Cheese, Baguettes, and Victor Hugo
France’s right wing claims “Islamo-leftism” is subverting their national culture. But “Frenchness” has always been in flux.
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Was Karl Marx an Orientalist?
Scholar Kevin B. Anderson discusses Marx’s surprising conclusions on race and national oppression.
Issue 48: Letters
Dispatches from the Jacobin diaspora.
Issue 48: The Internet Speaks
We get our business wisdom from the comments section.
BRIC Nationalism Is No Alternative
Developmentalist nationalism is a poor substitute for socialism.
Nationalism and the Great Recoil
Combating the nationalism of right-wingers like Giorgia Meloni shouldn’t mean defending the neoliberal consensus.
Issue 48: Dossier
All the political geography terms you slept through in high school.
The Liberated Camera
The great films that bookend the career of Mikhail Kalatozov brought together revolutionary politics and revolutionary cinema. Each, however, was firmly rejected by the movements they aimed to represent.
Two Centuries of the National Question
Critics say Marxism can’t account for the popular appeal of nationalism. But the Marxist tradition contains some vital insights into the origins and future of national communities.
A Nation by Design
After independence, the city-state of Singapore embarked on one of the most extensive projects of modernist nation-building ever seen.
Blood Sports
International competitions have brought millions together. But at times, this proxy for national pride has turned bloody.
