Far-left political ideologies and movements Books
University of California Press Accidental Holy Land
Book SynopsisA free open access ebook is available upon publication. Learn more at www.luminosoa.org. Yan'an is China's revolutionary holy land, the heart of Mao Zedong's Communist movement from 1937 to 1947. Based on thirty years of archival and documentary research and numerous field trips to the region, Joseph W. Esherick's book examines the origins of the Communist revolution in Northwest China, from the political, social, and demographic changes of the Qing dynasty (16441911), to the intellectual ferment of the early Republic, the guerrilla movement of the 1930s, and the replacement of the local revolutionary leadership after Mao and the Center arrived in 1935. In Accidental Holy Land, Esherick compels us to consider the Chinese Revolution not as some inevitable peasant response to poverty and oppression, but as the contingent product of local, national, and international events in a constantly changing milieu.Trade Review"This authoritative account of the pre-Yan’an period should be required for any serious student of China’s socialist revolution and will appeal to a general readership interested in the serpentine route the Communist Party took to power." * Pacific Affairs *
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Marxist Literary Theory A Reader
Book SynopsisMarxist Literary Theory: A Reader is designed to give both students and lecturers a sense of the historical formation of a Marxist literary tradition. A unique compilation of principal texts in that tradition, it offers the reader new ways of reading Marxism, literature, theory, and the social possibilities of writing.Table of ContentsIntroduction. Part I: Terry Eagleton:. Introduction. Part II: Drew Milne. 1. Marx and Engels. 2. Leo Tolstoy and His Epoch (1911): V. I. Lenin. 3. The Formalist School of Peotry and Marxism: Leon Trotsky. 4. Corcerning the Relationship of the Basis and Superstructures: V. N. Volosinov. 5. Surrealism: The Last Snapshot of the European Intelligentsia (1929). Addendum to 'The Paris of the Second Empire in Baudelaire' (1938): Walter Benjamin. 6. Marxism and Poetry (1935): Ernst Bloch. 7. English Poets: The Period of Primitive Accumulation (1937): Christopher Caudwell. 8. The Relativity of Literary Value (1937): Alick West. 9. A Short Organum for the Theatre (1949): Bertolt Brecht. 10. The Tasks of Brechtian Criticism (1956): Roland Barthes. 11. The Ideology of Modernism (1957): Georg Lukacs. 12. The Semantic Dialectic (1960): Galvano Della Volpe. 13. Commitment (1962) T. W. Adorno. 14. Introduction to the Problems of a Sociology of the Novel (1963): Lucien Goldmann. 15. The Objective Spirit (1972): Jean-Paul Sartre. 16. Tragedy and Revolution (1966), Literature (1977): Raymond Williams. 17. A Letter on Art in Reply to Andre Daspre (1966): Louis Althusser. 18. On Literature as an Ideological Form (1974): Etienne Balibar and Pierre Macherey. 19. Towards a Science of the Text (1960): Terry Eagleton. 20. Women's Writing: Jane Eyre, Shirley, Villette, Aurora Leigh (1978): The Marxist-Feminist Collective. 21. On Interpretation (1981): Fredric Jameson. 22. Jameson's Rhetoric of Otherness and the 'National Allegory' (1987): Aijaz Ahmad. 23. Can the Subaltern Speak?(1988): Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak. 24. The Materialism of Cultural Nationalism: Achebe's Things Fall Apart and Arrow of God (1989): Chida Amuta. 25. The Jargon of Postmodernity (1989): Alex Callinicos. Index.
£43.65
Wiley The Communist Movement since 1945
Book Synopsisaeo An up--to--date critical overview of communism in the period since World War II. aeo Offers the first comparative assessment of world communism since the disintegration of the USSR. aeo Examines the tension between communism as a set of ideas and communism as a form of economic and social organization.Table of ContentsIntroduction. 1. The Movement's Turning Point. 2. Cold War and Colonial Revolution. 3. Destalinisation. 4.'Peaceful Co-Existence' and Schism. 5. Orthodox Communism 1963-1970. 6. Indian Summer 1970-1981. 7. The Amazed Evangelist. Biographical Notes. Chronology. Bibliography. Index. Maps.
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Marx Modernity Key Readings and Commentary 1
Book SynopsisIn this collection of readings, Karl Marx emerges as the first theorist to give a comprehensive social view of the birth and development of capitalist modernity. Organized analytically, each section of readings relates to an enduring facet of Marxist thought.Trade Review"Robert J. Antonio's collection on Marx and modernity brings together keyworks of Marx and a variety of contemporary Marxist writings that engage topics such as globalization, information technology, the triumph of neo-liberal market capitalism and global struggles against it. Antonio provides a lucid overview of Karl Marx's life and works, and debates over his legacy that should be extremely useful for contemporary readers." --Douglas Kellner, University of California at Los Angeles "The essays by Marx are intelligently chosen, the lively commentaries by a host of well-known scholars exhibit the range of his influence, while the outstanding introduction by Robert Antonio illuminates his salience for our time. This is a first-rate collection!" --Stephen Eric Bronner, Rutgers UniversityTable of ContentsNotes on Contributors. General Editor's Foreword. Acknowledgments. Introduction: Marx and Modernity (Robert J. Antonio). Section I: Marx Readings. Part 1: Marx's Vision of History: "Historical Materialism.". 1. Primary Historical Relations or the Basic Aspects of Social Activity (with Friedrich Engels). 2. The Ruling Class and Ruling Ideas... (with Friedrich Engels). 3. The Formation of Classes... (with Friedrich Engels). 4. Preface to A Contribution to a Critique of Political Economy. 5. Labor Rent. 6. Karl Marx (Friedrich Engels). 7. Letter to Joseph Bloch (Friedrich Engels). Part 2: The Juggernaut of Capitalist Modernity: The Revolutionary Bourgeoisie, End of Tradition, and New Social Powers. 8. The So-Called Primitive Accumulation. 9. Development of the Division of Labor (with Friedrich Engels). 10. Bourgeois and Proletarians: (with Friedrich Engels). 11. Historical Tendency of Capitalist Accumulation. 12. Cooperation. 13. Cardinal Facts of Capitalist Production. Part 3: Marx's Labor Theory of Value: The Hidden Social Relationship Beneath Capitalism's Distorted "Economic" Surface. 14. The Two Factors of a Commodity: Use Value and Value. 15. From Value, Price and Profit. 16. The Fetishism of Commodities and the Secret Thereof. 17. The General Formula for Capital. Part 4: The First and Second Industrial Revolutions: From Manufacture to Modern Industry. 18. Division of Labor and Manufacture. 19. Machinery and Modern Industry. Part 5: The Downside of Capitalist Growth: Unemployment, Poverty, Speculative Crises, and Environmental Devastation. 20. General Law of Capitalist Accumulation. 21. The Tendency of the Rate of Profit to Fall. 22. Progressive Production of a Relative Surplus Population or Industrial Reserve Army. 23. Increase of Lunacy in Great Britain. 24. The Economic Crisis in Europe. 25. Modern Industry and Agriculture. Part 6: Globalization and Colonialism: The New International Division of Labor. 26. Foreign Trade. 27. Repulsion Attraction of Workpeople. 28. The Crisis in England. 29. British Incomes in India. 30. The Indian Revolt. Part 7: New Society Rising in the Old: Socially Regulated Capitalism and a Third Industrial Revolution. 31. The Factory Acts. 32. The Role of Credit in Capitalist Production. 33. Fixed Capital and Development of the Productive Forces of Society. Part 8: The Revolutionary Proletariat and the Vicissitudes of History: Counterrevolution, Dictatorship, or Radical Democracy?. 34. Bourgeois and Proletarians: (with Friedrich Engels). 35. Proletarians and Communists: (with Friedrich Engels). 36. The 18th Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte. 37. The Civil War in France. 38. Critique of the Gotha Program. Section II: Contemporary Readings. Part 9: After Communism: The Death or Return of Marx?. 39. Mourning Marxism (Ronald Aronson, Wayne State University). 40. Marx Redux (David Harvey, Johns Hopkins University). 41. The Return of Karl Marx (John Cassidy). Part 10: New Economy or Old?: Information Capitalism and the Polarization of Class, Race, and Ethnicity. 42. The Connected and the Disconnected (Jeremy Rifkin). 43. The Architect of a New Consensus (Thomas Frank). 44. Societal Changes and Vulnerable Neighborhoods (William Julius Wilson, Harvard University). 45. Fortress L.A. (Mike Davis). Part 11: Neoliberal Globalization: Concentration, Proletarianization, and Immiseration in the New Transitional Order. 46. America's Immigration "Problem" (Saskia Sassen, University of Chicago). 47. "These Dark Satanic Mills" (William Greider). 48. From the Great Transformation to the Global Free Market (John Gray, London School of Economics). Part 12: Emergent Resistance to Neoliberal Globalization: Anti-Corporate, Alliance Politics & Direct Actions. 49. Slouching toward Seattle (Jeff Faux). 50. Seattle Diary (Jeff St. Clair). 51. Not Just a Seattle Sequel (Bruce Shapiro). Part 13: Rethinking Class and Emancipation after Communism: Avoiding Marxist Determinism and Totalization. 52. Class Analysis, History, and Emancipation (Erik Olin Wright, University of Wisconsin). 53. From Redistribution to Recognition? (Nancy Fraser, New School University). Bibliography. Index.
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Harvard University Press Apostles and Agitators
Book SynopsisOne of the most controversial questions in Italy today concerns the origins of the political terror that ravaged the country from 1969 to 1984. In this study of how an ideology of terror becomes rooted in society, Richard Drake explains the historical character of the revolutionary tradition to which so many ordinary Italians professed allegiance.Trade ReviewThis is a gem of modern Italian political and intellectual history. It appears at a timely juncture when many parts of the world once again are falling prey to revolutionary violence and terrorism. -- Charles F. Delzell, Emeritus, Vanderbilt UniversityApostles and Agitators is a tour de force of intellectual history and a model of how to recover historical memory. Richard Drake brings forcefully to the attention of today's readers such forgotten revolutionaries as the anarchist leader Carlo Cafiero, the Marxist thinker Antonio Labriola, and Italy's foremost disciple of Georges Sorel, Arturo Labriola. He also courageously places the young Benito Mussolini--unhappily famous as the founder of Fascism--squarely within the Marxist revolutionary tradition. This book is an honest and hard-hitting work that unravels the mystery of why ideological terrorism had so much appeal for the left in the Italy of the 1970s--and why it remains a potential threat. -- Spencer M. Di Scala, University of Massachusetts, BostonThis fascinating book deals with Italy's Marxist revolutionaries who adopted and updated Guiseppe Garibaldi's 1860 war cry 'Qui si fa l'Italia o si muore' ('Here we make Italy--or die'). -- Arnold Beichman * Washington Times *Drake, who teaches at the University of Montana, is already responsible for one of the two best books on the Moro case. In Apostles and Agitators he has an unmistakable, but unacknowledged model: Edmund Wilson's majestic To the Finland Station. Each book relates the thought of the important figures in the Marxist tradition to the lives and situations of those figures. Drake's analysis confirms that for much of two centuries, the revolutionary Left has expended the majority of its energy and its venom in its ongoing war against the moderate reformers ("revisionists") of its own faith. Wilson would be very proud of this valuable book. -- Stanton Burnett * USItalia *From the late 19th century through at least half of the 20th, Europe's socialist and communist parties and multiple radical groups drew inspiration and guidance from Marx's revolutionary philosophy. Advocates of violence as well as partisans of reform though existing political systems shared much of this common source and ultimate goal. While differing interpretations of Marx frequently yielded splintering and antagonisms, the revolutionary traditions in each country were shaped more by national conditions than by ideological differences. Nowhere was this truer than in Italy, where violence was embraced by successive generations on the Left. Drake explores the path that led to outbursts of terror and murder attributed to the 'Red Brigades' from 1969 to 1984. Succinct and comprehensive intellectual portraits of leading contributors to Italy's revolutionary tradition from the 1870s forward demonstrate the persistent appeal of direct revolutionary action. Remarkable figures all, several stand out and are described and analyzed brilliantly: Arturo Labriola, Benito Mussolini (a leading socialist until 1915), Antonio Gramsci, and Palmiro Togliatti. Key themes are followed throughout so that these portraits, taken together, offer rich understanding of a preference, even a passion, for violence on the Italian Left. -- N. Greene * Choice *Drake illustrates the overarching, ideological resoluteness of his protagonists and respectively explains why each of their revolutionary programs failed. Drake is particularly effective in the essay on Mussolini where he convincingly explains that his 'ideological eclecticism' made it possible to switch from socialism to nationalism in a seamless manner. Drake is as informative when he places Gramsci's historical significance into the context of reality. Rightly, he points out that Gramsci was a dogmatic follower of the Communist International who misinterpreted the Italian Risorgimento and who, finally, politically underestimated the rise of Fascism...Without question, as Drake points out, this 'complex culture of violence' dominated the Red Brigades in the seventies and eighties. Hence, Marx's revolutionary theory in Italy ended as a blind, brutal, and murderous phenomenon. -- Wolfgang Schieder * Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung *Drake uses biography to relate the ideas of his chosen protagonists to those of other European intellectual/political leaders, and to shed light on the relevant periods. The chapters on [Carlo] Cafiero and Antonio Labriola, useful introductions to these little-known individuals, bring out both the contested nature of the Italian reception of Marx from the beginning and the difficulty of establishing a mainstream and sophisticated Marxism...[The] chapter on Mussolini is a lively and persuasive account of his transition from being an important leader of revolutionary socialists, until his expulsion from the socialist party in 1914, to being the architect of his nationalist/fascist programme. Drake's treatments of Bordiga and the early Gramsci are well worth reading, particularly the account of Bordiga, where his ideological links with the Trotskyists are made unusually clear. -- Gino Bedani * Journal of Modern Italian Studies *Drake offers an invaluable genealogy of Marxist thinkers and demonstrates how Marx and Marxism--far from being a monolithic ideology--were adapted to Italian political, economic, and cultural realities on the ground. In Drake's reading, Mussolini and the forgotten Amadeo Bordiga both come off as more sincere than does Gramsci. This challenge to the usual saintly portrait of Gramsci is welcome, as Drake is honest in both his criticism and praise. It is indeed a formidable cast of characters, but Drake does not neglect non-Marxist thinkers such as Filippo Turati (the grand old man of Italian socialism), Karl Kautsky, Eduard Bernstein, Vilfredo Pareto, and Georges Sorel. -- Stanislao G. Pugliese * Journal of Modern History *Table of ContentsPreface 1. Karl Marx: The Word 2. Carlo Cafiero: Prophet of Anarchist Communism 3. Antonio Labriola: The Philosopher of Praxis 4. Arturo Labriola: The Revolutionary Betrayed 5. Benito Mussolini: The Indispensable Revolutionary 6. Amadeo Bordiga: The Revolutionary as Anti-Realpolitiker 7. Antonio Gramsci: The Revolutionary as Centrist 8. Palmiro Togliatti: The Revolutionary as Cultural Impresario Coda: Revolution and Terrorism in Contemporary Italy Notes Acknowledgments Index
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Harvard University Press The Last Revolutionaries German Communists and
Book SynopsisDrawing on previously inaccessible sources and extensive personal interviews, Epstein offers an unparalleled portrait of the most enduring and influential generation of Central European communists. In the service of their party, these communists experienced solidarity and betrayal, power and persecution, sacrifice and reward, triumph and defeat.Trade ReviewEpstein argues persuasively that…internment, Soviet exile and Western exile all led to redoubled emphasis on party discipline… Epstein’s work is essential to study of the GDR and will be a prerequisite for wider comparative considerations of communist elites. -- Martin Berger * American Historical Review *In this absorbing study, Epstein records the history of the German communist movement from the Weimar era to the demise of the German Democratic Republic by focusing on the careers of eight ‘old communists,’ those who joined the party before Hitler assumed office in 1933, including Walter Ulbricht and Erich Honecker, and one woman, Emmy Koenen. Epstein’s extensive research reveals a wealth of new information…that alter[s] heretofore widely accepted interpretations of this period. -- T. M. Keefe * Choice *Epstein takes a biographical approach in this fascinating study of communism in Germany. After interviewing and researching hundreds of ‘Old Communists,’ she chose eight representatives of the long-term Communist experience and intertwines their stories… Their lives make for compelling reading… This collective biography offers a revealing and readable account of an important aspect of modern European history. A worthy complement to scholarly studies of East Germany… Highly recommended. -- Thomas A. Karel * Library Journal *A pathbreaking study that explores the world of veteran communists and puts forward fresh interpretations of their peculiar mentality. Moving well beyond traditional institutional and organizational analyses of communism, Epstein demonstrates in her richly documented collective biography how social conditioning and experiences during a time of struggle and sacrifice prior to 1945 shaped the ideologies and policies of this small band of East German leaders. Essential reading for an understanding of the communist mind and of communist practice. -- V. R. Berghahn, Columbia UniversityCatherine Epstein’s The Last Revolutionaries is the most comprehensive, deeply researched, and nuanced history of the leading German communists in English, and perhaps in German as well. Her use of the East German archives opened in the early 1990s expands our understanding of German communism from the 1920s to 1989, and makes for grim but essential reading. She has captured the illusions but also the engagement and tragedy of the veteran German communists with the balance, thoroughness, and fairness we expect from our best historians. -- Jeffrey Herf, author of Divided Memory: The Nazi Past in the Two GermanysCatherine Epstein has written a lively and engaging study of a remarkable generation of German leftists who entered radical politics in the Weimar period, fought fascism, and ended up ruling one of the most bureaucratic and stultifying political entities on earth, the German Democratic Republic. Anyone who wants to understand the rise and fall of the communist movement in the twentieth century should read this important and original comparative biography. -- Norman M. Naimark, author of The Russians in Germany: A History of the Soviet Zone of Occupation, 1945–1949Catherine Epstein tells the story of a unique generation, but also provides a novel explanation far the failure of the ‘old comrades’ to build their communist paradise. [The Last Revolutionaries] is an extraordinary book, and an important one. -- Jonathan Steinberg, University of Pennsylvania
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Harvard University, Asia Center Wretched Rebels
Book SynopsisBianco focuses on spontaneous rural unrest, uninfluenced by revolutionary intellectuals. The author shows that predominant forms of protest were directed not against the landowning class but against state agents, and suggests that 20th-century Chinese peasants were less different from 17th- or 18th-century French peasants than might be imagined.Table of ContentsBoxes, Maps, and Tables Conventions Preface 1. Typology I: Movements Opposed to the Administration 2. Typology II: Movements Within Society 3. Repertoire of Action 4. Exploitation or Oppression? 5. Taxation 6. Reforms 7. Conscription 8. Permanencies Appendix: The Various Categories of Rural Disturbances Notes Works Cited Index
£32.26
Harvard University, Asia Center Maos Invisible Hand
Book SynopsisObservers have been predicting the demise of China's Communist state since Mao's death. Yet policymakers have managed the fastest sustained economic expansion in world history. This book shows that many contemporary techniques of governance have their roots in experimental policy generation and implementation dating to the revolution and early PRC.Trade ReviewMao’s Invisible Hand is one of those books that make one feel good about scholarship. It describes inner workings of Chinese Communist society about which few nonexperts know anything—it may even surprise the experts—and it will interest anyone professionally interested in China. Its central purpose is to explain how China has escaped the disintegration of other Communist states. -- Jonathan Mirsky * New York Review of Books *This is one of the most insightful and thought-provoking books published in recent years on the critical questions about China’s developmental path and the role of history. -- Chen Xi * China Beat *One of the most sophisticated works of this sort. -- Jeffrey Wasserstrom * Miller-McCune.com *
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Harvard University Press Ripe for Revolution
Book SynopsisThe Cold War–era experiments of the Global South make clear that socialism is more than Stalinism. Jeremy Friedman looks to Indonesia, Chile, Tanzania, Angola, and Iran to understand how socialism has worked in practice. Each state developed its own socialism, pragmatically addressing local needs and shaping the horizons of socialism today.Trade ReviewImpressive…Although the pursuit of socialism in the global South generally ended in failure, Friedman argues that it left lasting legacies across Africa, Asia, and Latin America. -- Maria Lipman * Foreign Affairs *Impressive…[Ripe for Revolution] reveals much that we did not know—and have been desperate to learn—about Soviet involvement in, and evaluations of, the Third World. -- Tanya Harmer * H-Diplo *A brilliantly original study of how communism was transformed by its encounter with the postcolonial world, forging a model of socialist development that shapes our world down to the present. In an era overshadowed by talk of a new Cold War, Ripe for Revolution is essential reading. -- Adam Tooze, author of Crashed: How a Decade of Financial Crises Changed the WorldAn illuminating exploration of the power of the concept of socialism, especially in the developing world, that provides clues to today’s challenges—from Xi Jinping’s ‘socialism with Chinese characteristics’ to Bernie Sanders’s ‘socialism with American characteristics.’ -- Graham Allison, author of Destined for War: Can America and China Escape Thucydides’s Trap?An outstanding book. By showing how and why socialism became a preferred model for state building and social transformation in countries in Asia, Africa, and Latin America, Friedman reestablishes the centrality of non-capitalist models of development and illuminates what made scientific socialism so attractive for so many in the postcolonial world. -- Odd Arne Westad, author of Empire and Righteous Nation: 600 Years of China-Korea RelationsOriginal and lucid, Ripe for Revolution confirms Friedman’s standing as one of our foremost practitioners of Cold War international history. His book deepens our understanding of the winding path of Soviet promotion of socialism, incisively revealing strains of pragmatic calculation within ideological parameters. It not only has fresh implications for understanding the postwar communist realm but also illuminates Western Cold War calculations. -- James G. Hershberg, author of Marigold: The Lost Chance for Peace in VietnamFriedman strides confidently around the world to the hotspots of late Cold War socialism, from Tanzania to Chile and Angola to Indonesia, to show the many ways in which Marx, Lenin, and Mao were put into practice. With a dazzling array of sources about the local varieties of socialism, Friedman never loses track of geopolitics. The result is a tour de force of Cold War history on a global scale. -- David C. Engerman, author of The Price of Aid: The Economic Cold War in IndiaTransforming how we see the Cold War and its legacies, Friedman punctuates standard narratives of capitalist diffusion as he tracks the variety of policies and institutions across different socialist states alongside their stubborn independence from patrons in Moscow and Beijing. Anyone interested in understanding political development in the Global South must read this revealing book. -- Jeremi Suri, author of The Impossible Presidency: The Rise and Fall of America’s Highest Office
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Harvard University Press Ukrainian Nationalism in the Age of Extremes
Book SynopsisThe first English-language biography of Dmytro Dontsov, the “spiritual father” of the Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists, this book contextualizes Dontsov’s works, activities, and identity formation diachronically, reconstructing the cultural, political, urban, and intellectual milieus within which he developed and disseminated his worldview.Trade ReviewIn addition to providing a thoroughly-researched story of Dontsov’s ideas and their evolution, Erlacher puts them into their proper historical context, providing an excellent overview of Ukrainian history in the early twentieth century. The picture of Dontsov that emerges is complex and controversial…[An] impressive work…A very useful tool for those that would like to understand the origins of the ideas that fueled Ukrainian nationalists and to do so in a way that is free from both Soviet propaganda and the patriotic fervor of some of the more recent Ukrainian historians. -- Maria Genkin * Apofenie *A nuanced, balanced, and much needed transnational intellectual history…Dontsov, his life, work, and thought have been presented in all their messy complexity. Those interested in Ukrainian integral nationalism will profit from reading this enlightening book. -- Patrice M. Dabrowski * Canadian Slavonic Papers *Erlacher has written the first definitive English language biography of Dmytro Dontsov, a scholarly tour de force…His study will provide an important addition to the relatively small number of academic studies of Ukrainian nationalism that are available in the English language. -- Taras Kuzio * Europe–Asia Studies *Engaging…A welcome contribution to European intellectual history as well as Russian, East European, and Ukrainian history. -- William Risch * Russian Review *Perhaps the most influential Ukrainian thinker of the twentieth century, Dmytro Dontsov underwent an ideological evolution that highlighted the trends common for much of East Central Europe. An unorthodox Marxist early on, he became the principal ideologue of interwar radical nationalism, then turned religious and conservative as an émigré in North America. It is impossible to understand Ukrainian nationalism without Dontsov, even if his flirtations with fascism represented a dead-end that was the opposite of the civic version of national identity embraced by post-Soviet, independent Ukraine. A tour-de-force of intellectual history, Trevor Erlacher’s book is a must for any person interested in Ukraine and its diaspora, as well as in the radical right of interwar Europe. -- Serhy Yekelchyk, author of Ukraine: What Everyone Needs to KnowUkrainian Nationalism in the Age of Extremes makes an important contribution to the study of the history of Ukrainian integral nationalism. Basing his study on the intellectual biography of the movements of main ideologue, Dmytro Dontsov, Trevor Erlacher explores the history of integral nationalism from its roots in the late Russian Empire all the way to the Cold War, examining it in various regional, cultural, and intellectual contexts. Erlacher shows how Dontsov’s views were shaped by widely varied experience: by living on political and cultural frontiers (first, in the Russian-Ukrainian state and later in the Ukrainian-Polish state), by his cosmopolitan interests and goals, and by his life journey, which took him to a number of different countries. This is, to date, the most successful endeavor to write a complete intellectual biography of perhaps the most controversial of Ukrainian political thinkers. The book is a must-read for students of nationalism in general and Eastern Europe and Ukraine in particular, and it will certainly find its way to a broad audience. -- Oleksandr Zaitsev, author of A Nationalist in the Age of Fascism: Dmytro Dontsov’s Lviv Period (1922–39)The son of a merchant in small-town, Russified Ukraine, Dmytro Dontsov experienced World War I and the Ukrainian struggle for independence and soon became the chief Ukrainian publicist propagating fanatical violence, hatred of Russians and Jews, and an alliance with Nazi Germany despite its anti-Ukrainian policies. Traveling widely and imitating foreign ideas and institutions, Dontsov was not only xenophobic but also cosmopolitan. His authoritarianism was accompanied by an iconoclastic dismissal of Ukrainian traditions and most of his fellow Ukrainians, including nationalist devotees. This book by Trevor Erlacher shows and explains in meticulous, spell-binding detail how this highly polarizing figure became the spiritual father of the Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists. -- Karel C. Berkhoff, NIOD Institute for War, Holocaust and Genocide Studies, and author of Harvest of Despair: Life and Death in Ukraine under Nazi Rule
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Harvard University Press Evolutionary Governance in China
Book SynopsisAn evolutionary framework is used to examine how the Chinese state relates with non-state actors across several fields of governance. This approach provides insight into the circumstances wherein the party-state exerts its coercive power versus engaging in more flexible responses or policy adaptations.
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Harvard University Press The China Questions 2
Book SynopsisThe China Questions 2 assembles top experts to explore key issues in USChina relations today, including conflict over Taiwan, economic and military competition, public health concerns, and areas of cooperation. Rejecting a new Cold War mindset, the authors call for dealing with the world's most important bilateral relationship on its own terms.Trade ReviewA fresh, lively and insightful book that can be read by student and specialist alike in search of a synoptic view of the relationship. -- John Delury * Global Asia *A timely book. For general readers and students alike, these concise essays on critical aspects of the US-China relationship work very well. An impressive roster of authors collectively provides a broad overview of the many aspects of the relationship, going well beyond diplomacy and politics. The essays also work beautifully by themselves. -- Odd Arne Westad, author of Empire and Righteous Nation: 600 Years of China-Korea RelationsFocusing on the turbulent bilateral relationship between China and the United States, The China Questions 2 offers a wide range of accessible essays on topics from international relations to culture, in a tone that is lively and argumentative but always balanced. Overall, the book has a powerful message: the United States needs informed and clear-eyed engagement with China. -- Rana Mitter, author of China’s Good War: How World War II Is Shaping a New NationalismRequired reading. The authors are a who’s who of American scholars on US–China relations, and the topics include virtually everything that would be of concern to students, academics, and practitioners. At a time when there are too few books on the relationship generally, this fills a wide gap. The editors have my admiration. -- Stephen A. Orlins, President of the National Committee on United States–China Relations
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Harvard University Press Vietnam
Book SynopsisVietnam focuses on how the country's governance shapes its politics, economy, social development, and international relations, as well as on the reforms required if it is to become a sustainable and modern high-income nation in the coming decades. This book features work by scholars from Vietnam, North America, and Europe.Trade ReviewIf you are going to read only one book on Vietnam to get up to speed with the state of scholarship on the country, this should be the one. A stellar cast of scholars looking at Vietnam from the rise of the party-state to its socioeconomic and diplomatic evolution gives readers an admirable compendium. -- Nayan Chanda, Ashoka University, former editor of Far Eastern Economic Review This volume is essential reading for anyone interested in how Vietnam transitioned from a poor, isolated country one generation ago to a rising Asian success story. Contributions cover both the economics and the politics of this ongoing transformation. -- David Dollar, Brookings Institution, former World Bank country economist for Vietnam and China This compilation provides a penetrating ringside glimpse into how Vietnam transitioned from a crippled centrally-planned economy into a global trading powerhouse and from a diplomatic pariah into a close partner of the U.S. and the West. The authors, including Vietnamese practitioners in and foreign advisers to the country's remarkable reform, detail the challenges Vietnam faces along the road to becoming a high-income nation, including a rigid political system, rampant corruption, growing economic inequality, serious environmental degradation, and a weak secondary education system. It is an invaluable read for anyone trying to understand this complex and dynamic country. -- Murray Hiebert, Center for Strategic and International Studies, author of Under Beijing's Shadow: Southeast Asia's China Challenge This is a critically important book that will be embraced by scholars of Vietnam and economic/political development more generally. The editors have assembled an astounding group of experts in a range of specialties from political science to economics to health to diplomatic history. Each chapter provides new insights that will enrich the knowledge of even long-term students of the country. -- Edmund Malesky, Duke University How can a communist party state coexist with a plural society? Read this book to find out! -- Stein Tonnesson, Peace Research Institute Oslo
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Harvard University Press From the Other Shore Russian Social Democracy
Book SynopsisThis book is an inquiry into the possibilities of politics in exile. The Mensheviks, driven out of Soviet Russia, functioned abroad in the West for a generation. For several years they also continued to operate underground in Soviet Russia, and succeeded in impressing their views on social democratic parties and Western thinking about the U.S.S.R.Trade Review[An] important new book...From the Other Shore raises the question of what would have happened if the Mensheviks had prevailed in 1917. Would they have gone the route of the Bolsheviks, laying the groundwork for the repressive totalitarianism to follow? Or would they have found another path committing themselves to a radical transformation of Russian society while at the same time...respecting the political liberties of their opponents?...Although Liebich identifies closely with Martov's group, he avoids the temptation of reading back into its history an early and absolute division from the Bolsheviks...Liebich asks us to see the Mensheviks as something more than political losers. They stand, he writes, 'at the very heart of the crisis of Marxism.' Our judgment of them as political actors and thinkers--as a possible alternative leadership for a revolutionary Russia--can help determine whether Marxism has any legitimate claim as a serious and honorable political tradition or deserves nothing better than its current consignment to the dustbin of history. -- Maurice Isserman * New York Times Book Review *This book is a tremendous piece of scholarship, charting the evolution of the Russian Menshevik leaders during 40 years of exile and their influence within the wider social-democratic parties, especially in Germany and Austria for uncovering the extent of their influence and the significance of their analyses, Professor Liebich deserves our gratitude. -- Paul Hampton * Workers' Liberty *While the Bolsheviks have long had books--even libraries--devoted to them, the Mensheviks have had to wait until now for a first-rate account of their work and fate. André Liebich...has finally done justice to a group which history had dealt with unjustly. -- Theodore Draper * New York Review of Books *Table of ContentsPart 1 The Menshevik Family: a group portrait; a portrait gallery. Part 2 1903-1921: Mensheviks and Bolsheviks - a phenomenology of factions, the second congress and its aftermath, revolutionary rehearsal, after the revolution (1905), into the Great War; from exile to exile - war, revolution, facing Bolshevik power, within the party, personal itineraries. Part 3 1921-1933: inside and outside - settling into exile, the political economy of NEP, the nature of NEP Russia, the party underground, watching the Kremlin; Mensheviks and the wider world - into the international arena, Menshevik foreign relations, fraternal parties; Stalin's revolution - the great turn, socialist debates, the Menshevik trial. Part 4 1933-1965: hard times - life in France, contacts, the totalitarian nexus, purges and politics, search for unity, division and defeat; sea change - new roads and old, the last of the Martov line, the end of the foreign delegation, waging the Cold War, the American file, the final campaign; conclusion.
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Harvard University Press The Paradox of Chinas PostMao Reforms
Book SynopsisChina's move to an open market economy ended the political chaos and economic stagnation of the Cultural Revolution and sparked an unprecedented economic boom. Yet this success came at the cost of a weakening central government, increasing inequalities, and fragmenting society. The essays here explore this contradiction.Trade ReviewIt is not often that a collection of essays by academics can be read with profit by specialists and laity alike. But The Paradox of China’s Post-Mao Reforms is an important exception. In dealing with what will be the most fateful politico-economic relationship of the 21st century—that between the United States and mainland China—most of the contributors write in unjargoned English. There is no better introduction to the complexities—Taiwan, human rights, military expenditures, economic reforms, trade—of U.S.–China relations than this volume. -- Arnold Beichman * Washington Times *The economic reforms in China have had very complex, sometimes contradictory, effects. There has been no suitable volume to which one could turn for a complete view. This work contains a comprehensive, up-to-date treatment of the reforms by leading scholars in the field. -- Parks M. Coble, University of NebraskaAn excellent overview of the key areas of impact of economic reform on the Chinese polity and social groups through the eighties and more particularly in the nineties. Its focus on the non-economic aspects of reform is welcome as discussions of economic reform have tended to dominate compendiums in recent years. However, the book takes the economic reforms seriously and shows how they have impacted on the Party-state, affected notions of representation, restructured relations between the Party-state and society, and affected different social groups. It is an impressive tour de force of the reforms and their impacts and will be most welcome reading not only for the China specialist but also for those interested in transitions from communist rule in particular and from authoritarian regimes more generally. -- Anthony J. Saich, The Ford FoundationTable of ContentsPreface I. Introduction 1. Dynamic Economy, Declining Party-State Merle Goldman & Roderick MacFarquhar 2. China's Transition in Economic Perspective Barry Naughton II. Limited Political Reforms 3. Elite Politics Joseph Fewsmith 4. Party-Military Relations Paul H. B. Godwin 5. The National People's Congress Murray Scot Tanner 6. The Struggle over Village Elections Lianjiang Li & Kevin J. 0 'Brien 7. Mass Political Behavior in Beijing Tianjian Shi III. Fragmenting Society 8. The Changing Role of Workers Martin King Whyte 9. Farmer Discontent and Regime Responses Thomas P. Bernstein 10. China's Floating Population Dorothy J. Solinger 11. The New Middle Class David S. G. Goodman 12. The Rise of Private Business Interests Kitten Paths 13. The Emergence of Politically Independent Intellectuals Merle Goldman 14. Crime, Corruption, and Contention Elizabeth J. Perry Conclusion 15. The "State of the State" Richard Baum & Alexei Shevchenko Notes Contributors
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Harvard University, Asia Center Red Legacies in China
Book SynopsisIn Red Legacies in China, Mao-era legacies serve as a framework to examine the cultural productions and afterlives of the communist revolution in order to understand China’s continuities and transformations from socialism to postsocialism. Essays discuss arts, literature and film, language and thought, architecture, museums, and memorials.
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Harvard University Press The Bridge Natural Gas in a Redivided Europe
Book SynopsisEurope and Russia are pushing against each other in a contest of economic doctrines and political ambitions, seemingly erasing the vision of cooperation that emerged from the end of the Cold War. Thane Gustafson argues that natural gas serves as a bridge over troubled geopolitical waters, uniting the region through common economic interests.Trade ReviewTells a story that sheds new light on postwar Europe, as well as touching on many of the most important themes of that era…A richly detailed analysis written with a relaxed, lucid style…One of Gustafson’s central themes is the way that economics have often trumped politics in the European gas trade. -- Ed Crooks * Financial Times *Tells how ingenuity, determination and the logic of commerce overcame geopolitics in a way that illuminates not only the story of a molecule, but the recent history of a whole continent. -- Rupert Darwall * Wall Street Journal *What an excellent book. Imagine somebody—in this case Thane Gustafson—taking all those snippets of gas history you used to read about and turning them into a coherent, well-written narrative…Every topic should have a book like this about it. -- Tyler Cowen * Marginal Revolution *A readable, intelligent, even-handed historical interpretation of this modern economic relationship [between Europe and Russia]. * Nature *A must-read for anyone interested in energy and European or Russian political and economic history. -- John V. Bowlus * Energy Reporters *Sets out the genesis of Russia’s gas contract with Germany—and the West—and how it yet may be blown-up by increasing geopolitical tensions. -- Jason Corcoran * bne IntelliNews *Well worth a read for those wanting more insight into the mindsets of the main actors and what might influence the flow of Russian gas to Europe in the future. -- William Powell * Natural Gas World *Gustafson recounts the fascinating history of the rise of the Russian and European gas industries and the emergence of the Russian–European gas trade from its beginnings in the early cold war to the troubled present day…With his seminal works on the history of Soviet and Russian oil and gas, Gustafson has long established himself as the doyen in his field. The Bridge is yet another essential addition for all those interested in the modern history of fossil fuels, Russian–European economic relations, and the intriguing mechanisms underlying the Soviet/Russian decision-making process in the area of energy. -- Jeronim Perović * Journal of Modern History *A useful exploration of Europe’s energy future…Gustafson shows how the European Union has used its legal powers…to limit the ability of the Russian energy giant Gazprom to monopolize supply for the continent. He also outlines how the changing nature of the gas industry itself has shifted the balance of power. -- Neil Bhatiya * Foreign Affairs *[A] seminal work on Russia’s oil and gas industry. -- Liam Denning * Bloomberg *Comprehensive analysis… By tracking the role of natural gas through several countries—Russia and Ukraine, the United Kingdom, Germany, the Netherlands and Norway—The Bridge details both its history and its likely future. -- Dominic Lenton * Engineering and Technology *Makes a provocative argument that gas is less of a geostrategic/geopolitical threat and in fact contributes to long-term stability in Europe. * BRINK *Highly informative…By providing a detailed and comparative examination of Russian–European gas relations since the 1960s, it enables the reader to develop a broader understanding of the cooperative and conflictual nature of Russian–European relations. Moreover, it provides a comprehensive picture of the past, present and even future of Russian–European gas relations. -- Taylan Özgür Kaya * Europe-Asia Studies *Elegantly written by one of the world’s experts on the subject, The Bridge deftly combines narrative and analysis with Gustafson’s own distinctive perspective. It tells an important story—the development of the gas relationship between Russia and Europe, the politics around it, and the circumstances and interaction of personalities that have shaped it. -- Daniel Yergin, author of the Pulitzer Prize–winning The Prize and The QuestExtraordinarily well-researched and well-argued, this book provides an account of the economics and geopolitics of gas in Europe over recent decades. Anyone looking for pointers on how gas will feature in Europe’s increasingly low-carbon energy mix would be well advised to read this keen analysis of the future prospects for this less-polluting fossil fuel. -- Sir Philip Lowe, former Director-General of Energy, European CommissionThis compelling narrative illuminates one of the most important dimensions of Europe’s relations with Russia. The Bridge explains that Russia’s gas bridge is two-way, focusing on why, despite tense political relations and U.S. opposition, it continues to bind Russia and Europe together. -- Angela Stent, author of Putin’s World: Russia against the West and with the RestThis excellent book reveals the controversial and sophisticated forces driving Russian and European gas industries and trade. While we do not know whether this bridge will prevail, the outcome will be of crucial importance for the global economic and political landscape. -- Tatiana Mitrova, Director, Energy Center, Moscow School of Management SKOLKOVOThe Bridge is an extremely fact-rich and thoroughly researched story about people, technology, and ideas within and around the European gas industry. Anyone wishing to understand and navigate the politics and business of European energy cannot ignore Gustafson’s insights. -- Gert Maichel, The Mobility House, former CEO of Wingas, and former senior manager of WintershallWell-researched and well-written. A very fine book. -- Jonathan Stern, Oxford Institute for Energy Studies
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Princeton University Press From Communists to Foreign Capitalists The
Book SynopsisExplores the intersections of two momentous changes in the late twentieth century: the fall of Communism and the rise of globalization. This book presents a sociological treatment of the process of foreign direct investment (FDI). It demonstrates how both investors and hosts rely on social networks to make decisions about investment.Trade Review"While the book is a must read for scholars of postsocialism, it will also be of interest to economic sociologists and scholars and students of globalization, capital mobility and foreign investment, economic change, and economic development."--Christy M. Glass, Labour "Nina Bandelj has produced an outstanding piece of work on the postsocialist transformation in Eastern and Central Europe... The theoretical arguments are sophisticated and nuanced, and the empirical research behind them is outstanding. I commend the book to anyone interested in the structure of markets, the processes underlying foreign direct investment, and the processes of globalization more generally. It will be essential reading not only to those interested in postsocialist transitions but also to economic sociologists in general and to anyone interested in the social construction of markets."--Doug Guthrie, Administrative Science Quarterly "Nina Bandelj's first book is powerful and persuasive. Its strength comes from the author's personal involvement with the subject matter... The book contributes significantly to the literature on postsocialist transformation and builds upon well-known themes that have been developed since the 1990s to analyze the deep changes of the current decade... Definitely, this is a must read for both graduate students who are approaching the study of economic geography, economic sociology, globalization, and Eastern European studies and established scholars who are working on postsocialist transformation."--Christian Sellar, Economic GeographyTable of ContentsList of Tables ix List of Figures xi Acknowledgments xiii Prologue xvii CHAPTER 1: Social Foundations of the Economy 1 The Argument 2 A Social-Constructivist Perspective on Economic Organization and Action 8 The Empirical Case: Foreign Direct Investment in Postsocialist Europe 16 CHAPTER 2: From Socialism to Postsocialism 29 Socialism 30 Challenges of the Transformation: Shock Therapy versus Gradualism 43 The Context of Transformation 46 Conclusion 64 CHAPTER 3: Institutionalization of FDI in Postsocialism 65 FDI as Instituted Process 66 Legitimization of FDI Practice 70 FDI Trends since 1989 88 Explaining FDI Inflows across Countries over Time 91 How Postsocialist States Create Markets 99 Conclusion 101 CHAPTER 4: Cross-Country Patterns in FDI Flows 103 From Country Characteristics to Relations between Countries 104 Social Relations as Determinants of FDI Flows 111 Embeddedness and Globalization 126 Conclusion 130 CHAPTER 5: Embeddedness of Organizational FDI Attempts 131 Invested Transactions: The Intricacies of FDI Attempts 131 What Determines FDI Transactions? 143 Network Embeddedness 145 Cultural Embeddedness 149 Political Embeddedness 155 Macro-Institutional Embeddedness 159 Embeddedness: Structures-Power-Culture Configurations 162 Conclusion 166 CHAPTER 6: Uncertainty and the Practice of FDI Transactions 168 Rethinking Instrumental Rational Action 169 Uncertainty 174 Practical Action Model 177 Substantive Varieties of Rationality 179 Procedural Varieties of Action 181 Logic of Decision-Making Practice: Routines, Emotions, Creativity 189 Conclusion 194 CHAPTER 7: Embedded Economies 196 Creation of Markets: From One Kind of Embeddedness to Another 196 Operation of Markets: Structures-Power-Culture Configurations 200 Varieties of Postsocialist Capitalism 206 Conclusion 218 Epilogue 221 Appendix on Method and Data Sources 223 Notes 243 References 255 Index 291
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Princeton University Press The SinoSoviet Split Cold War in the Communist
Book SynopsisIdentifying the role of disputes over Marxist-Leninist ideology, this book traces their impact in sowing conflict between the Soviet Union and the People's Republic of China in the areas of economic development, party relations, and foreign policy.Trade ReviewCo-Winner of the 2010 Marshall Shulman Book Prize, Association for Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies Winner of the 2008 Edgar S. Furniss Book Award, Mershon Center for International Security Studies at The Ohio State University "An astonishingly well-documented, densely detailed history of the causes and development of the Sino-Soviet conflict from virtually every relevant perspective... The Sino-Soviet Split is a major achievement in Cold War history and the standard against which future scholarship on this subject likely will be judged for many years to come."--Charles K. Armstrong, The Moscow Times "[The Sino-Soviet Split] is well-researched and compellingly-argued, and helps illuminate a critical portion of the Cold War."--R.M. Farley, Choice "This is a solid study of the breakup of the Sino-Soviet alliance... Of all the available English-language works on this topic, this study stands out as the most extensive as well as balanced in using both Russian and Chinese materials... [T]his book is a welcome addition, not only to the Cold War international history literature, but also to the studies on contemporary alliance politics. Methodologically, too, it stands as a wonderful example of how effectively a multiarchival and multilinguistic approach can and should be used in Cold War studies."--Shu Guang Zhang, Slavic Review "Lorenz M. Luthi's well-informed book supersedes the others in its thoroughness in covering the critical events and drawing on archival evidence and memoirs that were unavailable until recently. It nicely balances treatment of both countries, carefully follows changing emphases as the split widened from 1956 to 1966, and keeps the focus on identifying the causes."--Gilbert Rozman, International History Review "Luthi offers new insight into numerous foreign policy relationships central to the Cold War, while also directing our attention to a series of still unexplored issues pertinent to the vast socialist bloc and the fascinating alliance between the Russians and the Chinese."--Austin Jersild, American Historical Review "The Sino-Soviet Split is an excellent study of how China's domestic politics (and particularly Mao's efforts to remain at the helm of China's political and socioeconomic development) informed its foreign policy in general and relations with the Soviet Union in particular. Seen in the context of China's domestic-foreign policy nexus, Luthi's monograph will be of great value to scholars who are interested in China's Cold War diplomacy and, more generally, an analysis of Chinese foreign policymaking."--Czeslaw Tubilewicz, Russian Review "It is clearly the work of an industrious and skilled researcher in control of his material. The Sino-Soviet Split is a valuable work that provides a bounty of raw material and research leads for others who seek to understand the course of the Sino-Soviet split."--Steven M. Goldstein, China Quarterly "This persuasive, thorough, and balanced history of the breakdown of Sino-Soviet relations in the late 1950s and 1960s should be considered essential reading for scholars interested in the Cold War."--Peter C. Pozefsky, HistorianTable of ContentsMaps viii Acknowledgments xi Abbreviations and Terms xiii Transliteration and Diacritical Marks xix Introduction 1 Chapter One: Historical Background, 1921-1955 19 Chapter Two: The Collapse of Socialist Unity, 1956-1957 46 Chapter Three: Mao's Challenges, 1958 80 Chapter Four: Visible Cracks, 1959 114 Chapter Five: World Revolution and the Collapse of Economic Relations, 1960 157 Chapter Six: Ambiguous Truce, 1961-1962 194 Chapter Seven: Mao Resurgent, 1962-1963 219 Chapter Eight: The American Factor, 1962-1963 246 Chapter Nine: Khrushchev's Fall and the Collapse of Party Relations, 1963-1966 273 Chapter Ten: Vietnam and the Collapse of the Military Alliance, 1964-1966 302 Conclusion 340 Essay on the Sources 353 Index 361
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Princeton University Press Active Defense
Book SynopsisTrade Review"2019 War on the Rocks Holiday Reading List""This is the first book to provide a comprehensive history of China’s military doctrine as it has evolved since the founding of the People’s Republic."---Andrew J. Nathan, Foreign Affairs"Meticulously analyzes China’s military strategy since 1945 . . . . A classic that is likely to have great long-term influence . . . . In this unstable environment, Professor Fravel’s book could hardly be timelier."---Chas W. Freeman, Jr., Book Post"This book is an outstanding contribution to the canon on Chinese military and strategic affairs . . . . Fravel’s new book is an instant classic and a mandatory reference source. I would recommend this volume to students of Chinese foreign policy, international relations, and military affairs without reservation."---James Mulvenon, China Quarterly"Taylor is an authority on the People’s Liberation Army, and his latest book is deeply researched and based on primary materials, providing a picture of the ways in which strategic thought in the Chinese military context has evolved over the years. It’s easy to recommend as a necessary reference volume for anyone writing on China’s contemporary approach to military affairs, rich in context and history."---Ankit Panda, War on the Rocks"An invaluable reference with great intellectual rigor and excellent explanation of sources and methods, Active Defense belongs in a prominent place in the bookshelf of all serious students of China security issues."---Andrew S. Erickson, Journal of Chinese Political Science"Fravel’s book is a worthwhile read. China experts and enthusiasts will find it especially compelling, as will those interested in military strategy."---Shai A. Kivity, Israel Journal of Foreign Affairs
£31.50
Princeton University Press Vanguard of the Revolution The Global Idea of the
Book SynopsisTrade Review"One of Foreign Affairs' Picks for Best of Books 2018""A . . . successful example of big think history. If war built the state, it also helped build the Communist Party. Vladimir Lenin's faction, the Bolsheviks, was particularly aided by World War I. And Communism, once in power, reversed Clausewitz’s famous dictum and made politics war by other means. The party often attacked the people--first in the Russia of Lenin and Stalin, but most especially in Mao Zedong’s China, from the Hundred Flowers movement to the Great Leap Forward and then the Cultural Revolution, killing untold millions of people. It’s a lively if depressing story."---Thomas E. Ricks, New York Times Book Review"The historiography on Marxism, as well as communist movements in general, is notoriously inaccessible; McAdams delivers a lucid and beautifully written volume that defies the norm, providing a highly readable study of the party." * Publishers Weekly *"Important. . . . Brilliant. . . . It's been nearly a decades since Robert Service’s Comrades presented readers with a history of Communism on a global scale, and although the idea is still as dead as Jacob Marley, McAdams finds even more to tell about it, and is fascinating and judicial the whole time he does so."---Steve Donoghue, Open Letters Monthly"A brilliant and sweeping introduction to one of the most provocative political institutions of our times. . . . Vanguard of the Revolution provides intellectual provocation, historical breadth and an inspiration to take better care of our fragile democracies."---Yvonne Howell, Times Higher Education"It is a broad, comparative history of communist parties in power, one which required a tremendous amount of knowledge to write, and subtly but successfully undermines the easy equation of communism with totalitarianism that has been a liberal talking point for far too long."---Patrick Iber, Los Angeles Review of Books"The book excels in explaining the repertoire of methods whereby the new communist regimes that came to power after the Second World War tried to maintain their momentum. . . . Carefully plotted."---Stuart Macintyre, Sydney Morning Herald"Impressive."---Joshua Muravchik, Commentary"McAdams wrestles with a . . . profound puzzle: How was it, given the failure of Marx’s prophecies, that his ideas continued to animate communist parties and eventually led them to power in 24 countries?"---Robert Legvold, Foreign Affairs"A groundbreaking book, Vanguard of the Revolution is a terrific read. . . . A magnificent book on [communism's] history and impact."---Andrew Fedynsky, Ukrainian Weekly"[Vanguard of the Revolution] offers an important new historiography of the idea not just of the Communist party but of Communism in the twentieth and now twenty-first century."---Bill V. Mullen, Russian Review"[T]his remains a compelling and necessary book."---George Bodie, Slavonic & East European Review"Vanguard of the Revolution is a very readable synthesis of the history of the communist party, from Marx and Engels’s manifesto to the collapse of the USSR. McAdams handles both the global sweep and the local details of each case he covers with an impressive assurance and levelheadedness, all while keeping his distance from the tired Cold War polemics that usually surround this subject."---Tony Wood, The Nation"McAdams explores the societal conditions that brought Communist movements to power. Ranging over the particular histories of Russia, China, Cuba, and many places in between, he deftly describes the upheavals wrought by modernization, war, and colonial oppression to explain Communism’s appeal. . . . McAdams is a master of classification and discerning difference. . . . As we now focus on ever darker challenges—illiberalism and xenophobic nationalism, environmental degradation, and religious fundamentalism—we run the risk of seeing Communism as a benign, quaint bête noire of the twentieth century. Fortunately, Vanguard of the Revolution reminds us otherwise."---Catherine Epstein, American Historical Review
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Princeton University Press Vanguard of the Revolution
Book SynopsisTrade Review"One of Foreign Affairs' Picks for Best of Books 2018"
£25.20
Princeton University Press The Spectre of War
Book SynopsisTrade Review"A Financial Times Best History Book of the Year 2021""A Telegraph Best Book of the Year 2021""Books of this quality and significance are rare. Haslam has mined the archives of all the main players to produce an excellent, game-changing thesis that is as convincing as it is original."---Saul David, The Times"It may be a cliché to say this is a book every intelligent person ought to read, but it really is."---Simon Heffer, The Telegraph"Anyone interested in global tensions in the interwar period will learn much from the latest book of Jonathan Haslam. . . . He draws on a lifetime of expertise on the Soviet Union and Russian foreign policy to explain how fear of communism permeated international relations after 1917."---Tony Barber, Financial Times"Drawing on sources in English, French, Russian, German, Italian, Spanish and Swedish from archives across Europe (and beyond), The Spectre of War is full of fascinating stories that offer a unique glimpse into the tormented world on the eve of the Second World War. Elegantly crafted, it offers the reader the knowledge of a scholar who has worked in the field for decades."---David Motadel, Times Literary Supplement"2021’s most impressive work of history pulls together hidden threads to show how fear of Bolshevism poisoned international relations between the wars." * A Telegraph Best Book of the Year *"One of the year’s most impressive pieces of research."---Simon Heffer, A Telegraph Best New History Book
£20.90
Princeton University Press Outlawed Party
Book SynopsisDuring the years that the German Social Democratic party organization was legally suppressed by the Socialist Law, the movement underwent a fundamental transformation in its relationship to the traditions of political democracy and socialist theory with which it began in the 1860's. This history shows how, gradually adopting Marxian economic and poTable of Contents*Frontmatter, pg. i*PREFACE, pg. v*CONTENTS, pg. xi*I. THE EMERGENCE AND EARLY ORIENTATION OF WORKING-CLASS POLITICAL ACTION, pg. 1*II. THE MATURATION OF THE SOCIALIST MOVEMENT IN THE EIGHTEEN-SEVENTIES, pg. 39*III. DISINTEGRATION AND RECOVERY, pg. 70*IV. INVITATION FROM THE LEFT: ANARCHISM AND SOCIAL DEMOCRACY, pg. 106*V. RADICALS AND MODERATES: Two VIEWS OF SOCIAL DEMOCRATIC POLITICS, pg. 129*VI. INVITATION FROM THE RIGHT: STATE SOCIALISM AND SOCIAL DEMOCRACY, pg. 155*VII. GROWTH OF SOCIAL DEMOCRACY CREATES A MAJOR CRISIS FOR THE PARTY, pg. 176*VIII. THE DEEPENED PARLIAMENTARY INVOLVEMENT: ITS RELATIONSHIP TO REVOLUTIONARY EXPECTATIONS AND POLITICAL DEMOCRACY, pg. 213*IX. SOCIAL DEMOCRATS AT BAY, pg. 241*X. THE ST. GALL CONGRESS AND THE SUPREMACY OF AUGUST BEBEL, pg. 263*XI. THE END OF THE SOCIALIST LAW: SOCIAL DEMOCRACY'S VICTORY AND CHALLENGE, pg. 291*XII. THE HERITAGE OF THE SOCIALIST LAW EPOCH FOR SOCIAL DEMOCRACY, pg. 320*APPENDIX A. The Gotha Program, 1875, pg. 333*APPENDIX B. The Erfurt Program, 1891, pg. 335*APPENDIX C. Text of the Socialist Law, pg. 339*BIBLIOGRAPHICAL ESSAY, pg. 347*INDEX, pg. 367
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Princeton University Press Soviet Strategies in Southeast Asia An
Book SynopsisTable of Contents*Frontmatter, pg. i*Preface, pg. v*Contents, pg. xi*Chapter One: The Evolution of Soviet Eastern Policy: 1917-1928, pg. 1*Chapter Two: Early Soviet Policies in Practice: Southeast Asia in the 1920's, pg. 80*Chapter Three: Eastern Strategies in Abeyance: 1930-1935, pg. 142*Chapter Four: United Front in Southeast Asia: 1935-1941, pg. 207*Chapter Five: Southeast Asian Communism in Suspension: 1941-1947, pg. 249*Chapter Six: Engagement and Disengagement in Southeast Asia: 1948-1954, pg. 351*Epilogue, pg. 475*Short Biographies, pg. 485*Chronology, pg. 497*Bibliography, pg. 527*Index, pg. 551
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MP-KAN Uni Press of Kansas Gitlow v. New York
Book SynopsisIn 1919 American Communist Party member Benjamin Gitlow was arrested for distributing a “Left Wing Manifesto,” a publication inspired by the Russian Revolution. In recreating Gitlow, Marc Lendler opens up the world of American radicalism and brings back into focus a number of key figures in American law.
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Pluto Press Open Marxism 2 v 2
Book SynopsisA collection of Marxist writings covering political economy, historical materialism, dialectics, state theory, class, and fetishismTable of ContentsIntroduction - Werner Bonefeld, Richard Gunn and Kosmas Psychopedis 1. Against Historical Materialism: Marxism as First-Order Discourse - Richard Gunn 2. Historical Materialist Science, Crisis and Commitment - Joseph Fracchia and Cheyney Ryan 3. Interpretation of the Class Situation Today: Methodological Aspects - Antonio Negri 4. The Inversion of Class Perspective in Marxian Theory: From Valorisation to Self-Valorisation - Harry Cleaver 5. Crisis, Fetishism, Class Composition - John Holloway
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Pluto Press New Realism New Barbarism Socialist Theory in the
Book SynopsisA radical overview of the post-communist world which challenges the political neurosis of the leftTrade Review'This ambitious trilogy by the Russian scholar and activist Boris Kagarlistky offers an intriguing diagnosis of the plight of the Left at a moment when its fortunes may be starting to change for the better' -- Times Literary Suplement'An ambitious assessment of the current state of the left worldwide, offers an antidote to [the] assumption that there is no alternative to neo-liberalism' -- Red PepperTable of ContentsPreface Introduction 1. The Left As it Is 2. De-Revising Marx 3. The Return of the Proletariat 4. New Technologies and New Struggles Notes Index
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Pluto Press Dispatches From the Peoples War in Nepal
Book SynopsisLively and enlightening presentation of the Maoist insurgency in Nepal, educating people on the real state of affairs behind the "People's War".Trade Review'Invaluable background to the world's most vigorous Maoist movement, and insight into the theory and practice underlying contemporary Maoism elsewhere in South Asia and globally' -- Gary Leupp, professor of history at Tufts University and Coordinator of the Asian Studies Program'Probably the best, if not only, account of how the Maoists built their organisation and movement, and of how they operate and govern' -- Stephen Mikesell, author of Class, State and Struggle in Nepal: Writings 1989-1995'This is a lively, exciting and enlightening presentation of the true portrait of the Maoist insurgency in Nepal' -- Padma Ratna Tuladhar, independent left leader, senior human rights leader and one of the facilitators in the peace talks between His Majesty’s Government of Nepal and the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist)Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Map Preface:1996-2004: Eight Years of People’s War in Nepal Introduction 1. Meeting the People’s Army 2. Villages of Resistance 3. The Raid on Bethan 4. Rifles and a Vision 5. Revolutionary Work in the City 6. General Strike in Kathmandu Carrying the Story Forward: The Problem of Disinformation 7. Land in the Middle 8. Hope of the Hopeless in Gorkha 9. Preparing the Ground in the West 10. Learning Warfare by Waging Warfare in the West Carrying the Story Forward: Revolutionary Policies 11. People’s Power in Rolpa 12. Guns, Drums, and Keyboards 13. Teachers in a School of War Carrying the Story Forward: Children in the War Zone 14. Martyrs of Rolpa 15. Families of Martyrs: Turning Grief into Strength Carrying the Story Forward: The Rising Death Toll 16. Women Warriors 17. New Women, New People’s Power Carrying the Story Forward: The Fight for Women Leaders 18. Magar Liberation 19. Preparing for War in Rukum 20. Starting and Sustaining People’s War in Rukum 21. Camping with the People’s Army 22. Red Salute in the West Notes References Index
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Pluto Press Red Planets Marxism and Science Fiction Marxism
Book SynopsisWhat connects Marxism and Sci-fi?Trade Review'This collection marks a red shift in thinking about the history, form, and impact of science fiction literature and film. In robust dialectical manoeuvres, the essays, by a dynamic mix of scholars, simultaneously revive, critique, and transform the vibrant tradition of Marxist sf criticism. The book is a timely, readable, and incisive intervention in contemporary cultural critique' -- Tom Moylan is Glucksman Professor of Contemporary Writing in English and Director of the Ralahine Centre for Utopian Studies at the University of Limerick.'Shows what science fiction criticism can do when Marxist critical practice is joined by science studies and the rest of theory. The results are tremendously exciting and powerful, explaining not just a genre but our world' -- Kim Stanley Robinson, author of the Mars trilogyTable of ContentsIntroduction Rough Guide to a Lonely Planet, from Nemo to Neo, by Mark Bould Part One: Things to come 1. The Anamorphic Estrangements of Science Fiction, by Matthew Beaumont 2. Art as 'The Basic Technique of Life': Utopian Art and Art in Utopia in The Dispossessed and Blue Mars, by William J. Burling 3. Marxism, Cinema and Some Dialectics of Science Fiction and Film Noir, by Carl Freedman 4. Spectacle, Technology and Colonialism in Sf Cinema: The Case of Wim Wenders's Until the End of the World, by John Rieder Part Two: When worlds collide 5. The Singularity is Here, by Steven Shaviro 6. Species and Species Being: Alienated Subjectivity and the Commodification of Animals, by Sherryl Vint 7. Ken MacLeod's Permanent Revolution: Utopian Possible Worlds, History and the Augenblick in the Fall Revolution quartet, by Phillip Wegner Part Three: Back to the future 8. 'Madonna in moon rocket with breeches': Weimar sf film criticism during the stabilisation period, by Iris Luppa 9. The Urban Question in New Wave Sf, by Rob Latham 10. Towards a Revolutionary Science Fiction: Althusser's Critique of Historicity, by Darren Jorgensen 11. Utopia and Science Fiction Revisited, by Andrew Milner Afterword Cognition as Ideology: A Dialectic of Sf Theory, by China Miéville Appendices Left Sf: Selected and annotated, if not always exactly recommended, works Critical and theoretical works About the contributors Index
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Pluto Press The Second World War A Marxist History
Book SynopsisArgues that the Second World War was about a division of the world between the great powers, as well as a rising of ordinary people against fascism.Trade Review'Superb' -- John Newsinger, Review 31'A much-needed, accessible work portraying the political and military intricacies of the Second World War from a Marxist perspective. A major achievement' -- George Clode, Deputy Editor, Military History Monthly'One of the single best popular histories of the war's origins and consequences that I have ever had the pleasure of reading. I highly recommend it' -- Alex Anievas, Anna Biegun Warburg Junior Research Fellow, Oxford University'A comprehensive and detailed alternative history of the origins, cause and aftermath of World War II from a Marxist standpoint. His claim that it was in no way a war for democracy and against fascism will provoke wide-ranging debate' -- Ian Birchall, historian and author of 'Tony Cliff: A Marxist for His Time'Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Introduction 1. Competing Empires at a Time of Economic Crisis 2. The Allied Powers 3. The Axis Powers 4. The Countdown to War 5. The Early War 6. Russia: The Crucible of Victory 7. The End of the Third Reich 8. Resistance in Europe 9. Asia and the Pacific 10. The East is Red 11. The Post-War World Conclusion Timeline Notes Index
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Pluto Press We Make Our Own History Marxism and Social
Book SynopsisA rethinking of popular political movements, this book looks at new, emerging, mass visions and analyses their impact and potential in new ways.Trade Review'Readers will be vastly rewarded by this outstanding book and its understanding of the class struggles of social movements' -- Adam David Morton, University of Sydney, Australia'The authors refresh historical materialism and social movement theory in this imaginative, lucid book' -- Ruth Wilson Gilmore, author of Golden Gulag'A stunning read, one that every activist - and anyone concerned with the world around us - should read. Beautifully written in many places - with elegant, lucid argument, and with some great turns of phrase that open whole new windows of understanding' -- Jai Sen'A hugely important book, a must-read for those interested in movement-relevant theorising with the goal of engaging in praxis leading towards a future beyond capitalism' -- Andreas Bieler, Professor of Political Economy, University of NottinghamTable of ContentsPreface: About This Book 1. ‘The This-Worldliness of Their Thought’: Social Movements and Theory 2. ‘History Does Nothing’: The Primacy of Praxis in Movement Theorising 3. ‘The Authors and the Actors of Their Own Drama’: A Marxist Theory of Social Movements 4. ‘The Bourgeoisie, Historically, Has Played a Most Revolutionary Part’: Social Movements from Above and Below in Historical Capitalism 5. ‘The Point Is to Change It’: Movements from Below against Neoliberalism Notes Bibliography Index
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Pluto Press The Latino Question
Book SynopsisHow Latino communities are transforming the politics of race, migration and labour in the US.Trade Review'A provocative book ... a timely intervention on Mexican American politics and labour' -- Congressman Raul M. Grijalva'This is a remarkable analysis of Latino politics and labour in this period of market-driven madness and unruly democracy ... a compelling critique of our political economy as well as offering us democratic alternatives' -- Rodolfo F. Acuna, Professor Emeritus and Founder, Chicana and Chicano Studies at California State University, Northridge and author of Occupied America (2014).'Studies of Latino politics in the past have largely failed to locate their discussions in the context of the American capitalist political economy and the class divisions that it fosters and that shape so much of the country's political and cultural struggles. The Latino Question provides a pathbreaking and extraordinary account of contemporary Latino politics' -- Mario Barrera, Professor Emeritus, University of California, Berkeley and author of Race and Class in the Southwest (1979).'This is a necessary book in these political times. Well researched and clearly written it exposes the problems and possibilities emergent when engaging and understanding the intersection of Latino politics in the American context. Rich in description and analysis the authors offer a lasting reminder that there is much and overlooked diversity amongst, across and within the matrix political category whose shorthand has too often been reduced to the word 'Latino' ' -- Marcus Anthony Hunter, Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, CHAIR, Department of African American Studies, UCLATable of ContentsFigures and Tables Acknowledgments Foreword Introduction 1. Mexican Mass Labour Migration in a Not-So-Changing Political Economy 2. Hegemony, War of Position and Workplace Democracy 3. Poverty in the Valley of Plenty: Mexican Families and Migrant Work in California 4. Racism, Capitalist Inequality, and the Cooperative Mode of Production 5. Working but Poor in the City of Milwaukee: Life Stories 6. Feasting on Latina/o Labour in Multicultural Los Angeles 7. After Latino Metropolis: Cultural Political Economy and Alternative Futures Conclusion Notes Index
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Pluto Press Using Gramsci A New Approach
Book SynopsisA modern, introductory approach to Antonio Gramsci’s writingsTrade Review'There is little doubt that Gramsci has become one of the most relevant thinkers of the 20th century influencing many fields of contemporary scholarship. Fillippini's Using Gramsci is a tribute to this' -- Cosimo Zene, SOAS, University of London, editor of The Political Philosophies of Antonio Gramsci and B. R. Ambedkar (Routledge, 2013)'Concise and lucid' -- Marx & Philosophy Review of BooksTable of ContentsSeries Preface Acknowledgements Abbreviations Introduction 1. Ideology 2. The Individual 3. Collective Organisms 4. Society 5. The Crisis 6. Temporality Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index
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Pluto Press Revolutionary Learning
Book SynopsisA collection of essays exploring the Marxist and feminist theorisation in education and learning.Trade Review'A tremendously insightful, compelling book which promises to revolutionise thinking around adult learning and education' -- Aziz Choudry, Associate Professor, Department of Integrated Studies in Education, McGill University'Addresses the totality of capitalist social relations through a theoretical and historical lens, offering a fresh analysis of abstraction, ideology and critical consciousness' -- Kumkum Sangari, William F. Vilas Research Professor of English and the Humanities, Department of English, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee'Superbly written and invites the reader into an engaging exchange on the most important theoretical development in our field today' -- John Holst, Associate Professor, Leadership, Policy and Administration, University of St ThomasTable of ContentsDedication Acknowledgements 1. Introduction: Revolutionary Feminist Praxis 2. What is ‘Critical’ About Critical Educational Theory? 3. Learning and the ‘Matter’ of Consciousness in Marxist Feminism 4. Centring Marxist Feminist Theory in Adult Learning 5. Institutional Ethnography: A Marxist Feminist Analysis 6. Capitalist Imperialism as Social Relations: Implications for Praxis, Pedagogy and Resistance 7. Learning by Dispossession: Democracy Promotion and Civic Engagement in Iraq and the United States Index
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Pluto Press Rosa Luxemburg and the Struggle for Democratic
Book SynopsisAn examination of the enduring legacy of Rosa Luxemburg and her importance for activists and intellectuals alike.Trade Review'An authoritative book that offers a compelling insight into the life and work of Rosa Luxemburg. Meticulously researched, this book showcases Nixon's breadth of scholarship, insight and critical imagination ... A significant contribution to the field of intellectual history' -- Tanya Fitzgerald, La Trobe University'Jon Nixon's absorbing encounter with Rosa Luxemburg's controversial legacy is at once a scholarly and thoroughly enjoyable reading of this remarkable thinker of 'the political'... and a timely reminder that Luxemburg's iconoclastic voice should play a decisive role in critical discussions of global politics today' -- Patrick Hayden, Professor of Political Theory and International Relations, University of St Andrews'Nixon is a superb biographical historian where he examines Luxemburg's life, and the story reaches through history to speak to us today. A book that is a must for all those who are committed to social justice and democracy, but recognise the challenges involve' -- Professor Helen Gunter, The University of Manchester'Jon Nixon provides us with a very well-written and detailed examination of Rosa Luxemburg and the historical and current importance of her work. This is a fine introduction to a compelling historical figure' -- Michael W. Apple, John Bascom Professor of Education, University of Wisconsin, Madison, and author of Can Education Change Society?Table of ContentsPreface Acknowledgements A Note to the Reader PART I - TAKING HISTORY AS IT COMES 1. The Long Apprenticeship 2. Entering History PART II - THE WORLD UPSIDE DOWN 3. Political Struggle 4. Political Agency 5. Political Purpose PART III - THINKING DIFFERENTLY 6. History is Now 7. The Long Revolution Coda: ‘I Was I Am I Shall Be’ Glossary: Dates and Events, Organisations and People Notes References Index
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Pluto Press Rosa Luxemburg and the Struggle for Democratic
Book SynopsisAn examination of the enduring legacy of Rosa Luxemburg and her importance for activists and intellectuals alike.Trade Review'An authoritative book that offers a compelling insight into the life and work of Rosa Luxemburg. Meticulously researched, this book showcases Nixon's breadth of scholarship, insight and critical imagination ... A significant contribution to the field of intellectual history' -- Tanya Fitzgerald, La Trobe University'Jon Nixon's absorbing encounter with Rosa Luxemburg's controversial legacy is at once a scholarly and thoroughly enjoyable reading of this remarkable thinker of 'the political'... and a timely reminder that Luxemburg's iconoclastic voice should play a decisive role in critical discussions of global politics today' -- Patrick Hayden, Professor of Political Theory and International Relations, University of St Andrews'Nixon is a superb biographical historian where he examines Luxemburg's life, and the story reaches through history to speak to us today. A book that is a must for all those who are committed to social justice and democracy, but recognise the challenges involve' -- Professor Helen Gunter, The University of Manchester'Jon Nixon provides us with a very well-written and detailed examination of Rosa Luxemburg and the historical and current importance of her work. This is a fine introduction to a compelling historical figure' -- Michael W. Apple, John Bascom Professor of Education, University of Wisconsin, Madison, and author of Can Education Change Society?Table of ContentsPreface Acknowledgements A Note to the Reader PART I - TAKING HISTORY AS IT COMES 1. The Long Apprenticeship 2. Entering History PART II - THE WORLD UPSIDE DOWN 3. Political Struggle 4. Political Agency 5. Political Purpose PART III - THINKING DIFFERENTLY 6. History is Now 7. The Long Revolution Coda: ‘I Was I Am I Shall Be’ Glossary: Dates and Events, Organisations and People Notes References Index
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Pluto Press Red International and Black Caribbean
Book SynopsisA groundbreaking history of Communist organisations and struggle in the Caribbean, focusing on women, peasants of colour and black workers.Trade Review'An essential book for those who want to understand the democratic history of the world, of how ordinary people lived extraordinary lives to fight for a just and true society' -- Vijay Prashad, author of The Darker Nations: A People's History of the Third World'In this ambitious and original study, Margaret Stevens uncovers networks of working class organization forged against racism, colonialism, and capitalism. Sharply argued and passionately written, Stevens compels us to both study and strive towards a bold radical vision of international solidarity' -- Christina Heatherton, Assistant Professor of American Studies, Barnard College'Recommended' -- CHOICETable of ContentsList of Figures List of Abbreviations Acknowledgements Introduction Part I: Bolshevism in Caribbean Context 1. The Dark World of 1919 2. Hands Off Haiti! 3. El Dorado Sees Red Part II: Two Steps Forward 4. Every Country Has a Scottsboro 5. The ‘Black Belt’ Turned South and Eastward Part III: Race, Nation and the Uneven Development of the Popular Front 6. The Temperament of the Age 7. Good Neighbors and Popular Fronts 8. Of ‘Dogs, Hogs and Haitians’ Notes Index
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Pluto Press Red International and Black Caribbean
Book SynopsisA groundbreaking history of Communist organisations and struggle in the Caribbean, focusing on women, peasants of colour and black workers.Trade Review'An essential book for those who want to understand the democratic history of the world, of how ordinary people lived extraordinary lives to fight for a just and true society' -- Vijay Prashad, author of The Darker Nations: A People's History of the Third World'In this ambitious and original study, Margaret Stevens uncovers networks of working class organization forged against racism, colonialism, and capitalism. Sharply argued and passionately written, Stevens compels us to both study and strive towards a bold radical vision of international solidarity' -- Christina Heatherton, Assistant Professor of American Studies, Barnard College'Recommended' -- CHOICETable of ContentsList of Figures List of Abbreviations Acknowledgements Introduction Part I: Bolshevism in Caribbean Context 1. The Dark World of 1919 2. Hands Off Haiti! 3. El Dorado Sees Red Part II: Two Steps Forward 4. Every Country Has a Scottsboro 5. The ‘Black Belt’ Turned South and Eastward Part III: Race, Nation and the Uneven Development of the Popular Front 6. The Temperament of the Age 7. Good Neighbors and Popular Fronts 8. Of ‘Dogs, Hogs and Haitians’ Notes Index
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Pluto Press Inhuman Power Artificial Intelligence and the
Book SynopsisAn exploration of the relationship between Marxist theory and Artificial Intelligence.Trade Review'Indispensable reading for all those who want to understand the relationship between artificial intelligence and capitalism' -- Christian Fuchs, author of 'Digital Demagogue: Authoritarian Capitalism in the Age of Trump and Twitter''A radical and provocative reading. The authors' criticisms of left accelerationism are timely and persuasive, their conclusion is bracing but necessary.' -- Sarah Kember, author of 'iMedia: The Gendering of Objects, Environments and Smart Materials''A fascinating and pioneering work that deploys Marx to understand contemporary AI capitalism. An exemplary contribution to understanding how machine learning is changing our world and transforming communist strategy' -- Nick Srnicek, author of 'Platform Capitalism''A disturbing but essential addition to the rapidly growing literature on the risks posed by capitalist-conceived AI' -- Morning StarTable of ContentsSeries Preface Acknowledgements Introduction: AI-Capital 1. Means of Cognition 2. Automating the Social Factory 3. Perfect Machines, Inhuman Labour Conclusion: Communist AI Notes Bibliography Index
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Pluto Press Marxist Literary Criticism Today
Book SynopsisA compelling and accessible textbook, by a pre-eminent Marxist literary critic.Trade Review'Invigorating and lucid - a fine introduction to Marxism in general and to Marxist literary criticism. Foley has done a superb job writing a book that is useful both for novices and for teachers who wish to show how literature is inescapably connected to the material world' -- Viet Thanh Nguyen, author of 'The Sympathizer''Widely surveying contemporary critical theory and practice, Barbara Foley's magisterial book demonstrates the crucial significance of Marxism to our historical moment, and it will be a valuable resource for students, critics, and activists for years to come' -- Robert T. Tally Jr., Texas State University'Foley deftly sketches the lineaments of traditional Marxism, then some main interests of traditional criticism, and then shows in readings of literary texts what depth of insight comes from conjoining the two traditions. I warmly recommend this book especially for those who want to change the world as well as interpret it' -- Richard Ohmann, Wesleyan University'This is a book many have longed for. Readers of literature will find Foley's lucid exposition of Marxist criticism an invaluable guide.' -- Rosemary Hennessy, Rice UniversityTable of ContentsAcknowledgements Prologue PART I: MARXISM 1. Historical Materialism Materialism Production Dialectics Class Base and Superstructure Relative Autonomy Mediation Levels of Generality 2. Political Economy Commodities Commodity Fetishism Labor Power and Exploitation Surplus Value Alienation Capital 3. Ideology Three Definitions of Ideology in Marx Dominant Ideology Relative Autonomy and Mediation Revisited Ideology as Smorgasbord Reification Interpellation Hegemony and Alternative Hegemony PART II: LITERATURE 4. Literature and Literary Criticism Defining Literature Fictionality Density Depth Concreteness and Particularity Showing Not Telling Defamiliarization Universality Empathy Individuality Group Identity Formal Unity Autonomy Beauty Greatness 5. Marxist Literary Criticism Rhetoric and Interpellation Ideology Critique Symptomatic Reading Humanism Realism Proletarian Literature and Alternative Hegemony 6. Marxist Pedagogy Alienation Rebellion Nation War Money Race and Racism Gender and Sexuality Nature Mortality Art Notes Bibliography Index
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Pluto Press Commoning with George Caffentzis and Silvia
Book SynopsisA passionate collection rediscovering the work of two giants of autonomist Marxism and feminism.Trade Review'An impassioned tribute' -- LSE Review of Books'In this labour of love, radical theory joins passionate praxis to honour the social thought and political vision of Silva Federici and George Caffentzis, whose work together and apart offers hope that another world can be made' -- Eileen Boris, co-author of 'Caring for America''The path breaking work of Caffentzis and Federici is continually generative for contemporary anticapitalist thinkers and activists because it is at once critical and visionary. This fine collection of essays pays homage to their writing not through mere praise, but by putting their ideas to work toward the ongoing struggle for new understandings and better worlds' -- Kathi Weeks, author of 'The Problem with Work: Feminism, Marxism, Antiwork Politics, and Postwork Imaginaries''We need comrades with a clear sight and an open, affective heart. Many of us have found in George Caffentzis and Silvia Federici that company... And here they are, to celebrate them, with an exceptional cohort of intellectuals/activists, with compas, who are saying today what needs to be said to continue the struggle, to resist the horror and to create a new world' -- Gustavo Esteva, activist, 'deprofessionalised intellectual' and founder of Universidad de la Tierra in Oaxaca, Mexico'No one has taught us more that communism is with us than George Caffentzis and Silvia Federici... the greatest living theorists of commoning' -- Stefano Harney, co-author of 'The Undercommons''This collection offers an extraordinary kaleidoscope of critical reflections on social reproduction and class struggle. More than that, it is fitting testimony to the inspiration and grounding that Silvia and George continue to provide for those seeking a life beyond the sway of capital' -- Steve Wright, author of Storming Heaven: Class Composition and Struggle in Italian Autonomist MarxismTable of ContentsAcknowledgements Introduction: Always Struggle - Camille Barbagallo, Nicholas Beuret and David Harvie I - REVOLUTIONARY HISTORIES 1. In Conversation with George Caffentzis and Silvia Federici - Carla da Cunha Duarte Francisco, Paulo Henrique Flores, Rodrigo Guimaraes Nunes and Joen Vedel 2. Comradely Appropriation - Harry Cleaver 3. The Radical Subversion of the World - Raquel Gutiérrez Aguilar 4. Strange Loops and Planetary Struggles: A Postscript to Midnight Notes - Malav Kanuga II - MONEY AND VALUE 5. Cogito Ergo Habo: Philosophy, Money and Method - Paul Rekret 6. Thomas Spence’s Freedom Coins - Peter Linebaugh 7. Standardisation and Crisis : The Twin Features of Financialisation - Gerald Hanlon 8. Reading ‘Earth Incorporated’ through Caliban and the Witch - Sian Sullivan III - REPRODUCTION 9. WTF is Social Reproduction? - Nic Vas and Camille Barbagallo 10. Extending the Family: Reflections on the Politics of Kinship - Bue Rübner Hansen and Manuela Zechner 11. They Sing the Body Insurgent - Stevphen Shukaitis 12. The Separations of Productive and Domestic Labour: An Historical Approach - Viviane Gonik 13. Another Way Home: Slavery, Motherhood and Resistance - Camille Barbagallo 14. Along the Fasara – A Short Story - P.M. IV - COMMONS 15. The Strategic Horizon of the Commons - Massimo De Angelis 16. A Vocabulary of the Commons - Marcela Olivera and Alexander Dwinell 17. A Bicycling Commons : A Saga of Autonomy, Imagination and Enclosure - Chris Carlsson 18. Common Paradoxes - Panagiotis Doulos 19. The Construction of a Conceptual Prison - Edith Gonzalez V - STRUGGLES 20. In the Realm of the Self-Reproducing Automata - Nick Dyer-Witheford 21. Notes from Yesterday: On Subversion and the Elements of Critical Reason - Werner Bonefeld 22. Sunburnt Country: Australia and the Work/Energy Crisis - Dave Eden 23. Commons at Midnight - Olivier de Marcellus 24. Practising Affect as Affective Practice - Marina Sitrin Contributor Biographies Index
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Pluto Press Commoning with George Caffentzis and Silvia
Book SynopsisA passionate collection rediscovering the work of two giants of autonomist Marxism and feminism.Trade Review'An impassioned tribute' -- LSE Review of Books'In this labour of love, radical theory joins passionate praxis to honour the social thought and political vision of Silva Federici and George Caffentzis, whose work together and apart offers hope that another world can be made' -- Eileen Boris, co-author of 'Caring for America''The path breaking work of Caffentzis and Federici is continually generative for contemporary anticapitalist thinkers and activists because it is at once critical and visionary. This fine collection of essays pays homage to their writing not through mere praise, but by putting their ideas to work toward the ongoing struggle for new understandings and better worlds' -- Kathi Weeks, author of 'The Problem with Work: Feminism, Marxism, Antiwork Politics, and Postwork Imaginaries''We need comrades with a clear sight and an open, affective heart. Many of us have found in George Caffentzis and Silvia Federici that company... And here they are, to celebrate them, with an exceptional cohort of intellectuals/activists, with compas, who are saying today what needs to be said to continue the struggle, to resist the horror and to create a new world' -- Gustavo Esteva, activist, 'deprofessionalised intellectual' and founder of Universidad de la Tierra in Oaxaca, Mexico'No one has taught us more that communism is with us than George Caffentzis and Silvia Federici... the greatest living theorists of commoning' -- Stefano Harney, co-author of 'The Undercommons''This collection offers an extraordinary kaleidoscope of critical reflections on social reproduction and class struggle. More than that, it is fitting testimony to the inspiration and grounding that Silvia and George continue to provide for those seeking a life beyond the sway of capital' -- Steve Wright, author of Storming Heaven: Class Composition and Struggle in Italian Autonomist MarxismTable of ContentsAcknowledgements Introduction: Always Struggle - Camille Barbagallo, Nicholas Beuret and David Harvie I - REVOLUTIONARY HISTORIES 1. In Conversation with George Caffentzis and Silvia Federici - Carla da Cunha Duarte Francisco, Paulo Henrique Flores, Rodrigo Guimaraes Nunes and Joen Vedel 2. Comradely Appropriation - Harry Cleaver 3. The Radical Subversion of the World - Raquel Gutiérrez Aguilar 4. Strange Loops and Planetary Struggles: A Postscript to Midnight Notes - Malav Kanuga II - MONEY AND VALUE 5. Cogito Ergo Habo: Philosophy, Money and Method - Paul Rekret 6. Thomas Spence’s Freedom Coins - Peter Linebaugh 7. Standardisation and Crisis : The Twin Features of Financialisation - Gerald Hanlon 8. Reading ‘Earth Incorporated’ through Caliban and the Witch - Sian Sullivan III - REPRODUCTION 9. WTF is Social Reproduction? - Nic Vas and Camille Barbagallo 10. Extending the Family: Reflections on the Politics of Kinship - Bue Rübner Hansen and Manuela Zechner 11. They Sing the Body Insurgent - Stevphen Shukaitis 12. The Separations of Productive and Domestic Labour: An Historical Approach - Viviane Gonik 13. Another Way Home: Slavery, Motherhood and Resistance - Camille Barbagallo 14. Along the Fasara – A Short Story - P.M. IV - COMMONS 15. The Strategic Horizon of the Commons - Massimo De Angelis 16. A Vocabulary of the Commons - Marcela Olivera and Alexander Dwinell 17. A Bicycling Commons : A Saga of Autonomy, Imagination and Enclosure - Chris Carlsson 18. Common Paradoxes - Panagiotis Doulos 19. The Construction of a Conceptual Prison - Edith Gonzalez V - STRUGGLES 20. In the Realm of the Self-Reproducing Automata - Nick Dyer-Witheford 21. Notes from Yesterday: On Subversion and the Elements of Critical Reason - Werner Bonefeld 22. Sunburnt Country: Australia and the Work/Energy Crisis - Dave Eden 23. Commons at Midnight - Olivier de Marcellus 24. Practising Affect as Affective Practice - Marina Sitrin Contributor Biographies Index
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Pluto Press 33 Lessons on Capital Reading Marx Politically
Book SynopsisWhat is the relevance of Marx's Capital to contemporary political struggles?Trade Review'The ideal introduction to Marx for a new generation of activists, and a fresh reading for Marxist scholars. Like 'Reading Capital Politically', it demonstrates that Marx’s work speaks directly to the struggles of our time' -- Silvia Federici'Shows that Marxism can be joined with feminist and workerist thought to achieve a broader and more exacting understanding of how class struggle still shapes our world's history' -- George Caffentzis, founder of Midnight Notes Collective'Stands out from [other interpretations of 'Capital'], foregrounding the resistance of waged and unwaged people alike. Brings Marx to life and shows the continuing relevance of his work' -- Brett Caraway, Professor of Media Economics and Law, University of Toronto'This essential interpretation shows how all kinds of contemporary activists can apply Marx's analysis to pull us back from an otherwise catastrophic future. A highly charged tool for revolution' -- Anitra Nelson, author of 'Small is Necessary: Shared Living on a Shared Planet' (Pluto, 2018) 'There are many books about Marx and Capital, but Harry Cleaver's achieves a unique synthesis of energy and organisation. This is a singular work by a great Marxist scholar.' -- Nick Dyer-Witheford, author of 'Cyber-Proletariat: Global Labour in the Digital Vortex''Masterfully illuminates the particulars of Marx's great work. He brings alive to readers what might otherwise appear as dry, abstract concepts, and shows how people's lives are in thrall to these ideas.' -- David Sherman, author of 'Sartre and Adorno: The Dialectics of Subjectivity'Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Sources and Citations 1. Introduction 2. Capital: A Critique of Political Economy 3. Part Eight: So-called Primitive Accumulation - Chapters 26–33 4. Part One: Commodities and Money - Chapters 1–3 5. Part Two: The Transformation of Money into Capital - Chapters 4–6 6. Part Three: The Production of Absolute Surplus-Value - Chapters 7–11 7. Part Four: The Production of Relative Surplus-Value - Chapters 12–15 8. Part Five: The Production of Absolute and Relative Surplus-Value - Chapters 16–18 9. Part Six: Wages - Chapters 19–22 10. Part Seven: The Process of Accumulation of Capital - Chapters 23–25 11. Conclusion Index
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Pluto Press The European Radical Left
Book SynopsisA historical analysis of radical left parties and movements in Europe spanning the late 1960s to the anti-austerity movements of the late 2000sTrade Review'A rare and nothing less than perfect example of the Radical Left in Europe. It not only helps one to understand the cauldron of European politics but also contributes to a much needed (re) interpretation of the political itself' -- Michalis Spourdalakis, Emeritus Professor, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens'The concept of ‘newness’ framing Charalambous’ sophisticated historical sociology, magnifies the significance of the New Left for subsequent mobilisations and gives serious consideration to anarchism in movement activism’ -- Ruth Kinna, School of Social Sciences and Humanities, Loughborough University'This interesting volume investigates the identity, rhetoric and organisation of the radical left, looking at the legacies of the past, but also to the capacity for innovation during three recent waves of protest’ -- Donatella Della Porta, Professor of Political Science and Dean of the Faculty of Political and Social Sciences at the Scuola Normale Superiore, Florence'Astutely follows debates surrounding radical democracy, solidarity, internationalism, universalism, nationalism and anti-capitalism. Anyone interested in the trajectory of the European radical left will benefit enormously from reading this volume' -- Stefan Berger, Professor of Social History and Director of the Institute for Social Movements at Ruhr-Universitaet Bochum, Germany‘Proposes a new way to understand the European radical left […] An exciting work of scholarship, a very fresh approach’ -- Gerassimos Moschonas, Professor of Comparative Politics, Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences, Greece'The ‘radical left’ has often been seen as marginal. This fascinating book reconceives it as a political family important to European political development in general. It will make readers think differently’ -- George Ross, Professor Emeritus of Labour and Social Thought, Brandeis University, US'The broad historical and intellectual sweep of this work opens the door to a new multifaceted analysis of the radical left. A valuable tool for understanding what is possible for the left in this tumultuous age' -- Kate Hudson, General Secretary of the Campaign for Nuclear DisarmamentTable of ContentsList of Tables List of Figures Abbreviations Preface Part I - Mobilisation, Resistance and the European Radical Left 1. Introducing the Approach 2. Analytical Framework Part II - ‘Newness’ across Movement Waves and through Time 3. Social Movement Identities and Left Radicalism 4. Patterns in Social Movement Rhetoric 5. Organising in (Every Subsequent) Movement Part III - Past and Present of European Radical Left Parties 6. Radical Left Party Identities in Motion 7. Continuities and Changes in Radical Left Party Rhetoric 8. Party Organisation on the European Radical Left 9. Conclusions: A Unified Retrospective Notes Index
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Pluto Press Social Reproduction Theory and the Socialist
Book SynopsisHow can we use Social Reproduction Theory to inform political strategy?Trade Review'Timely, urgent and highly original. Jaffe provides social reproduction theory with a sustained discussion of its ethical stakes and implicit assumptions, offering important theoretical and philosophical tools to make us able to wage political struggle, and possibly win.' -- Cinzia ArruzzaTable of ContentsAcknowledgments Foreword by Cinzia Arruzza Introduction: Why Theorize Social Reproduction? 1. Social Reproduction Theories as Frameworks for Empirical Analysis 2. Power as Potentiality or the Critical Dimension of Labor Power 3. The Question of Immanence and the Social Form of Labor Power 4. The Body and Gender in Social Reproduction Theory 5. Reproducing Intersections and Social Reproduction 6. The Socialist Horizon of Emancipation 7. Social Reproduction Theory and Political Strategy Postscript Notes Index
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Pluto Press Fascism History and Theory
Book SynopsisThe classic text on the history and theory of fascism, revised for the twentieth anniversary of its first publicationTrade Review'David Renton's thoughtful and open-minded study shines a light on this often misunderstood political current and contains vital lessons for anti-fascists today' -- Daniel Trilling, author of 'Lights in the Distance: Exile and Refuge at the Borders of Europe''An invaluable book showing us again why and how Marxists have been the best interpreters and fighters against fascism. Renton's updates make this even more urgent reading for taking on the return of fascist ideas in our time' -- Bill V. Mullen, author of 'James Baldwin: Living in Fire''This book is so much more than a historical survey because Renton’s detailed description of the development, growth and successful establishment of pre-war fascist regimes chimes worryingly with contemporary times' -- Morning Star'Fascism: History and Theory not only remains a thorough account of interwar Marxism’s understanding of fascism, but also provides a strong argument for a vital understanding of fascism, both in analysis and as practice' -- ROAR'A nuanced and intelligent discussion of what constitutes fascism' -- CounterpunchTable of ContentsIntroduction: The Anti-Fascist Wager 1. Interwar Fascism 2. An Alternative Method 3. Marxists against Mussolini and Hitler 4. Benjamin, Gramsci, Trotsky 5. Beyond 1933 6. Marxists and the Holocaust Conclusion: A Specific Form of Reactionary Mass Movement Notes Index
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Pluto Press Transgender Marxism
Book SynopsisA watershed moment in transgender theoryTrade Review'A terrific collection of essays - I couldn't put it down' -- Kathi Weeks, author of 'The Problem with Work' (Duke UP, 2011)'A vibrant and much needed collection - not just for trans people - but the left in general' -- Shon Faye, author of 'The Transgender Issue' (Penguin, 2021)'Stunning ... trans becomes in these pages the vibrant event of a historical materialism from below, intimate and urgent' -- Jules Gill-Peterson, author of 'Histories of the Transgender Child' (University of Minnesota Press, 2018)'Powerful ... with stunning sophistication and insights, 'Transgender Marxism' challenges capitalism's social foundations in gendered patterns of property, work, and entitlement to develop new forms of sociality beyond the family and its dyadic sexual division' -- Petrus Liu, author of 'Queer Marxism in Two Chinas' (Duke University Press, 2015)'Brilliant, thoughtfully researched, and compelling. An immense contribution to the trans liberation struggle and to trans studies scholarship' -- Dean Spade, Associate Professor of Law at Seattle University School of Law'Is there a transgender Marxism? This pioneering collection shows that the answer is there are many - inspired by psychoanalysis, union organizing, queer communities, Black struggles and more. Material realities matter, tremendously, in trans lives; and trans experiences can change our thinking about both capitalism and liberation' -- Raewyn Connell, author of 'Gender: In World Perspective' (Polity, 2020)‘A powerful contribution to the legacy of a Marx’ -- ‘Anti-Capitalist Resistance’‘This book provides the stepping-stones towards that much-needed Marxism, finally acknowledging the material realities and best strategies for all working class, oppressed trans people globally’ -- ‘Ebb magazine’Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Introduction - Jules Joanne Gleeson and Elle O'Rourke 1. Social Reproduction and Social Cognition: Theorizing (Trans)gender Identity Development in Community Context - Noah Zazanis (reproductive health research assistant, New York) 2. Trans Work: Employment Trajectories, Labour Discipline and Gender Freedom - Michelle O'Brien (New York University) 3. Judith Butler's Scientific Revolution: Foundations for a Transsexual Marxism - Rosa Lee (editor at Viewpoint Magazine) 4. How Do Gender Transitions Happen? - Jules Joanne Gleeson 5. A Queer Marxist Transfeminism: Queer and Trans Social Reproduction - Nat Raha (University of Sussex) 6. Notes from Brazil - Virginia Guitzel (philosophy student, Federal University of ABC) 7. Queer Workerism Against Work: Strategising Transgender Labourers, Social Reproduction & Class Formation - Kate Doyle Griffiths (lecturer, Brooklyn College and editor of Spectre Journal) 8. The Bridge between Gender and Organizing - Farah Thompson (Black, bisexual trans woman who does tech while living in San Diego) 9. Encounters in Lancaster - JN Hoad (DIY transsexual in the North West of the UK) 10. Transgender and Disabled Bodies - Between Pain and the Imaginary - Zoe Belinsky (independent scholar) 11. A Dialogue on Deleuze and Gender Difference - The Conspiratorial Association for the Advancement of Cultural Degeneracy (Cultural Degeneracy and Sacrilege - a pseudonymous dialogue between friends) 12. Seizing the Means: Towards a Trans Epistemology - Nathaniel Dickson (PhD candidate, University at Bufflalo) 13. 'Why Are We Like This?' The Primacy of Transsexuality - Xandra Metcalfe (psychoanalytic communist and noise artist based in Melbourne) 14. Cosmos Against Nature in the Class Struggle of Proletarian Trans Women - Anja Heisler Weiser Flower (artist living in San Francisco) Afterword: One Utopia, One Dystopia - Jordy Rosenberg (Associate Professor, University of Massachusetts Amherst) Notes on Contributors Index
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