In a wonderful article in LRB, Perry Anderson skewers the facile "Sinomaniac" (or, sometimes also at the same time "Sinophobic") narratives floating around in Western (particularly US) discourse. The piece is politically sharp, as always, and the soberness of the assessment is refreshing. If you're suffering a headache from making the mistake of perusing through one of Thomas L. Friedman's hackjobs... this is precisely the prescription you need.
Showing posts with label Perry Anderson. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Perry Anderson. Show all posts
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Thursday, March 5, 2009
MORE Perry Anderson on Italian politics!
Haven't read yet, but plan to comment sometime thereafter.
Here it is.
I'm interested to see how the experience of the Italian Left in the 20th century can shed light on current electoral developments in our country. More on that soon.
While I'm posting about Perry Anderson, check out the following other goodies:
- This video-interview with him at UC, Berkeley.
- His article in NLR "On the Conjuncture" which appeared last Spring and dealt broadly with the world-political situation and prospects of the Left at that moment (what's amazing to me is how dated this piece has become in the short period of a year!).
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Perry Anderson on Italy
Wonderful piece on Italy by Perry Anderson in the newest LRB. As usual, the analysis is historically informed, politically sharp and erudite.
Haven't read yet, but Eric Hobsbawm has a piece in the new LRB as well.
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