Electoral Theory and Strategy of Marx and Lenin w/ August Nimtz

<p>In this episode of Guerrilla History, we bring on Professor August Nimtz to talk about his book, <em>The Ballot, The Streets, or Both? From Marx and Engels to Lenin and the October Revolution</em>.  This book takes a look at the theoretical and strategic groundings and evolution of electoralism via the writings of Marx/Engels and Lenin.  A conversation that will add a lot of historical nuance to the debates that we have every election season in the "western democratic" countries!</p> <p>August Nimtz professor of political science and African American and African studies at the University of Minnesota.  His book <em>The Ballot, The Streets, or Both?</em> is available from Haymarket Books: <a href= "https://www.haymarketbooks.org/books/1385-the-ballot-the-streets-or-both"> https://www.haymarketbooks.org/books/1385-the-ballot-the-streets-or-both</a>.  His other books include <em>Marx and Engels: Their Contribution to the Democratic Breakthrough</em> (SUNY Press), <em>Marx, Tocqueville, and Race in America: The 'Absolute Democracy' or 'Defiled Republic'</em> <em> </em>(Lexington Books), and <em>Marxism versus Liberalism: Comparative Real-Time Political Analysis</em> (Palgrave Macmillan).  </p> <p>Guerrilla History is the podcast that acts as a reconnaissance report of global proletarian history, and aims to use the lessons of history to analyze the present.  If you have any questions or guest/topic suggestions, email them to us at guerrillahistorypod@gmail.com.</p> <p>Your hosts are immunobiologist Henry Hakamaki, Professor Adnan Husain, historian and Director of the School of Religion at Queens University, and Revolutionary Left Radio's Breht O'Shea.</p> <p> </p> <p>Follow us on social media!  Our podcast can be found on twitter @guerrilla_pod, and can be supported on patreon at <a href= "https://www.patreon.com/guerrillahistory">https://www.patreon.com/guerrillahistory</a>.  Your contributions will make the show possible to continue and succeed!</p> <p>To follow the hosts, Henry can be found on twitter @huck1995