The Iron Heel by Jack London - gripping

A story of world revolution set in early 20th century America.

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One part socialist dogma, one part muckraking expose and one part thrilling drama, The Iron Heel was and is dynamite. Much is made of London's predictions about fascism, and the book does seem to predict the actions of the Nazi's in the Reichstag fire affair, but in truth, the notion of fascism as the successor to liberal capitalism is a standard Marxist historical analysis. Nevertheless, the book is brilliant, and very well written. It is easy reading and a book you won't want to put down. I read it in a day. It is as relevant now as ever, in spite of its age, and the only fault you might ascribe is London's failure to predict the rise and power of the mass media. Sure, the Iron Heel of our day are not built on rails, but on oil, but this is only a minor error of timing. The capitalists have in fact frozen the market in an attempt to retain their market dominance, they have simply done it a little later than London imagined, and frankly, the truth is that London was not seeking to write a history of the future, it is not a specific prediction, but a general one, and as that, it is chilling. Vive la revolution.

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