Rick Kuhn

Rick Kuhn (born 18 September 1955) is an Australian Marxist economist, political analyst and reader at the Australian National University in Canberra.^[1][2] He is best known for his biographical study on Henryk Grossman, for which he won the Deutscher Memorial Prize in 2007.^[3] Chris Harman of the British Socialist Workers Party and editor of International Socialism said of the biography: "Grossman is an important part of our heritage... Kuhn's volume is a valuable addition to our theoretical armour."^[4] Kuhn is of Jewish origin and is a member of Jews Against Oppression and Occupation.^[5] He was the convenor of ACTNOW, the umbrella anti-war organisation in Canberra, formed in response to the wars on Afghanistan^[6] and Iraq.^[7] He is also a long-term member of the Trotskyist organisation Socialist Alternative^[8] and an editor of the online journal Marxist Interventions.^[9] Kuhn has published articles in Socialist Alternative,^[5] International Socialist Review,^[10] Socialist Worker,^[11] Monthly Review,^[12] CounterPunch,^[13] ZNet^[14], The Canberra Times^[15] and various academic journals and edited collections.^[16]

Selected books

• Labor's Conflict: Big Business, Workers and the Politics of Class, (with Tom Bramble), Cambridge University Press, Melbourne, 2010.
• Henryk Grossman and the recovery of Marxism, University of Illinois Press, Urbana, 2007.
• Class and Struggle in Australia, (edited) Pearson Education Australia, Melbourne, 2005.
• Class & class conflict in Australia, (edited with Tom O'Lincoln) Longman Australia, Melbourne, 1996.

Selected articles

• Israel the hijack state, Socialist Alternative.
• Economic crisis and the responsibility of socialists, International Socialist Review.
• Bush ally goes down in Australian election, Socialist Worker.
• The threat of fascism in Austria, Monthly Review.
• Australian Government Steps Up Attacks on Muslims, Monthly Review.
• The things that divided us, ZNet.
• Wage earners shoulder big burden in inflation fight, The Canberra Times.
• Xenophobic racism and class during the Howard years, Marxist Interventions (e-journal).
• Capital development, Socialist Review.

External links

• Rick Kuhn's website

References

1. ^ Rick Kuhn: curriculum vitae Australian National University. Accessed: 2 July 2009.
2. ^ Australian unions boost campaign against Rudd laws Reuters, 15 June 2009. Accessed: 3 July 2009.
3. ^ Henryk Grossman and the Recovery of Marxism The Deutscher Prize Web Site. Accessed: 3 July 2009.
4. ^ Forgotten treasure: a new biography of Grossman International Socialism, Issue: 114, 10 April 2007. Accessed: 2 September 2010.
5. ^ ^{a b} Israel the hijack state Socialist Alternative, 106, 25 August 2006. Accessed: 3 July 2009.
6. ^ Outrage at police spying on anti-war protest Green Left Weekly, 24 October 2001. Accessed: 2 September 2010.
7. ^ Thousands protest against looming Iraq action ABC News, 15 February 2003. Accessed: 2 September 2010.
8. ^ The Music of Industrial Relations and the Reality of the Australian Labor Party MRZine, 2 May 2007. Accessed: 2 July 2009.
9. ^ Marxist interventions 1, 2009 Marxist interventions, 2009. Accessed: 3 July 2009.
10. ^ Economic crisis and the responsibility of socialists International Socialist Review, Issue 68, November–December 2009. Accessed: 17 February 2010.
11. ^ Bush ally goes down in Australian election Socialist Worker, 7 December 2007. Accessed: 17 February 2010.
12. ^ Class and Inflation in Australia Monthly Review, 2 August 2008. Accessed: 17 February 2010.
13. ^ Australian Government Steps Up Attacks on Muslims CounterPunch, 21 September 2006. Accessed: 17 February 2010.
14. ^ The things that divided us ZNet, 9 May 2005. Accessed: 17 February 2010.
15. ^ Wage earners shoulder big burden in inflation fight The Canberra Times, 8 February 2008. Accessed: 17 February 2010
16. ^ Rick Kuhn: publications. Accessed: 11 December 2011