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Nov 2023
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Chris, Kevin, Jason, & Ben
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Welcome to our fifth reading group episode on Revolution: An Intellectual History, by Enzo Traverso.  This week we discuss different conceptions of freedom, liberation, and the liberation of time. 

Traverso, Enzo. 2021. Revolution : An Intellectual History. London ; New York: Verso.

https://www.versobooks.com/products/2783-revolution

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