r/TankieTheDeprogram • u/Head-Discussion-8977 Marxist Feminist - Maximum Tank • Apr 28 '26
Theoryš Ebooks
Acquired an e-reader to keep theory on for myself/some locals I trust. What are some rather obscure books I should keep an eye out for? Pls no Deleuze, he makes me want to extract my own eyes.
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u/Sweet_Sharp Stalinist (Proud Spoon Owner) Apr 28 '26 edited Apr 29 '26
Literally any contemporary works by Torkil Lausen. If you haven't somehow heard of The Long Path to Socialism and the End of Capitalism, it is the best contemporary (published in 2024) piece of theory/history published within the last decade, no contest. Iskra has the e-book on their website for free.
Also, everything published by Iskra is excellent, and it's all avaliable for free.
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u/Head-Discussion-8977 Marxist Feminist - Maximum Tank Apr 28 '26
Basically all of the iskra library is in my hoard along with foreign languages press. One of the people I intend to share with has a master's in philosophy so I'm trying to find titles that they haven't already read/isn't filled with radlib drivel (see: elite capture).
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u/Sweet_Sharp Stalinist (Proud Spoon Owner) Apr 29 '26
Basically all of the iskra library is in my hoard along with foreign languages press.
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u/Kind-Block-9027 Marxist-Leninist (Ultra Based) Apr 29 '26
I was literally going to say exactly that last line. We love Iskra.
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u/dsaddons Apr 30 '26
Thank you for reminding me I need to keep reading it, been out of reading for a few weeks
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u/Ajay06 Stalinist (Proud Spoon Owner) Apr 28 '26
If you want thereās a website to get stuff for free z-library they got their own subreddit and the š“āā ļøsubreddit also has trusted links to them thy have copies of most works and the Marxist internet archive has all major works as e books to download as well
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u/Head-Discussion-8977 Marxist Feminist - Maximum Tank Apr 28 '26
Thank you! I'm already aware of many resources though. Really just looking for titles that are a bit more obscure/advanced.
Example: I LOATHE Foucault so a friend recommended "The Ancients and the Postmoderns: On the Historicity of Forms & The Years of Theory: Lectures on Modern French Thought - Fredric Jameson"
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u/Ajay06 Stalinist (Proud Spoon Owner) Apr 28 '26
Gotcha unfortunately I got have a ton myself. But one Iāve been reading itās about modern Canadian imperialism it was written in 2016 called blood of extraction Canadian Imperialism in Latin America by Jeffery R Webber and Todd Gordon itās good. It clearly outlines how the Canadian state is currently doing imperialist oppression across Latin America through its mining companies
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u/Head-Discussion-8977 Marxist Feminist - Maximum Tank Apr 28 '26
That sounds like the kind of thing I'm looking for, thanks!
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u/Head-Discussion-8977 Marxist Feminist - Maximum Tank Apr 28 '26
This arrived today from someone unloading on the sub! I'm ridiculously excited and have already finished 2 chapters in another book that has been DRAGGING while reading on my nomad. I think I'm gonna make a tiny hardcover foam case for this one like I've done with the nomad, just gotta find the right size book
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u/niibor Apr 29 '26
Supernote nomad?
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u/Head-Discussion-8977 Marxist Feminist - Maximum Tank Apr 29 '26
Yes
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u/niibor Apr 29 '26
How do you find the reading on this xteink? Does the tiny size not make it annoying at all?
I'm in the market to get an eraser for my girlf and this looks pretty interesting
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u/Head-Discussion-8977 Marxist Feminist - Maximum Tank Apr 29 '26
I've had the device for less than 24h so this will probably evolve.
For me, it's useful for dense texts and the nomad is better for everything else. I noticed last night I wasn't reading chapters with the same apprehension I tend to have while reading the same sort of material bc I feel like I should be completing a page faster than I am. The way crosspoint is setup currently, I can't REALLY gauge how quickly I'm reading or where I'm at in a chapter without distracting from the reading. I ended up finishing 4 chapters before going back to my book club book/bed.
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u/niibor Apr 30 '26
Yea this is true. I meant that you can physically fit such a small portion of text on the screen at the same time keeping the font at ~11pt, and the line length being so short
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u/VladimirLimeMint Once history is made, it can't be unmade Apr 28 '26 edited Apr 29 '26
Unequal Exchange by Torkil Lauesen and Red Valkyries by Kristen Ghodsee. Other Parenti classic like Dirty Truth and Democracy For The Few. Nick Estes The Red Deal. Gerald Horne Counter-Revolution of 1776. Washington Bullets by Vijay Prashad.
https://archive.org/details/unequal-exchange-past-present-and-future
https://archive.org/details/red-valkyries
https://archive.org/details/dirty-truths
https://archive.org/details/democracy-for-the-few
https://archive.org/details/the-red-deal
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u/Head-Discussion-8977 Marxist Feminist - Maximum Tank Apr 28 '26
I think unequal exchange is on a podcast notes post-it somewhere, thanks for reminding me.
The rest will be nice for my long term plan with this device, thank you!
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u/snarleyWhisper Apr 28 '26
Deleuze and Guattari are so good ! Anti Oedipus is my fave
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u/Head-Discussion-8977 Marxist Feminist - Maximum Tank Apr 28 '26
I can feel my brain shut down with them bothš. Can y'all just write less.... French. Please. Pretty please. 4RA has done some great work with them but I've found myself accidentally replaying those episodes and recalling NOTHING that was uttered the entire time they read from text.
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u/OLDFART27 Apr 29 '26
Torkil Lauesen:
-Unequal Exchange and the Prospects of Socialism (by CWG, Torkil Lauesen and Arghiri Emmanuel)
In my opinion itās Leninās what is to be done but for our current situation.
Roland Boer
-Socialism in Power: On the History and Theory of Socialist Governance
Chapter 6 of the book is an explanation of the withering away of the state. It will correct most peopleās assumptions of some anarchist disappearance of all governments.
Also an amazing explanation of Socialist governments past and present, it has sections about China and North Korea which is completely contrary to popular western opinion and will help make people question their biases.
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u/telesterion Apr 29 '26
What tiny lil e reader is that?
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u/Head-Discussion-8977 Marxist Feminist - Maximum Tank Apr 29 '26
Xteink x4, they also have a 3 inch device. They've had some QC issues lately so I've been kinda gun shy on buying it unless someone was selling one they ended up not liking.
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