Across centuries, land that was collectively worked by the landless was claimed by the landed, and the age of private…
Ned Ludd & Queen Mab: Machine-Breaking Romanticism and the Several Commons of 1811-12
Peter Linebaugh interview on MR online
MRonlineOctober 27th, 2020 Peter Linebaugh interviewed by Johnny Flynn of Independent Left Johnny Flynn: The first question I had to…
Peter Linebaugh interviewed by Independent Left
By The Independent Left Independent Left is a growing group of community activists and Irish socialists – workers, students, parents,…
Primitive Accumulation Closing Talk —Peter Linebaugh
International Institute of Social History May 29th, 2019 In all, the conference Primitive Accumulation, worked to thoroughly question the concepts…
Peter Linebaugh on the Long History of Pandemics— on Against the Grain
By Sasha Lilley Against the Grain, KPFA March 18th, 2020 There are many ways that the crisis brought about by…
Ned Ludd & Queen Mab: A Review
by Alan BrookeThe Luddite BicentenaryNovember 14th, 2012 The bicentenary of the Luddite risings has produced disappointingly little new academic research…
We Are All Luddites: Ned Ludd & Queen Mab in CounterPunch
By David RosenCounterPunchMarch 30th, 2012 This year, 2012, marks the 200th anniversary of the Luddite uprising, when English textile workers…
“Disruptive technologies”: Lessons from Wapping
The idea that new technologies will replace the need for human labour is not a new one. However, it is…
19th Century Luddites and Capitalism’s Effect on the Industrial Revolution
Letters and Politics, KPFA July 29th, 2019 The original Luddites were British weavers and textile workers who objected to the…