In a new addition to his "A to Z of theory" series, political theorist Andrew Robinson introduces, in a two-part essay, the work of Samir Amin, one of the leading theorists of World Systems Analysis and dependency theory. In part two, Robinson introduces, and critically assesses, Amin's concept of "delinking".
Hackney-based opera company Go Opera made their debut last night with their own adaptation of Verdi’s masterpiece La Traviata aptly named ‘Go Traviata’ which was performed in a warehouse in Hackney. Ceasefire's opera critic, Paul Guest, reviews a "unique experience".
Five months after Mubarak's fall, our Cairo correspondent, Jumanah Younis, reports on the ongoing struggle of Egyptian workers and trade unions to protect and consolidate the gains of the Jan 25th revolution.
"For a while now" begins Dave Prescott in a brilliant new piece "I have been looking for someone with the time, skill and interest to help me grow oyster mushrooms on a straw-stuffed chair, in order to install it without explanation as a piece of living art in my local high street."