Tag Archives: Eric Hobsbawm

boys with bats

Posted on November 19, 2012 by Dave

A wicket in the basket?  “If the French noblesse had been capable of playing cricket with their peasants, their chateaux would never have been burnt”.It is a bit self-righteous, but historian George Macaulay Trevelyan had a point that was bit … Continue reading →

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8 hours 8 HourS 8 HOuRs

Posted on April 14, 2011 by Art

Property. In the interest of the rich we must get rid of it. The wild days of May. Is today’s May Day violence a simple mimicry of revolution, colorful pageants of class warfare, or are they forces lurking that question … Continue reading →

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“CULTURAL ACUPUNCTURE” : APPROPRIATION & HIPSTER REBELLION

Posted on September 19, 2010 by Dave

Pick your protest.Is this wave of political activism, from Black Bloc to Tea Party different from past manifestations? Every era has unique twists, but they are each not as different as you may think.  This time it’s different?… Natalie Zemon … Continue reading →

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