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Jeff Sporrow traces Robeson's career, showing how his remarkable life tells the story of the twentieth century and illuminates today's reality. From Black Lives Matter to Putin's United Russia, Sparrow explores questions of race in America, political freedom in Moscow, and the legacy of communism toon meer in Europe. Part travelogue, part biography, it is a story of political ardour, heritage, and trauma - a luminous portrait of a man and an urgent reflection on the politics that define us now. toon minder

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I found it useful, particularly the chapter on eco-fascism and accelerationism. The main weakness of it is that it positions Islamophobia as the new anti-Semitism, which then downplays current anti-Semitism. Would recommend giving it a read.
 
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suspicious | 1 andere bespreking | Mar 15, 2023 |
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Crimes Against Nature by Jeff Sparrow illustrates both the ineffectiveness of small tweaks that leave the larger systemic problems in place as well as the placement of capitalism as the systemic ill that fuels climate change.

This is not primarily a prescriptive book, though it suggests the changes that need to be made. These changes are societal, cultural, and political, but specific actions are largely not mentioned. My impression is that this is due to the fact that societies differ around the world so the detailed changes that could work in Australia might not work in the US. The basic approach will always be acting on the same "guilty party," namely capitalism, but because of different relationships the specific actions will be different. So this is more a call to action that includes a call to form an action plan for your location.

While the book works well as a whole, it is really a collection of essays, so there is less of a building of an argument and more of a series of illustrations of what has happened and what might be a way forward. Because of this, there is less feeling of a single argument (although it is there) but it also lends itself to being read in bits, since each chapter can pretty much be read independently of the others.

I would recommend this to those readers who are concerned about our environment and who also believe that most of the piecemeal changes proposed and, sometimes, acted upon just aren't enough. The world can be helped and we can live better lives, but we need to quit worshipping the almighty profit motive.

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pomo58 | 3 andere besprekingen | Nov 15, 2022 |
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I received Jeff Sparrow's book through the Early Reviewer's program. His discussion of how capitalism came about was very enlightening. It made me realize the impact that advertising has on us. I have found myself reverting back to the days of my needing less "stuff" and donating or recycling as much as I can. I was delighted to see that my nephew (yes, my nephew!) has started to can some foods like his grandmother did. Perhaps there's hope that the next generation will have an impact on mitigating what has become an environmental disaster.… (meer)
 
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CatsandCherryPie | 3 andere besprekingen | Oct 15, 2022 |
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Sparrow starts off great. He talks about some things I didn't know about and does a good job with citations. But the last quarter of the book or so, where he offers the obligatory "but there's hope" speech just didn't hold the same level of scholarly backing. He relied more on ideas from creative writers of the past rather than facts. I get that it's important for people to have hope, but the story here is that corporations have been killing the world and the world's inhabitants for a long, long time. Maybe we need hope, but rage might be the only emotion that can push back fast enough to elicit change in time.… (meer)
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