My partner has all the right political instincts and really wants to bolster their knowledge of the systems of socialism/communism and the ideologies therein.
I was initially thinking of recommending Blackshirts and Reds by Parenti as that was an entry point for me to shed any remaining lib tendencies I had.
Would love to hear what y'all would recommend!
Principles of Communism by Engels - i think its the best piece of classic introductory theory. Incredibly helpful and makes reading further ml theory easier.
Blackshirts and Reds by Parenti - great and quick read. Plus its important reading for any leftist living in the west, since it deals with Western anti-communist brainworms
We are the Heirs of the Worlds Revolutions Thomas Sankara - its a short collection of speeches from Sankara and i just really like it and find it inspiring.
Blackshirts and reds was one of my first and it's very very good