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[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

China Miéville is definitely some type of Marxist.

“Iron Council” has railworkers overthrow their bosses and turn a train into a socialist settlement. They travel slowly so they can just take apart the track behind it and lay it again in front of the train where they want to go.

A more serious work would be “October”. It’s ~~historical fiction~~ not academic, but it’s a worthwhile introduction if you really don’t want to read a history book.

Edited for accuracy

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I wouldn't call October historical fiction. Non academic non-fiction?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

You’re right, I used the wrong word there.