From: Jerry Levy (Gerald_A_Levy@MSN.COM)
Date: Wed Apr 05 2006 - 10:44:25 EDT
A 35-page pamphlet by Armin L. Puller, published in 2005 by Akademie der Sozialistischen Jugend Osterreich. This is an introductory brochure with a similar purpose as Mandel's _An Introduction to Marxist Economic Theory_ (French, 1964; English, 1967). Puller's presentation, however, much more closely follows the order of presentation in _Capital_ -- all three volumes are (briefly) covered. The graphic illustrations are very nicely laid out and could easily be translated into another language and used in classes. It has the advantage of being laid out as a text with marginal notes, suggested readings, and the aforementioned illustrations. Questions for discussion are lacking but you can make up your own if desired. This publication is *attached* as a pdf file. Puller also authored two other 2005 brochures distributed by the same publisher: _Staatanalyse und Staatskritik_ (33 pages) and _Philosophie und Gesellschaftskritik_ (24 pages). I have also *attached* these pamphlets as I think they will also be of interest -- even though that means the byte length of this post is getting quite long! Does anyone on the list know anything more about Puller? (and is that his real name?) The layout of the brochure is quite good, but what about the content? Keeping in mind that this is intended to be a popular introduction to the subject for socialist youth rather than a weighty scholarly tome, do you have any constructive suggestions about how it could be modified if there is a 2nd edition? How does this brochure compare to similar ones in other languages? Is anyone on the list currently part of a project to popularize political economy by writing brief (pamphlet-length) introductions to the subject? In solidarity, Jerry
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