autobio and deutscher�s trotsky vol 1 (maybe i should finish the rest of trot though, great summation of the man and the era/history so far)

# ¿ Dec 4, 2020 17:41

Wraith of J.O.I.: Jan 25, 2012

maybe a tall order but is there a good (but not gargantuan) book that provides an overview of post ww2 to collapse USSR and details how their economy/central planning worked?

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Wraith of J.O.I.: Jan 25, 2012

gradenko_2000 posted:

I don't know of a single book that does all this, but what I've read that falls into this wheelhouse is:

"Planning in the Soviet Union", by Philippe J. Bernard - this was written in 1966, so it covers post-WW2 economics and central planning during the Stalinist era, followed by reforms under Khrushchev

"Gorbachev and After", by Stephen White - this was written in the early 90s, so it covers Gorbachev and his further attempts at reform. It's not exclusively focused on the economy like Bernard's work is, but there's a lot to pick up on

"Armageddon Averted", by Stephen Kotkin - this covers the events leading up to the actual collapse of the USSR and why it turned out the way it did

yeah the first one sounds most like what i'm looking for, thanks i'll start there

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Wraith of J.O.I.: Jan 25, 2012

hmm yeah it looks like it, maybe i'll try the free trial on scribd

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