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Revolutionary and Anti-Imperialist Writings

By James Connolly

'Confirms Connolly's continuing relevance as a thinker whose work anticipated figures like Frantz Fanon and CLR James' David Lloyd, University of California, Riverside

For July we are delighted to bring you this wide-ranging anthology of the writings of James Connolly, the greatest Marxist and socialist thinker, organiser and leader Ireland ever produced, who was also a great internationalist and anti-imperialist writer and campaigner. A true classic that belongs on every bookshelf, it also includes an introduction which provides background to Connolly's life, career, and influences.

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