FOMITE

Every review in this book first appeared in Counterpunch magazine. The story they tell is a history of the world. The books are mostly non-fiction—history, political analysis, books about music and its social meanings, theory, and biography. Topics range from the music and politics of Bob Dylan to the life of Kwame Toure, the nature of twenty-first century imperialism to the capitalist turn in China, the counterculture of the Long Sixties and discussions of works by Thomas Pynchon, Marc Estrin and Ishmael Reed. May this book serve as an introduction to the books reviewed.

About the Author

Ron Jacobs is the author of several books, including The Way the Wind Blew: A History of the Weather Underground (Verso 1997), Daydream Sunset: 60s Counterculture in the 70s (Counterpunch 2015), and a crime fiction trilogy published by Fomite (All the Sinners Saints, The Co-Conspirator’s Tale, Short Order Frame Up).  His most recent book, also published by Fomite, is titled Nowhere Land: Journeys Through a Broken Nation. His articles, reviews, and essays have been appeared in anthologies and numerous print and online journals around the world. He lives in Winooski, Vermont.

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