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Dial, May 1920012 - A Social Pioneer by Harold J LaskiExplore one of the most groundbreaking literary magazines of the early 20th century with this edition of Dial. Immerse yourself in enchanting poetry by e.e. cummings and Louise Bryant, a gripping short story from Sherwood Anderson, and a heartfelt memoir honoring the late poet James Flecker. In addition, discover thought-provoking theater and book reviews by Gilbert Seldes, alongside a fascinating collection of critical works. Join host Matt Pierard as he unravels the rich tapestry of literary brilliance that shaped an era.
2026-02-2620 min
Way Of The Truth Warrior PodcastA History Of New World Order Corruption In CANADA (Truth Warrior)“. . . who, remembering that these (policies of high taxation and centralisation of credit) were the demands of the Manifesto (issued by Marx and Engels in 1848), can doubt our common inspiration.” -Professor Harold Laski, famous Fabian Socialist theoretician in his Appreciation of the Communist Manifesto for the Labour Party (1948)Communist Canada New World Order (Pierre Elliott Trudeau) February 22, 1977Fabian Socialist Penetration in OttawaTHE FABIAN SOCIALIST CONTRIBUTION TO THE COMMUNIST ADVANCE BY ERIC D. BUTLE This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit dwtruthwarrior.substack.com/subs...
2025-11-282h 32
Begin The Full Audiobook Everyone Is Talking About — So Breakthrough!PROMPTS by Harold Laski, Carmen LaskiPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/246604to listen full audiobooks.
Title: PROMPTS
Author: Harold Laski, Carmen Laski
Format: mp3
Length: 15 hrs and 27 mins
Release date: 08-25-25
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Genres: Career Success
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2025-08-253h 27
Get Lost In This Immersive Full Audiobook — Perfect At Home.Playing the Stock Market by Carmen Laski, Harold LaskiPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/263932to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Playing the Stock Market
Author: Carmen Laski, Harold Laski
Format: mp3
Length: 22 hrs and 22 mins
Release date: 08-11-25
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2025-08-1110h 22
Karl Marx- An Essay08 - Karl Marx- An Essay by Harold J. LaskiThis captivating essay by Harold Laski, a renowned figure in the British socialist movement, offers an in-depth examination of Karl Marxs life and philosophy. Born in Manchester in 1893, Laski was an influential member of the Fabian Society and the Socialist League faction of the Labour Party. As a professor at the London School of Economics, he mentored numerous politicians, including leaders of post-war Asia and Africas independence movements, and Ralph Milliband, father of the current Labour Party leader, Ed Milliband. Laskis political views, which encompassed democratic socialism, revolutionary Marxism, and Zionism, were sophisticated and multifaceted. This compelling 1922 essay provides a...
2025-07-2714 minKarl Marx- An Essay07 - Karl Marx- An Essay by Harold J. LaskiThis captivating essay by Harold Laski, a renowned figure in the British socialist movement, offers an in-depth examination of Karl Marxs life and philosophy. Born in Manchester in 1893, Laski was an influential member of the Fabian Society and the Socialist League faction of the Labour Party. As a professor at the London School of Economics, he mentored numerous politicians, including leaders of post-war Asia and Africas independence movements, and Ralph Milliband, father of the current Labour Party leader, Ed Milliband. Laskis political views, which encompassed democratic socialism, revolutionary Marxism, and Zionism, were sophisticated and multifaceted. This compelling 1922 essay provides a...
2025-07-2704 minKarl Marx- An Essay06 - Karl Marx- An Essay by Harold J. LaskiThis captivating essay by Harold Laski, a renowned figure in the British socialist movement, offers an in-depth examination of Karl Marxs life and philosophy. Born in Manchester in 1893, Laski was an influential member of the Fabian Society and the Socialist League faction of the Labour Party. As a professor at the London School of Economics, he mentored numerous politicians, including leaders of post-war Asia and Africas independence movements, and Ralph Milliband, father of the current Labour Party leader, Ed Milliband. Laskis political views, which encompassed democratic socialism, revolutionary Marxism, and Zionism, were sophisticated and multifaceted. This compelling 1922 essay provides a...
2025-07-2715 minKarl Marx- An Essay05 - Karl Marx- An Essay by Harold J. LaskiThis captivating essay by Harold Laski, a renowned figure in the British socialist movement, offers an in-depth examination of Karl Marxs life and philosophy. Born in Manchester in 1893, Laski was an influential member of the Fabian Society and the Socialist League faction of the Labour Party. As a professor at the London School of Economics, he mentored numerous politicians, including leaders of post-war Asia and Africas independence movements, and Ralph Milliband, father of the current Labour Party leader, Ed Milliband. Laskis political views, which encompassed democratic socialism, revolutionary Marxism, and Zionism, were sophisticated and multifaceted. This compelling 1922 essay provides a...
2025-07-2733 minKarl Marx- An Essay04 - Karl Marx- An Essay by Harold J. LaskiThis captivating essay by Harold Laski, a renowned figure in the British socialist movement, offers an in-depth examination of Karl Marxs life and philosophy. Born in Manchester in 1893, Laski was an influential member of the Fabian Society and the Socialist League faction of the Labour Party. As a professor at the London School of Economics, he mentored numerous politicians, including leaders of post-war Asia and Africas independence movements, and Ralph Milliband, father of the current Labour Party leader, Ed Milliband. Laskis political views, which encompassed democratic socialism, revolutionary Marxism, and Zionism, were sophisticated and multifaceted. This compelling 1922 essay provides a...
2025-07-2716 minKarl Marx- An Essay03 - Karl Marx- An Essay by Harold J. LaskiThis captivating essay by Harold Laski, a renowned figure in the British socialist movement, offers an in-depth examination of Karl Marxs life and philosophy. Born in Manchester in 1893, Laski was an influential member of the Fabian Society and the Socialist League faction of the Labour Party. As a professor at the London School of Economics, he mentored numerous politicians, including leaders of post-war Asia and Africas independence movements, and Ralph Milliband, father of the current Labour Party leader, Ed Milliband. Laskis political views, which encompassed democratic socialism, revolutionary Marxism, and Zionism, were sophisticated and multifaceted. This compelling 1922 essay provides a...
2025-07-2710 minKarl Marx- An Essay02 - Karl Marx- An Essay by Harold J. LaskiThis captivating essay by Harold Laski, a renowned figure in the British socialist movement, offers an in-depth examination of Karl Marxs life and philosophy. Born in Manchester in 1893, Laski was an influential member of the Fabian Society and the Socialist League faction of the Labour Party. As a professor at the London School of Economics, he mentored numerous politicians, including leaders of post-war Asia and Africas independence movements, and Ralph Milliband, father of the current Labour Party leader, Ed Milliband. Laskis political views, which encompassed democratic socialism, revolutionary Marxism, and Zionism, were sophisticated and multifaceted. This compelling 1922 essay provides a...
2025-07-2717 minKarl Marx- An Essay01 - Karl Marx- An Essay by Harold J. LaskiThis captivating essay by Harold Laski, a renowned figure in the British socialist movement, offers an in-depth examination of Karl Marxs life and philosophy. Born in Manchester in 1893, Laski was an influential member of the Fabian Society and the Socialist League faction of the Labour Party. As a professor at the London School of Economics, he mentored numerous politicians, including leaders of post-war Asia and Africas independence movements, and Ralph Milliband, father of the current Labour Party leader, Ed Milliband. Laskis political views, which encompassed democratic socialism, revolutionary Marxism, and Zionism, were sophisticated and multifaceted. This compelling 1922 essay provides a...
2025-07-2708 min
Begin A Edge-Of-Your-Seat Full Audiobook On Your Commute.Examining Committee: Assessing Incapacty by Harold LaskiPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/124062to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Examining Committee: Assessing Incapacty
Author: Harold Laski
Format: mp3
Length: 19 hrs and 49 mins
Release date: 07-23-25
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Genres: Education & Training
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2025-07-237h 49
Power-Up With The Spellbinding Full Audiobook Now, Knowledge Hunters!And the Beat Goes On by Carmen Laski, Harold LaskiPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/73156to listen full audiobooks.
Title: And the Beat Goes On
Author: Carmen Laski, Harold Laski
Narrator: Virtual Voice
Format: mp3
Length: 6 hrs and 53 mins
Release date: 07-12-25
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Genres: Music
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2025-07-126h 53
Absorb Your Ears To A Captivating Full Audiobook.Elementary, My Dear by Carmen Laski, Harold LaskiPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/18911to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Elementary, My Dear
Author: Carmen Laski, Harold Laski
Narrator: Virtual Voice
Format: mp3
Length: 16 hrs and 47 mins
Release date: 05-28-25
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Genres: Education
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2025-05-284h 47
Unlock This Unforgettable Full Audiobook — Perfect Between Meetings.What's Up Doc? by Harold Laski M. D.Please visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/90965to listen full audiobooks.
Title: What's Up Doc?
Author: Harold Laski M. D.
Narrator: Virtual Voice
Format: mp3
Length: 14 hrs and 56 mins
Release date: 04-15-25
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Genres: Philosophers
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2025-04-152h 56
Don’t Miss This Edge-Of-Your-Seat Full Audiobook — Perfect This Weekend.Strumming with Sunshine by Harold Laski, Carmen LaskiPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/1763to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Strumming with Sunshine
Author: Harold Laski, Carmen Laski
Narrator: Virtual Voice
Format: mp3
Length: 8 hrs and 13 mins
Release date: 03-29-25
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Genres: Music
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2025-03-298h 13
Dive Into: This Binge-Worthy Full Audiobook For Curious Minds.I LOVE DOMES! by Harold Laski, Carmen LaskiPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/453to listen full audiobooks.
Title: I LOVE DOMES!
Author: Harold Laski, Carmen Laski
Narrator: Virtual Voice
Format: mp3
Length: 10 hrs and 17 mins
Release date: 02-26-25
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Genres: Architecture
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2025-02-2610h 17
Embrace The Most Immersive Full Audiobook Today!Tricky Tongue Twister Tales by Carmen Laski, Harold LaskiPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/114138to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Tricky Tongue Twister Tales
Author: Carmen Laski, Harold Laski
Format: mp3
Length: 9 hrs and 58 mins
Release date: 01-08-25
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Genres: Thrillers & Suspense
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2025-01-089h 58
Embark On A Unforgettable Full Audiobook On Your Commute.AI (Artificial Intelligence) for Young Minds by Harold Laski, Carnen LaskiPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/114993to listen full audiobooks.
Title: AI (Artificial Intelligence) for Young Minds
Author: Harold Laski, Carnen Laski
Format: mp3
Length: 5 hrs and 10 mins
Release date: 10-19-24
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Genres: Computers & Internet
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2024-10-195h 10
Press Play On This Binge-Worthy Full Audiobook And Feel The Difference.Learn Photography by Harold Laski, Carmen LaskiPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/1893to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Learn Photography
Author: Harold Laski, Carmen Laski
Narrator: Virtual Voice
Format: mp3
Length: 10 hrs and 21 mins
Release date: 05-22-24
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Genres: Photography
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2024-05-2210h 21
Global Humanist ShoptalkHow Nations Make ThemselvesIn this first miniseries of Season 2, we're talking about "Petronationalism". After wrestling with the myths imposed on nation-states in Episode 1, especially around World War I, we turn our attention to myth-making within specific countries over much longer time spans, and the way these histories complicate our understanding of what a nation even is.REFERENCESAnderson, Gordon L. "The Idea of the Nation-State Is an Obstacle to Peace", International Journal on World Peace. 2006.https://www.jstor.org/stable/20753518Graeber, David and David Wengrow. The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity...
2023-09-0524 min
A Pumpkin Patch, a Typewriter, and Richard Nixon: The Hiss-Chambers Espionage CaseChapter 12: Setting Up the Public Confrontation Republican members of the House un-American Activities Committee (HUAC). (Library of Congress) Sandwiched between the drama of the Commodore Hotel (last week’s Podcast) and the equally sensational televised confrontation of Hiss and Chambers (next week’s), this Podcast #12 is a backgrounder on the political climate of 1948, the setting which was shaken to its foundations by this scandal. There were four views of the world. Old-style conservatives wanted to return to isolationism and viewed domestic Communists as minor nuisances. Ultra-left intellectuals saw The Century of the Common Man dawning and thought, incredibly in retrospect...
2023-03-2215 min
2022-12-2220 min
Explore the Latest Audiobooks in Non-Fiction, Current Affairs, Law, & Politics[Portuguese] - Manifesto comunista by Karl Marx, Friedrich EngelsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/591223 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Portuguese] - Manifesto comunista Author: Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels Narrator: José Paulo Netto Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 53 minutes Release date: May 6, 2022 Genres: Current Affairs, Law, & Politics Publisher's Summary: No final de fevereiro de 1848, foi publicado em Londres um pequeno panfleto que acabaria por se tornar o documento político mais importante de todos os tempos: o Manifesto Comunista, de Karl Marx e Friedrich Engels. Passado mais de um século e meio, a atualidade e o vigor deste texto continuam reconhecidos por intelectuais das mais diversas correntes de...
2022-05-0603 min
Ciencia Política Para TodosHarold LaskiEn el episodio de hoy hablamos sobre el pensamiento de Harold Laski
2022-02-0102 min
Shaping the Post-COVID WorldDuck – Rabbit: what drives our polarised culture?Contributor(s): Dr Lasana Harris, Professor Anil Seth, Dr Jennifer Sheehy Skeffington, Dr Tiffany Watt Smith, Professor Paul Dolan | Join Paul Dolan and his guests to launch the latest series of his podcast, Duck - Rabbit, with a discussion of the neuroscience and social science behind our polarisation problem. Why do we respond to the world in one way and not another? What makes us want to be, or feel, part of a group? What drives our judgements, choices and assumptions?
Think of this: you’re shown a picture, it's black and white and sort of blurry, and you are as...
2021-06-281h 07Shaping the Post-COVID WorldMove On UpContributor(s): Professor Stephen Machin, Professor Anna Vignoles | Current Centre Director, Stephen Machin, reflects on 30 years of CEP research to look at the education and economic inequalities facing younger generations and asks what are the longer-term consequences for social mobility in the UK?
Meet our speaker and chair
Stephen Machin (@s_machin_) is Professor of Economics and Director of the Centre for Economic Performance at LSE. He is a Fellow of the British Academy, has been President of the European Association of Labour Economists, is a Fellow of the Society of Labor Economists and was an independent member of the...
2021-06-091h 06
Over to Europe1x05 - Social sciences vs societal challengesIn this episode we explore the role and impact of the social sciences. We talk to experts Simon Hix (Pro-Director for Research and Harold Laski Professor of Political Science, the London School of Economics) and Carsten Schneider (Professor in the Political Science Department, Central European University) about the development of the social sciences as a discipline, their key role in solving societal issues, and about CIVICA's research agenda.
2021-03-1740 minShaping the Post-COVID WorldSHORTCAST | Behavioural Science and a Post-COVID WorldContributor(s): Professor Nick Chater, Professor Paul Dolan, Dr Grace Lordan, Professor Tali Sharot, Rory Sutherland | The impacts of COVID-19 on society post-COVID and how we deal with them hinge on how politicians, firms and the public respond. What valuable lessons can we learn from behavioural science in a post-COVID-19 world? These unique insights are crucial to mitigating the societal impacts of COVID-19.
Nick Chater (@NickJChater) is Professor of Behavioural Science, Warwick Business School. He is co-founder of Decision Technology Ltd, and is a member of the UK's Committee on Climate Change.
Paul Dolan (@profpauldolan) is Professor of Behavioural Science...
2021-01-2823 minShaping the Post-COVID WorldBehavioural Science and a Post-COVID WorldContributor(s): Professor Nick Chater, Professor Paul Dolan, Dr Grace Lordan, Professor Tali Sharot, Rory Sutherland | The impacts of COVID-19 on society post-COVID and how we deal with them hinge on how politicians, firms and the public respond. What valuable lessons can we learn from behavioural science in a post-COVID-19 world? These unique insights are crucial to mitigating the societal impacts of COVID-19.
Nick Chater (@NickJChater) is Professor of Behavioural Science, Warwick Business School. He is co-founder of Decision Technology Ltd, and is a member of the UK's Committee on Climate Change.
Paul Dolan (@profpauldolan) is Professor of Behavioural Science...
2020-11-041h 22
Transformation of European Politics PodcastEpisode 9 - Simon Hix. European Integration and BrexitIn this episode, I talk to Simon Hix who is Harold Laski Professor of Political Science at the Department of Government at the London School of Economics and Political Science. We discuss his article “Brexit: Where is the EU–UK Relationship Heading?” which came out in 2018.
In the article, Simon analyzes different scenarios for the medium-term relationship between the UK and the EU. The conversation focuses on what Brexit means for both sides economically and politically and how this affects their bargaining position. While freedom of movement is politically unacceptable for the current UK government, the EU is unlikely to accept...
2020-05-2558 min
LSE PodcastsShaping the WorldWhat are the forces that are shaping the world today? LSE experts explore the current political, economic and social landscape by using examples from Africa, Asia, Europe and the Americas. How do they see the changing world from the perspective of those areas and what should the agenda be for the social sciences from their experience and expertise?
Simon Hix (@simonjhix) is Pro-Director (Research) and Harold Laski Professor of Political Science at LSE. He is one of the leading researchers, teachers, and commentators on European and comparative politics in the UK. He has published over 100 books and articles and has...
2020-04-141h 18LSE PodcastsImagining our FuturesIf you could do one thing to change the world, what would that be? What do LSE academics think we should start, stop and continue doing? Join us as we explore how people can shape the world with their actions.
Simidele Dosekun is Assistant Professor in the Department of Media and Communications at LSE. Her research centres African women to explore questions of gender, race, subjectivity, and power in a global context. Her work has appeared in Feminist Media Studies, Feminism and Psychology, Qualitative Inquiry, and Feminist Africa, among others. Before joining the department, she was a lecturer in media...
2020-04-141h 21
LSE PodcastsImagining our Futures [Audio]Speaker(s): Dr Simidele Dosekun, Dr Florian Foos, Dr Sam Friedman, Dr Ria Ivandic, Dr Kasia Paprocki | If you could do one thing to change the world, what would that be? What do LSE academics think we should start, stop and continue doing? Join us as we explore how people can shape the world with their actions. Simidele Dosekun is Assistant Professor in the Department of Media and Communications at LSE. Her research centres African women to explore questions of gender, race, subjectivity, and power in a global context. Her work has appeared in Feminist Media Studies, Feminism and Psychology...
2020-03-071h 21
LSE PodcastsShaping the World [Audio]Speaker(s): Professor Simon Hix, Dr George Ofosu, Professor Peter Trubowitz | What are the forces that are shaping the world today? LSE experts explore the current political, economic and social landscape by using examples from Africa, Asia, Europe and the Americas. How do they see the changing world from the perspective of those areas and what should the agenda be for the social sciences from their experience and expertise? Simon Hix (@simonjhix) is Pro-Director (Research) and Harold Laski Professor of Political Science at LSE. He is one of the leading researchers, teachers, and commentators on European and comparative politics in...
2020-03-021h 18
This Week In Free Speech with Jacob MchangamaExpert opinion: Thomas Healy on how Oliver Wendell Holmes changed the history of free speech in AmericaOn March 4, 1801, Thomas Jefferson, the newly elected president, gave his first inaugural address. Jefferson eloquently dismissed the logic behind the Sedition Act of 1798, which had sent Republican critics of then-Federalist President John Adams to prison: We are all republicans: we are all federalists. If there be any among us who would wish to dissolve this Union, or to change its republican form, let them stand undisturbed as monuments of the safety with which error of opinion may be tolerated, where reason is left free to combat it. Based on this strong commitment to a robust...
2019-12-1900 min
Mark Leonard's World in 30 MinutesKey takeaways from the European elections 2019This week, Ulrike Franke is filling in for the regular host Mark Leonard to discuss the stories behind the media headlines in the aftermath of the EU elections. She is joined by Simon Hix, Pro-Director for Research and the Harold Laski Professor of Political Science at the London School of Economics, Susi Dennison, senior policy fellow and the director of ECFR's European Power programme and Pawel Zerka, policy fellow and programme coordinator of the European Power programme at ECFR. They speak about the crumbling political centre, the Green wave and what young voters have to do with it, and bet...
2019-06-0539 min
Latest 300 | LSE Public lectures and events | Audio and pdfEuroscepticism and the Future of European Integration [Audio]Speaker(s): Tony Barber, Professor Catherine De Vries, Professor Simon Hix | The European Union is facing turbulent times. It is plagued by deep divisions over the future of European integration. This panel brings together experts who will discuss how Brexit and the rise of Euroscepticism on the continent may shape the contours of the European project in the coming years. Tony Barber (@TonyBarber8) is Europe Editor of the Financial Times. Catherine De Vries (@CatherineDVries) is Professor of Politics and Director of the Essex Centre of Experimental Social Science, Department of Government, University of Essex. Simon Hix (@simonjhix) is Harold Laski...
2018-04-261h 27Latest 300 | LSE Public lectures and events | Audio and pdfArticle 50: one year on [Audio]Speaker(s): Professor Catherine Barnard, Professor Simon Hix, Jill Rutter, Professor Tony Travers | One year on from the triggering of Article 50, how far have the Brexit negotiations progressed? What lessons are there for the UK and the European Union? What are the implications for the future? Catherine Barnard (@CSBarnard24) is Professor of European Union Law, University of Cambridge. Simon Hix (@simonjhix) is Harold Laski Professor of Political Science, Department of Government, LSE. Jill Rutter (@jillongovt) is a programme director for Brexit at the Institute for Government and has co-authored a number of the Institute reports on the implications of Brexit...
2018-03-121h 27
Get Full Digital Audiobooks TodayKarl Marx: An Essay - Harold J. LaskiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/283164 to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Karl Marx: An Essay
Author: Harold J. Laski
Narrator: Phil Benson
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 2 hours 3 minutes
Release date: January 12, 2017
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.11 of Total 9
Ratings of Narrator: 4.25 of Total 4
Genres: Current Affairs, Law, & Politics
Publisher's Summary: Born in Manchester in 1893, Harold Laski was a leading figure in the left-wing of British socialism in the first half of the 20th century. An executive member of the Fabian Society and member of the Socialist League faction of the Labour Party...
2017-01-122h 03
Summer 2016 | Public lectures and events | VideoAfter the EU Referendum: What Next for Britain and Europe?Contributor(s): Professor Simon Hix | Presented by the Harold Laski Chair and Professor of Political Science, Simon Hix, this lecture will discuss the political and economic ramifications for Britain and Europe following the EU Referendum results. Professor Simon Hix is one of the leading researchers, teachers, and commentators on EU politics and institutions in the UK. He has published over 100 books and articles on various aspects of EU, European, British and comparative politics. He regularly gives evidence to committees in the UK House of Commons and House of Lords, and in the European Parliament, and he has advised the UK...
2016-06-291h 31Summer 2016 | Public lectures and events | Audio and pdfAfter the EU Referendum: What Next for Britain and Europe?Contributor(s): Professor Simon Hix | Presented by the Harold Laski Chair and Professor of Political Science, Simon Hix, this lecture will discuss the political and economic ramifications for Britain and Europe following the EU Referendum results. Professor Simon Hix is one of the leading researchers, teachers, and commentators on EU politics and institutions in the UK. He has published over 100 books and articles on various aspects of EU, European, British and comparative politics. He regularly gives evidence to committees in the UK House of Commons and House of Lords, and in the European Parliament, and he has advised the UK...
2016-06-291h 31Spring 2016 | Public lectures and events | Audio and pdfLiterary Festival 2016: One School, Two VisionsContributor(s): Professor Michael Cox, Professor Chandran Kukathas | A discussion of the competing utopian ideas of prominent LSE figures set in the context of the history of 20th century thought and literature, as well as in contemporary debates about politics across Europe. Friedrich Hayek, Karl Popper and Michael Oakeshott versus Harold Laski, RH Tawney and the founders of the School: the Webbs. What impact did their alternative visions have on British politics? Why did this debate have global significance? And who 'won' in the end? Michael Cox is Director of LSE IDEAS. Chandran Kukathas is Head of the Department of...
2016-02-251h 31Spring 2016 | Public lectures and events | VideoLiterary Festival 2016: One School, Two VisionsContributor(s): Professor Michael Cox, Professor Chandran Kukathas | A discussion of the competing utopian ideas of prominent LSE figures set in the context of the history of 20th century thought and literature, as well as in contemporary debates about politics across Europe. Friedrich Hayek, Karl Popper and Michael Oakeshott versus Harold Laski, RH Tawney and the founders of the School: the Webbs. What impact did their alternative visions have on British politics? Why did this debate have global significance? And who 'won' in the end? Michael Cox is Director of LSE IDEAS. Chandran Kukathas is Head of the Department of...
2016-02-251h 31Autumn 2015 | Public lectures and events | VideoRed Flag over Houghton Street? The Radical Tradition at the LSE - Myth, Reality and FactContributor(s): Professor Michael Cox | Founded by Fabian socialists in the 1890s and attracting such radical figures as Harold Laski, R.H. Tawney and Ralph Miliband, it is hardly surprising that the LSE has acquired a ‘red’ reputation over the years: a reputation that only seemed to be confirmed during the second half of the 1960s when the School was forced to close down because of student protest. But just how radical has the LSE ever been? Has it ever been a hot bed of revolution as critics have claimed? And how true is it of the LSE today? Michael Cox...
2015-11-191h 36Autumn 2015 | Public lectures and events | Audio and pdfRed Flag over Houghton Street? The Radical Tradition at the LSE - Myth, Reality and FactContributor(s): Professor Michael Cox | Founded by Fabian socialists in the 1890s and attracting such radical figures as Harold Laski, R.H. Tawney and Ralph Miliband, it is hardly surprising that the LSE has acquired a ‘red’ reputation over the years: a reputation that only seemed to be confirmed during the second half of the 1960s when the School was forced to close down because of student protest. But just how radical has the LSE ever been? Has it ever been a hot bed of revolution as critics have claimed? And how true is it of the LSE today? Michael Cox...
2015-11-191h 36Autumn 2015 | Public lectures and events | Audio and pdfThe Future of Britain and EuropeContributor(s): Professor Simon Hix | With the countdown to a likely In/Out Referendum on the UK’s membership of the European Union, Professor Hix will discuss possible options for the reform of Britain’s relationship with the EU and the likely long-term consequences for the UK and the EU of a Yes or a No vote. This event marks the inaugural Harold Laski Chair at LSE, created to commemorate the former LSE professor and one of Britain’s most prominent socialists, who taught at the School from 1926 until his death in 1950. Simon Hix (@simonjhix) joined the LSE faculty in 1997, having...
2015-09-301h 24Autumn 2015 | Public lectures and events | VideoThe Future of Britain and EuropeContributor(s): Professor Simon Hix | With the countdown to a likely In/Out Referendum on the UK’s membership of the European Union, Professor Hix will discuss possible options for the reform of Britain’s relationship with the EU and the likely long-term consequences for the UK and the EU of a Yes or a No vote. This event marks the inaugural Harold Laski Chair at LSE, created to commemorate the former LSE professor and one of Britain’s most prominent socialists, who taught at the School from 1926 until his death in 1950. Simon Hix (@simonjhix) joined the LSE faculty in 1997, having...
2015-09-301h 24
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