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Guerrilla History

Guerrilla History

Guerrilla History is the podcast that acts as a reconnaissance report of global history for the activist left, and aims to use the lessons of history to analyze the present. Your hosts are educators Henry Hakamaki and Professor Adnan Husain, historian and Director of the School of Religion at Queens University. Follow us on social media! Our podcast can be found on twitter at https://twitter.com/guerrilla_pod, and can be supported on patreon at https://www.patreon.com/guerrillahistory. Your

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01:52:18

An Ethnographic & Sociological Study of the Delhi...

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2024/07/12

In this episode of Guerrilla History, we bring on the wonderful Professor Rashmi Sadana to discuss the Delhi metro system from a political economic, sociological, and ethnographic framework, based on her terrific book The Moving City: Scenes from the Delhi Metro and the Social Life of Infrastructure. Talking about the political and sociological dimensions of infrastructure is a critically important topic for us to focus on, and one which we are trying to devote a bit more time to. We recommend

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01:26:14

Haiti, Kenya, Imperialism, & More! GH on...

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2024/07/05

In this episode, we bring you an appearance we recently made on Revolutionary Blackout Network. Adnan and Henry were invited to sit on a roundtable discussion alongside long-time Indigenous activist John Looking Glass to discuss a wide variety of topics. We highly recommend subscribing to RBN, and watching the video version of this conversation, which includes an additional 10 minute intro/discussion by RBN host Nick. Find the video version here. Help support the show by signing up to our

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01:35:48

Red Sea Shipping & Gaza Genocide w/ Laleh Khalili

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2024/06/28

In this episode of Guerrilla History, we bring on the esteemed Professor Laleh Khalili to discuss Red Sea Shipping and the regional consequences of the Gaza Genocide. This conversation bridges two of the major topics of her work, and is an incredibly thought provoking and generative discussion. We would love to hear what you find particularly useful from this one, so let us know on Twitter once you listen! Laleh Khalili is Professor and Director of the Center for Gulf Studies at the Institute of

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01:49:07

Commune to Capitalism - Decollectivization of...

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2024/06/21

In this episode of Guerrilla History, we once again have our great friend and comrade Zhun Xu, whom you should remember from two previous episodes of the show, North Korea & Industrial Agriculture as well as Sanctions Against China & Their Political Economy. Here, we discuss Zhun fantastic book From Commune to Capitalism: How China’s Peasants Lost Collective Farming and Gained Urban Poverty! Unsurprisingly, this was a fabulous discussion, and is a really important conversation when added to

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01:23:35

Football! Palestine, Copa América, & the Euros w/...

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2024/06/14

In this episode of Guerrilla History, we end up continuing our informal and unplanned "Football" (soccer to those of you in the US and Canada) miniseries with our friend and comrade Alex Aviña! Here, we discuss some of the Palestine related goings-on in the football world, as well as give a preview and make predictions for the Copa América and European Championships, which are getting kicked off at the time of this episode being released. If you've not already heard our previous Football episodes

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01:32:38

Haiti as Empire's Laboratory w/ Jemima Pierre

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2024/06/07

In this episode of Guerrilla History, we bring on the absolutely terrific Professor Jemima Pierre to discuss her vital piece Haiti as Empire's Laboratory, which came out in NACLA late last year. Here, we discuss the history of Western Imperialist intervention in Haiti primarily since the revolution, and why Haiti is often overlooked outside of analysis of the Revolution, or the current material situation divorced from any historical understanding. You may remember our episode Haiti and Western

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01:47:56

Black & Brown Resistance in the UK (1960s-80s) w/...

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2024/05/31

In this episode of Guerrilla History, we discuss a fascinating new book The Shoulders We Stand On: How Black and Brown people fought for change in the United Kingdom with its author, Preeti Dhillon. This conversation is a terrific look at the repression against racially oppressed communities in the UK from the 1960s-80s, and the resistance of those communities. This episode works excellently in conjunction with our previous episode African & Caribbean People in Britain - A History w/ Hakim Adi,

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01:34:27

North Korea & Industrial Agriculture w/ Zhun Xu

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2024/05/24

In this episode of Guerrilla History, we bring back our great friend and comrade Zhun Xu, whom you may remember from our episode Sanctions Against China & Their Political Economy from our Sanctions As War miniseries. In this episode, we discuss Zhun terrific new article in Monthly Review, Industrial Agriculture: Lessons from North Korea! This conversation was incredibly generative, and will certainly be of great benefit to you whether you are someone who studies agricultural systems, the DPRK,

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01:08:41

A Polycentric World & the 'Sixth Great Power' w/...

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2024/05/17

In this episode of Guerrilla History, we bring on the fantastic and vitally important Paris Yeros to discuss his fabulous article A Polycentric World Will Only Be Possible by the Intervention of the ‘Sixth Great Power’, which was published by the Agrarian South Network. Paris himself and the Agrarian South Network more generally are both some of the best resources out there today, and we hope that you will engage with more of their work. We hope that this conversation similarly will be of great

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01:20:27

UN, the Palestine Question, & International Law w/...

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2024/05/10

In this special episode of Guerrilla History, we bring you a crossover episode done in collaboration with The Majlis, a project by the Muslim Societies Global Perspectives project at Queens University, which is hosted by our own Adnan Husain (so be sure to subscribe on your podcast app!). Here, Adnan and Dr. Ardi Imseis, explore the complexities of international law, human rights and the urgent imperative of addressing the current situation of Palestine. Through meticulous research and unwavering

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01:47:44

The Deng Reform Period w/ Ken Hammond (Modern...

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2024/05/03

In this episode of Guerrilla History, we conclude our series on Modern Chinese History with this important, and inevitably controversial discussion of the Deng Reforms and the Reform Period! Very important that no matter your ideological tendencies, you come into this episode with an open mind, because there will be a lot of useful information for you regardless of how you analyze the Deng Reforms overall - this is meant primarily as a resource to allow you to deepen your personal understanding and

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01:43:49

Everyday Politics in Gaddafi's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya...

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2024/04/26

In this terrific episode of Guerrilla History, we bring on our comrade and friend Matteo Capasso to discuss his fantastic book Everyday Politics in the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, a work based on oral histories and "provides a unique and vivid look into the political dynamics that characterized the everyday lives of Libyans, offering a compelling counterargument to those who insist on framing the history of the country as a stateless, authoritarian, and rogue state". Really great conversation and a

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02:04:55

The Great Leap Forward & Cultural Revolution w/ Ken...

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2024/04/19

In this episode of Guerrilla History, we get into part 3 of our 4 part miniseries on modern Chinese history featuring Ken Hammond (and guest host Breht O'Shea of Revolutionary Left Radio) with an amazing discussion of The Great Leap Forward and The Cultural Revolution! If you haven't already listened to part 1 of the series, on the Taiping and Boxer Rebellions, or part 2 on The Chinese Revolution & Civil War, be sure to go back and check those out because we pick up right where we left off last

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01:53:58

Disarming Empire + the Elections in Pakistan w/ Pawel...

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2024/04/12

In this terrific and wide ranging episode of Guerrilla History, we bring on Pawel Wargan to discuss the recent elections in Pakistan, which he was an international observer for, as well as his excellent article Disarming Empire (which we HIGHLY recommend reading!). We truly enjoyed this conversation, and are really looking forward to having Pawel back on again soon to discuss Western Sahara and the work he has done there. Pawel Wargan is an activist, researcher, organizer, and coordinator of the

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01:38:36

The Chinese Revolution & Civil War w/ Ken Hammond ...

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2024/04/05

In this episode of Guerrilla History, we get into part 2 of our 4 part miniseries on modern Chinese history featuring Ken Hammond (and guest host Breht O'Shea of Revolutionary Left Radio) with this absolutely terrific discussion on the Chinese Revolution & Civil War! If you haven't already listened to part 1 of the series, on the Taiping and Boxer Rebellions, be sure to do so because we pick up right where we left off last time. The next two installments will drop every other week (with other

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01:34:18

For Palestine & Liberated Texts w/ Louis Allday

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2024/03/29

In this outstanding episode of Guerrilla History, we have another installment of our Sources and Methods series, and this time with the terrific Louis Allday. Here, we bring on Louis to discuss Liberated Texts and the work that is done within that project, as well as the recently released special edition of Ebb Magazine, For Palestine. We loved the conversation with Louis about preserving and spreading under-appreciated and supressed sources and books, Kanafani, solidarity with Palestine, and

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01:33:45

The Taiping & Boxer Rebellions w/ Ken Hammond ...

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2024/03/22

In this episode of Guerrilla History, we launch our 4 part miniseries on modern Chinese history featuring Ken Hammond (and guest host Breht O'Shea of Revolutionary Left Radio) with this terrific discussion on the Taiping and Boxer Rebellions! Be sure to go back and listen to the previous episode we did with Ken in the fall, which serves as a bit of an introductory work for this miniseries. The other three installments will drop every other week (with other episodes in between), and will cover the

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02:03:13

History of Palestinian Communism w/ Patrick Higgins

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2024/03/15

In this absolutely fascinating and important episode of Guerrilla History, we are joined once again by Patrick Higgins to discuss the history of Palestinian communism. Patrick serves up an masterclass here, and honestly this one is worth listening to and then re-listening to while taking notes despite its 2 hour length. You certainly don't want to miss this one! Also be sure to share this with comrades, this episode is sure to benefit many! If you didn't catch Patrick's last appearance on the

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01:05:55

Parting Ways (For Now): Guerrilla History Bids...

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2024/03/08

In this episode of Guerrilla History, we mark an era change in the show's history as we bid farewell to cohost Breht and Producer Dave. After almost three and a half years of working together on the show, we amicably part ways as Breht and Dave take on new endeavors in their lives and renew their focus on Rev Left Radio and Red Menace. From the bottom of our hearts, Adnan and Henry thank the Breht and Dave for their tireless pursuit of justice and for the effort they have put in alongside us from

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02:02:26

The History of Modern Yemen & the Struggle Against...

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2024/03/01

In this blockbuster episode of Guerrilla History, we bring on two outstanding guests to discuss the modern history of Yemen, as well as their ongoing struggle against Zionist imperialism and opposition to the genocide in Gaza. Shireen and Rune bring fantastic insight and analysis, making this complicated history accessible and utilizable for individuals in our movement against imperialism in all forms, and Zionist imperialism specifically at this moment. Be sure to take in all that our guests

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