Tariq Ali: A Leading Figure of the International Left
Watch Tariq Ali in conversation with Aaron Bastani on Novara Media as they discuss the ways we remember - and misremember - the 20th century
Tariq Ali has been a leading figure of the international left since the 60s. From the student movement in Pakistan to the Vietnam Solidarity Campaign, from Trotsky to Malcolm X, from Lenin to Lennon, his works have had a seismic and global influence on leftist thought.
In conversation with Aaron Bastani, he discusses the ways we remember - and misremember - the 20th century, and how these events have a long tail that shape our present and future.
The Islam Quintet
Ali's acclaimed series of five novels form an epic panorama that begins in 15th century Moorish Spain, and closes in the 21st century cities of Lahore, London, Paris and Beijing. These historical novels examine the encounters among Muslims, Christians, and Jews through the ages, from the Crusades to twenty-first-century London.
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Memoir
Exploring everything from the revolutionary upsurge of the 1960s to the present moment we find ourselves in, Ali's memoirs paint a portrait of life on the Left.
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Theory
Including an insightful portrait of Lenin’s deepest preoccupations, an essential critique of Obamaism, and a discussion of the future of socialist politics in Britain.
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Internationalism
Ali maintains an international perspective in his work, writing on the War on Terror, the unending occupation of Kashmir, and the Bolivarian Revolution in Venezuela.
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