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Robin Blackburn is a historian whose work focuses on Marxist interpretations of slavery. From 1983 to 1999, he was an editor of New Left Review. He is an emeritus professor in the department of sociology at Essex University.

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Ernesto Laclau obituary

Argentinian philosopher whose ideas influenced politicians from Latin America's new left

Ernesto Laclau, who has died aged 78, was a renowned Argentinian political philosopher whose ideas about "radical democracy" and populism influenced politicians from Latin America's new left as well as activists around the world. His highly original essays and books drew on the work of Antonio Gramsci to probe

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Average rating: 3.88 · 493 ratings · 64 reviews · 85 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Making of New World Slavery: From the Baroque to the Modern 1492-1800 3.87 avg rating — 151 ratings — published 1997 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The American Crucible: Slavery, Emancipation and Human Rights 4.05 avg rating — 83 ratings — published 2007 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Overthrow of Colonial Slavery, 1776-1848 3.91 avg rating — 46 ratings — published 1988 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Reckoning: From the Second Slavery to Abolition, 1776-1888 4.07 avg rating — 15 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Banking On Death: Or Investing in Life: The History and Future of Pensions 3.85 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2002 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	After the Fall: The Failure of Communism and the Future of Socialism 3.42 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 1991 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Age Shock: How Finance Is Failing Us 3.80 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2006 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ideology in social science;: Readings in critical social theory, 2.80 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 1972 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Second Courses: A Midlife Second Chance Romance 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Revolution and Class Struggle: A Reader in Marxist Politics really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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The History Book ...: * HISTORY OF LATIN AMERICA AND CARIBBEAN - INTRODUCTION	103	548	Nov 26, 2024 06:27AM
The History Book ...: * SLAVERY IN THE UNITED STATES	103	493	Jun 27, 2025 10:53AM

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