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Twentieth Century Communism journal @20thccommunism.bsky.social · 12d

3. 'José Revueltas and the temporalities of the Mexican 1956' by @williamabooth.bsky.social

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José Revueltas and the Temporalities of the Mexican 1956

William A. Booth

Abstract: Taking the thought and action of José Revueltas as a
heuristic thread and the ‘Global 1956’ as a centre of gravity, this article examines the significant changes which occurred in the configuration of the Mexican Marxist left between the crisis over Trotsky’s exile and assassination (1939-40) and the collapse of the National Liberation Movement in the early 1960s. Between these dates, José Revueltas had (in)famously described a ‘proletariat without a head’, seeing both class and party structures in Mexico as inimical to the feasible achievement of socialism. The reaction of the Mexican Communist Party to the wider upheaval of 1956 supports Revueltas’ claim; the party, already much diminished through external oppression, internal factionalism and strategic ignorance, seemed to put its institutional head in the sand. However, there were signs of change, particularly at grassroots level, where renewed labour militancy encouraged cooperation among militants from across the left. Moreover, a period of self-reflection in
the late 1950s set the stage for the emergence of the National Liberation Movement (MLN) in 1961. The Cuban Revolution radically altered the mood too, though did not immediately undermine the faith of left luminaries in the as-yet unfulfilled potential of the Mexican Revolution. It was not until the MLN was managed out of existence by the ruling Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) that the Marxist left gave up on the illusion of a Popular Front, a fundamental tenet of faith which defined its strategy for almost thirty years.

Keywords: Mexican Communist Party (PCM), José Revueltas, National Liberation Movement (MLN), Mexican Workers Confederation (CTM), Mexican left

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Dr. William A. Booth @williamabooth.bsky.social · Jun 20

Reminder: this is TONIGHT!

Dr. William A. Booth @williamabooth.bsky.social · Jun 11

Delighted to welcome @yararf.bsky.social to @uclhistory.bsky.social on 20/6 for a public reading and Q&A. Full info and free registration here: bit.ly/3HyYCTx - please share.

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Dr. William A. Booth @williamabooth.bsky.social · Jun 11

Delighted to welcome @yararf.bsky.social to @uclhistory.bsky.social on 20/6 for a public reading and Q&A. Full info and free registration here: bit.ly/3HyYCTx - please share.

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MariaPeR @mariaper.bsky.social · Feb 27

Are you interested in Mexico and its politics?
Don’t miss this panel at UCL on 7th March 2025 at 6:30 pm.
Book your tickets following the link below:

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/mexico-in-...

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Dr. William A. Booth @williamabooth.bsky.social · Dec 30

Quality not quantity 😂

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Dr. William A. Booth @williamabooth.bsky.social · Dec 30

Revising an article on Mexico and the ‘Global 1956’ and it’s turned into an extended essay on why José Revueltas was (often) weird and (almost always) brilliant

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Kai Koddenbrock @kaikodden.bsky.social · Dec 9

Kohei Saito to packed audience at Japan Institute in Cologne: „it‘s great the room is so full, but you should hire some Marxist professors in German academia!“

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Dr. William A. Booth @williamabooth.bsky.social · Dec 9

Omg this thread has answered a lot of questions I didn’t know I had about the New Bod. I did find a call slip from my UG times being used as a bookmark. Showed it to some bemused moderns.

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Daniel Denvir @danieldenvir.bsky.social · Nov 29

My 2.5 hrs w @quinnslobodian.com and Wendy Brown discussing Trump’s triumphant return and the freakish, obscene, billionaire-dominated, capitalist reactionary, Christian nationalist, contradiction-ridden MAGA movement that surrounds him on @thedigradio.bsky.social www.thedigradio.com/podcast/maga...

MAGA 2.0 w/ Quinn Slobodian & Wendy Brown

Featuring Quinn Slobodian and Wendy Brown on Trump’s triumphant return to power and the freakish, obscene, billionaire-dominated, capitalist reactionary, Christian nationalist, contradiction-ridden MA...

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Dr. William A. Booth @williamabooth.bsky.social · Dec 3

Or when a first edition lands on your head

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Dr. William A. Booth @williamabooth.bsky.social · Dec 3

What’s the price in use-value though? 🤔

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Dr. William A. Booth @williamabooth.bsky.social · Dec 3

This was a superb event

ODI Global @odi.global · Dec 2

TODAY'S EVENT: Upholding humanitarian principles in contexts of impunity with Francesca Albanese, Dr Agnès Callamard and Dr Nimer Sultany. 📢

You've still got time to register to attend online: https://buff.ly/3ZgoZnv

(Interpretation from English to Arabic and French will be available.)

HPG Annual Event 2024 - Upholding humanitarian principles in contexts of impunity, with Francesca Albanese, Dr Agnes Callamard and Dr Nimer Sultany - Mon 2 December - 18.15-19.30 GMT (online)

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Dr. William A. Booth @williamabooth.bsky.social · Dec 2

😱 🧙

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Dr. William A. Booth @williamabooth.bsky.social · Dec 1

Booth & Son, purveyors of wonky little Tudor houses

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Aurelien Mondon @aurelmondon.bsky.social · Nov 30

Fascinating this need to externalise the authoritarian turn in Western countries

History has shown that the west doesn't need an other to act in the most brutal and authoritarian manner

Ignoring this is deeply counterproductive

George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · Nov 29

Well played. And frighteningly accurate.

Time magazine cover overlaying the towers of the Kremlin rising over the White House.

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Bdsucl @bdsucl.bsky.social · Nov 30

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Dr. William A. Booth @williamabooth.bsky.social · Nov 20

Either/or tbh

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Dr. William A. Booth @williamabooth.bsky.social · Nov 20

“America the Beautiful and the Damned”

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Dr. William A. Booth @williamabooth.bsky.social · Nov 20

Absurd creature

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Heeeeere's Johnny! @leelze.bsky.social · Nov 19

When the edibles finally kick in.

Rob Friedman @pitchingninja.com · Nov 19

2024 PitchingNinja Award for Best Reaction after your team hits a huge Grand Slam. 😱🏆

Winner: Kodai Senga

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Dr. William A. Booth @williamabooth.bsky.social · Nov 18

Done multi week reading groups on Black Jacobins which always works well. Fifth Sun too recently. Making of the English Working Class one I want to do soon.

Eric Brandom @ebrandom.bsky.social · Nov 18

What history books might be worth spending a whole semester reading? (I am thinking of proposing a one credit class in which first years would read only one book). 🗃️

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Dr. William A. Booth @williamabooth.bsky.social · Nov 18

It’s freezing so we’re sharing the furry blanket

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Dr. William A. Booth @williamabooth.bsky.social · Nov 15

How exciting!

Dr. William A. Booth @williamabooth.bsky.social · Nov 15

I don’t know what that means but I like it

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Dr. William A. Booth @williamabooth.bsky.social · Nov 15

Bluesky follows seem to have gone wild

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