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For the study of Marxism, and all the tendencies that fall beneath it.

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Study Guides

Basic Marxism-Leninism Study Plan
Debunking Anti-Communism Masterpost
Beginner's Guide to Marxism (marxists.org)
A Reading Guide (marx2mao.com) (mirror)
Topical Study Guide (marxistleninist.wordpress.com)

Explanations

Kapitalism 101 on political economy
Marxist Philosophy understanding DiaMat
Reading Marx's Capital with David Harvey

Libraries

Marxists.org largest Marxist library
Red Stars Publishers Library specialized on Marxist-Leninist literature. Book titles are links to free PDF copies
Marx2Mao.com another popular library (mirror)
BannedThought.net collection of revolutionary publications
The Collected Works of Marx and Engels torrentable file of all known writings of Marx and Engels
The Prolewiki library a collection of revolutionary publications
Comrades Library has a small but growing collection of rare sovietology books

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Resources on entropy/thermodynamics and Marxism? (hexbear.net)

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I always see entropy used here and there in decriptions/critiques of capitalism, so I was wondering if there are papers or books that dive deeper on the topic. Thanks!

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

It's not exactly what you're asking for but since others already gave you that, you should also check out Fossil Capital by Andreas Malm which deals with the rise of steam power and develops a theory of both the social forces behind the adoption of the fossil economy, but also a technical scientific perspective. It doesn't necessarily use thermodynamics to model social forces, but it is in the intersection of thermodynamics and Marxism.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Thank you! It's been on my reading list for a while so this is a good reminder to check it out. I've also recently learned that the concept of entropy was developed during the industrial revolution to make engines more efficient, so definitely a relevant book.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

Oh yeah the book talks extensively about James Watt, his colleagues, the bourgeois perspectives on efficiency, how the scientific and cultural understanding of mechanical devices (and to a lesser extent, the natural processes that served as their foundation) was shaped by industrial development, all the juicy stuff.