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Mar 5, 2021Liked by Niccolo Soldo

Christmas came early!

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Ok. Its 46.54$ on kindle

You are $5 a month.

Deal!

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Mar 5, 2021Liked by Niccolo Soldo

Just bought a hardcover. About $40.

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Just had a three-hour Twitter argument about Payne’s definition of fascism. And now this! Quelle coincidence!

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author

link?

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What is this definition ?

Up to now every definition of fascism was wrong.

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founding

I'm in! Big fan of Payne. How does this work--the book club, I mean?

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I post my thoughts, share some adjacent material, and you guys chip in under the comments section. I think with this one I will try to cover two chapters per week.

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founding

You know, I'm spending a week flying to the other end of the country to help out my friend while his wife is giving birth, I'll join in this time. Will have plenty of time to read.

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Besides spain the other country to study is Ireland/Northern Ireland - where Democracy most certainly could not come to terms.

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Mar 7, 2021Liked by Niccolo Soldo

I really enjoyed the first Book club entry as someone whose only information on Russia had been filtered through US Media and pro-laisses faire advocates pointing to the successes of the 90s in Russia. I am in need of a copy of this book though.

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what is your email?

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Mar 10, 2021Liked by Niccolo Soldo

Thanks.

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Mar 7, 2021Liked by Niccolo Soldo

For those interested, there's a PDF of the book on libgen.

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Mar 7, 2021Liked by Niccolo Soldo

Anyone have a .epub version

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There are .pdf versions available.

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For adjacent material, consider "Mine Were of Trouble" by Peter Kemp

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I subscribed just for this announcement. While America hasn’t yet quite gotten to the level of hyper poloralization that Spain went under in the 1930’s, it might get there in the next 10 years if nothing changes.

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author

Very cool and thanks. We will start next week.

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Can’t wait to dive in! ¡ARRIBA ESPAÑA!

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It's might 10 years, or 5 years...and it always will be until it isn't, if it ever isn't....

Spain went on for centuries under the dead hand of the Bourbons and the last Hapsburg's weren't exactly inspiring, in spain anyway.

OTOH at no point in history was there ever a gang of wretches like this one...

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Hello, I just subscribed. Are you able to email me a copy of the book? Thanks a lot.

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Since I can't wait for the Book Peddler Nicky who's in bed with Amazon for sure, I ordered both the collapse and the civil war by Payne.

Think you'd better like kick me a $buck Niccolo.

You and yer buddy Bezoes, fair is fair !

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Unfortunately mr rapist I need assistance with a copy....

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author

I need your email addy

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