Memory Against Forgetting

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Rusty Bernstein. Memory Against Forgetting

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Memory Against Forgetting

Memoir of a Time in South African Politics

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My political reading was not far beyond beginner’s level. I had no idea what I was letting myself into, but I bought a copy of Capital: Volume 1 from Mr Salmon and dipped into Chapter 1, as instructed. I found it dense and incomprehensible.

In weekly sessions Jonas expounded brilliantly on the mysteries of use value, exchange value, surplus value, commodity production, accumulation and exploitation. But it was small help. I was not ready for the intricacies of mind of either Marx or Jonas. I persevered, as we all did, until the class collapsed by mutual consent with only a part of Volume 1 poorly digested.

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