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Some Notes for a Neo-Luddite Manifesto

Alan Forester-Kaiser ·

Chellis Glendinning Most students of European history dismiss the Luddites of 19th century England as “reckless machine-smashers” and “vandals” worthy of mention only for their daring tactics. Probing beyond this interpretation, though, we find a complex, thoughtful, and little-understood social movement whose roots lay in a clash between two world-views. The worldview that 19th century Luddites […]