Five books for summer reading
I only decided to post this list having compiled it as a comment in response to a post on LabourList from The Fabian Society's Deputy General Secretary Marcus Roberts . I think anyone who is interested in the wider political world would take something good from all of these books, while hopefully not getting bogged down too much. 1) Dee Brown - 'Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee'. I recommend this largely because of Jon Cruddas' recent speech mentioning the book 'Radical Hope' by Jonathan Lear. That is a fine book with good insights, but this one has much greater depth of history and background on the existential and material dispossession of the American Indians , with moments of joy and hope across the cultural divides. It helps to break down what is good and right in amazing, diverse, confusing situations. 2) J.B. Priestley - 'English Journey'. A travelogue across England published in 1934 during the Great Depression. It's a ...