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The Left Book Club was originally founded in 1936 to oppose war, inequality and fascism. Our purpose today remains the same.

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The Mechanic and the Luddite

By Jathan Sadowski

"Smart, urgent, and bluntly powerful, this is required reading for anyone who seeks to understand how technology really gets made–and whom it's made to serve ... A scathing, erudite, and accessible manifesto" Brian Merchant, author of Blood in the Machine

Our society is constantly made to serve the needs of two systems: technology and capitalism. Neither exists outside humans, but both are treated as above and beyond us.

This short book demystifies how the two systems of technology and capitalism work together and equips readers with practical tools to dismantle them and build a better world, bit by bit.

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“The aim of the Left Book Club is a simple one. It is to help in the terribly urgent struggle for world peace and against fascism”

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Founded by publisher Victor Gollancz in 1936, the original Left Book Club had 57,000 members. It is widely credited with paving the way for Labour’s landslide victory in 1945 and the creation of the welfare state. At least eight members of the 1945 Labour cabinet were Left Book Club authors, including Clement Attlee. Another famous Left Book Club author was George Orwell, as the LBC published the original edition of The Road to Wigan Pier.

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Discover the best radical writing, carefully curated for you, with the UK's leading not-for-profit book subscription.

We’ll send you carefully-selected books on politics, economics, society & culture by the world's leading radical authors.

It's our 90th anniversary!

This April, become a Solidarity member and get a free notebook.

Plus get 25% off books.

We have over 60 reading groups meeting regularly.

Explore the map to find one near you. Or we can help you start your own.

How does it work?

Choose a membership

Explore the books

Join a reading group

Explore the Academy

The Mechanic and the Luddite

Acclaimed authors

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“The aim of the Left Book Club is a simple one. It is to help in the terribly urgent struggle for world peace and against fascism”

—Victor Gollancz

2015 Relaunch

Can you fight fascism with a book club?

Brilliant Book Clubs in London

The Left's book clubs

"Thanks to the Left Book Club – the work that you do is tremendous" – John McDonnell

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