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GORDON PARSONS recommends an entertaining account of the years between Germany’s defeat in WWI and Hitler’s seizure of power
How technology can make us masters of our own destiny
John Green reviews Architect or Bee? The Human Price of Technology, by Mike Cooley (Spokesman Books, £10.99)
MIGUEL YOSHIDA explains the evolution and influence of the Cuban Casa De Las Americas in joining culture to the revolutionary struggle
ANDY HEDGECOCK is charmed by a skilful adaptation of Tove Jansson’s lyrical portrait of three generations of a family, overcoming grief
ALEX HALL treads warily through a messy, dialectical struggle fought in the mundane machinery of driving licences, criminal law, and birth registries
MICHAL BONCZA, FIONA O’CONNOR, JAMES WALSH and ANGUS REID review Atlas of Disappearance, Love Me Tender, Bouchra, and This Tempting Madness
Flitting between myth and the modern world, Medusa is determined to steer clear of human affairs. When her resolve crumbles, the result is petrifying in every sense
MIKE COOLEY was ahead of his time when he first promoted his ideas on the impact of technology on our lives.
As a leading shop steward at Lucas Aerospace in the early ’70s, he and his colleagues developed a ground-breaking plan for socially useful production as the responsible alternative to arms manufacturing.
The 1976 Lucas Plan remains an inspiration for trade unionists, particularly in view of the Trident debate and the concerns about jobs.
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