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Book SynopsisKarl Marx was the first theorist of global capitalism and remains perhaps its most trenchant critic. This clear and innovative book, from one of the leading contemporary experts on Marx's thought, gives us a fresh overview of his ideas by framing them within concepts that remain topical and alive today, from class struggle and progress to democracy and exploitation. Taking Marx's work in his pamphleteering, journalism, speeches, correspondence and published books as central to a renewed understanding of the man and his politics, this book brings both his life experience and our contemporary political engagements vividly to life. It shows us the many ways that a nineteenth-century thinker has been made into the 'Marx' we know today, beginning with his own self-presentations before moving on to the successive different "Marxes" that were later constructed: an icon of communist revolution, a demonic figure in the Cold War, a 'humanist' philosopher, and a spectre haunting Occupy Wall Street. Carver's accessible and lively book unpacks the historical, intellectual and political difficulties that make Marx sometimes difficult to read and understand, while also highlighting the distinct areas where his challenging writings speak directly to the twenty-first-century world. It will be essential reading for students and scholars throughout the social sciences and anyone interested in the contemporary legacy of his revolutionary ideas.Trade Review"Terrell Carver has done something new, surprising, and very rewarding. By concentrating on Marx the political activist, rather than Marx the grand figure of intellectual history, Carver allows us to understand the many ways in which Marx's ideas resonate through contemporary political debates. Marx emerges as a 'punchy writer, formidable thinker and economics-minded gadfly.'"—Jonathan Wolff, Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford "Full of insight and enthusiasm, Terrell Carver's provocative new book gives us a welcome portrait of Marx as very much our contemporary - a political activist grappling with issues that still concern us, in ways we can still learn from."—David Leopold, University of OxfordTable of ContentsAcknowledgements List of Abbreviations Timeline Introduction: Another Marx Chapter One: Making Marx 'Marx' Chapter Two: Class Struggle and Class Compromise Chapter Three: History and Progress Chapter Four: Democracy and Communism/Socialism Chapter Five: Capitalism and Revolution Chapter Six: Exploitation and Alienation Afterword A Note on Complete Works and Canon-formation Bibliography Endnotes Index

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Book SynopsisMarx's critique of political economy is vital for understanding the crisis of contemporary capitalism. Yet the nature of its relevance and some of its key tenets remain poorly understood. This bold intervention brings together the work of leading Marx scholars Slavoj Žižek, Frank Ruda and Agon Hamza, to offer a fresh, radical reinterpretation of Marxism that explains the failures of neoliberalism and lays the foundations for a new emancipatory politics. Avoiding trite comparisons between Marx's worldview and our current political scene, the authors show that the current relevance and value of Marx's thought can better be explained by placing his key ideas in dialogue with those that have attempted to replace them. Reading Marx through Hegel and Lacan, particle physics, and modern political trends, the authors provide new ways to explain the crisis in contemporary capitalism and resist fundamentalism in all its forms. Reading Marx will find a wide audience amongst activists and scholars.Trade Review“Reading Marx is not only a call for seeing Marx’s renewed importance today; it also reveals the potency of the intersection of philosophy and Marx. It presents revelations on every page that point toward how we might think a philosophical Marxism.”Todd McGowan, University of Vermont “The authors of this timely book reverse the conventional approach of understanding Marx by critiquing Hegel; they start from Marx and then turn to Hegel. In this way they open up a whole new intellectual horizon.”Kojin Karatani, Columbia University ‘fascinating’ Boston Review Table of Contents Acknowledgments Introduction: Reading Marx: Unexpected Reunions Chapter 1: Marx Reads Object-Oriented-Ontology Chapter 2: Marx in the Cave Chapter 3: Imprinting Negativity: Hegel Reads Marx To Resume (and not Conclude) Notes Index

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Book SynopsisMarx's critique of political economy is vital for understanding the crisis of contemporary capitalism. Yet the nature of its relevance and some of its key tenets remain poorly understood. This bold intervention brings together the work of leading Marx scholars Slavoj Žižek, Frank Ruda and Agon Hamza, to offer a fresh, radical reinterpretation of Marxism that explains the failures of neoliberalism and lays the foundations for a new emancipatory politics. Avoiding trite comparisons between Marx's worldview and our current political scene, the authors show that the current relevance and value of Marx's thought can better be explained by placing his key ideas in dialogue with those that have attempted to replace them. Reading Marx through Hegel and Lacan, particle physics, and modern political trends, the authors provide new ways to explain the crisis in contemporary capitalism and resist fundamentalism in all its forms. Reading Marx will find a wide audience amongst activists and scholars.Trade Review“Reading Marx is not only a call for seeing Marx’s renewed importance today; it also reveals the potency of the intersection of philosophy and Marx. It presents revelations on every page that point toward how we might think a philosophical Marxism.” Todd McGowan, University of Vermont “The authors of this timely book reverse the conventional approach of understanding Marx by critiquing Hegel; they start from Marx and then turn to Hegel. In this way they open up a whole new intellectual horizon.” Kojin Karatani, Columbia University "fascinating"Boston ReviewTable of Contents Acknowledgments Introduction: Reading Marx: Unexpected Reunions Chapter 1: Marx Reads Object-Oriented-Ontology Chapter 2: Marx in the Cave Chapter 3: Imprinting Negativity: Hegel Reads Marx To Resume (and not Conclude) Notes Index

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Book SynopsisWe have entered the gateway to the apocalypse. This theological concept is the best metaphor to describe the world in which we are already living. Chaos is all around us: political folly, economical delirium, ecological catastrophe, intellectual cynicism, technological simulation of life. This is what Franco ‘Bifo’ Berardi suggests in this wry, dark, disconcerting but also brilliant and invigorating journey through the main events that we have witnessed in recent years. One century after the Communist revolution, the very idea that the world could be changed for the better seems dead once and for all. Every time that a new change occurs nowadays, it seems to be a change for the worse. But the fact that nothing can save us any more shouldn’t be seen as a form of fatality or a reason for surrender. On the contrary, if our world is dead, then the space is open for another to appear – a world where apocalypse can shake us out of our zombie-like contemporary existence. The second coming of Communism will have nothing to do with 1917. Apocalypse has to be conceived of as a metaphor, and Communism is a metaphor too: the metaphor of the possible deployment of the potentials of the mind.Table of Contents0. How to How to deal with chaos Not action but interpretation Black out 1. In retrospect Fifty years after sixty-eight A hundred years after the Soviet revolutionIs fascism back? 2. Apocalypse The expanding sphere of nothingness The Empire of Chaos and the Embedded Order Guns, opioids and reason Trumping truth in the empire of fake Auschwitz on the beach 3. Is there life after the apocalypse?

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Book SynopsisNo other Marxist text has come close to achieving the fame and influence of The Communist Manifesto. Translated into over 100 languages, this clarion call to the workers of the world radically shaped the events of the twentieth century. But what relevance does it have for us today? In this slim book Slavoj Zizek argues that, while exploitation no longer occurs the way Marx described it, it has by no means disappeared; on the contrary, the profit once generated through the exploitation of workers has been transformed into rent appropriated through the privatization of the ‘general intellect’. Entrepreneurs like Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg have become extremely wealthy not because they are exploiting their workers but because they are appropriating the rent for allowing millions of people to participate in the new form of the ‘general intellect’ that they own and control. But, even if Marx’s analysis can no longer be applied to our contemporary world of global capitalism without significant revision, the fundamental problem with which he was concerned, the problem of the commons in all its dimensions – the commons of nature, the cultural commons, and the commons as the universal space of humanity from which no one should be excluded – remains as relevant as ever. This timely reflection on the enduring relevance of The Communist Manifesto will be of great value to everyone interested in the key questions of radical politics today.

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Book SynopsisDefying the current pessimistic narrative, this book challenges the prevailing assumptions that the political Left is spent, hopeful ideological discourse has collapsed and social media has corroded public debates about politics. Instead, the book argues that ideological activism remains vibrant on the Left, but there is currently no clear way of recognising and analysing this phenomenon. The book fills this gap by first defining what political social media is and then by taking a morphological approach to investigating political ideologies and revealing the ways in which interconnected concepts are arranged. It concludes by coining the term ‘proto-ideologies’ to approach the construction of concepts that generate ideologies in the making.Trade Review"A masterful analysis of left-wing discourse in the age of social media. This book provides an ultimately uplifting account of political social media, contrary to the widespread accusations that it is damaging public debate." Remi Adekoya, University of YorkTable of ContentsPart I 1. Introduction 2. Chaos, Crisis, Decline, Contention 3. ‘A Largeness of Vision and Imagination’: Marxism and Socialism 4. Proto-Ideologies Part II 5. Democratic Marxist Nationalism 6. Identitarian Socialism 7. Contention 8. Conclusion

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Book SynopsisCities After Socialism is the first substantial and authoritative analysis of the role of cities in the transition to capitalism that is occurring in the former communist states of Easter Europe and the Soviet Union. It will be of equal value to urban specialists and to those who have a more general interest in the most dramatic socio-political event of the contemporary era - the collapse of state socialism. Written by an international group of leading experts in the field, Cities after socialism asks and answers some crucial questions about the nature of the emergent post-socialist urban system and the conflicts and inequalities which are being generated by the processes of change now occurring.Table of ContentsList of Contributors. Preface. 1. Cities in the Transition: Michael Harloe. 2. Structural Change and Boundary Instability: Gregory Andrusz. 3. The Socialist City: David Smith. 4. Urbanisation under Socialism: Georgy Enyedi. 5. Privatisation and its Discontents: Property Rights in Land and Housing in the transition in Eastern Europe: Peter Marcuse. 6. Housing Privatisation in the Former Soviet Bloc to 1995: Raymond J. Struyk. 7. From the Socialist to the Capitalist City - Experiences from Germany: Hartmut Haussermann. 8. Environmental and Housing Movements in Cities after Socialism: The Cases of Budapest and Moscow: Chris Pickvance. 9. A New Movement in an Ideological Vacuum: Nationalism in Eastern Europe: Klaus von Beyme. 10. Cities Under Socialism: and After: Ivan Szelenyi. Bibliography. Index.

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Book SynopsisCities After Socialism is the first substantial and authoritative analysis of the role of cities in the transition to capitalism that is occurring in the former communist states of Easter Europe and the Soviet Union. It will be of equal value to urban specialists and to those who have a more general interest in the most dramatic socio-political event of the contemporary era - the collapse of state socialism. Written by an international group of leading experts in the field, Cities after socialism asks and answers some crucial questions about the nature of the emergent post-socialist urban system and the conflicts and inequalities which are being generated by the processes of change now occurring.Table of ContentsList of Contributors. Preface. 1. Cities in the Transition: Michael Harloe. 2. Structural Change and Boundary Instability: Gregory Andrusz. 3. The Socialist City: David Smith. 4. Urbanisation under Socialism: Georgy Enyedi. 5. Privatisation and its Discontents: Property Rights in Land and Housing in the transition in Eastern Europe: Peter Marcuse. 6. Housing Privatisation in the Former Soviet Bloc to 1995: Raymond J. Struyk. 7. From the Socialist to the Capitalist City - Experiences from Germany: Hartmut Haussermann. 8. Environmental and Housing Movements in Cities after Socialism: The Cases of Budapest and Moscow: Chris Pickvance. 9. A New Movement in an Ideological Vacuum: Nationalism in Eastern Europe: Klaus von Beyme. 10. Cities Under Socialism: and After: Ivan Szelenyi. Bibliography. Index.

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Book SynopsisWhat could impel a privileged 24-year-old American serving in the US Army in Germany in 1952 to swim across the Danube River to what was then referred to as the Soviet Zone? Why did he decide to forsake the land of his birth and build a new life in the young German Democratic Republic? These are the questions at the core of this memoir by Victor Grossman who was born Stephen Wechsler but changed his name after defecting to the GDR. A child of the Depression, Grossman witnessed first-hand the dislocations wrought by the collapse of the US economy during the 1930s. Unemployment, poverty, strikes and the fight to save Republican Spain from fascism made an indelible impression as he grew up in an environment that nurtured a commitment to left-wing causes. He continued his involvement with Communist activities as a student at Harvard in the late 1940s and after graduation, when he took jobs in factories in Buffalo, New York and tried to organize their workers. Fleeing McCarthyite America and potential prosecution, Grossman worked in GDR with other Western defectors, He was able to establish himself as a freelance journalist, lecturer and author. Travelling through East Germany he evaluated the failures as well as the successes of the GDR's ""socialist experiment"". He also recorded his experiences, observations and judgements of life in East Berlin after reunification, which failed to bring about the post-Communist paradise so many had expected.Trade ReviewThis work is unique and important. It is one of the very few autobiographies by a Communist activist of the generation of the 1940s. Neither a 'confession' nor a vulgar apology, it is unrepentant but not uncritical. - Alan Wald, University of Michigan

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Book SynopsisA postcolonial study of Polish literature from Romanticism to the twenty-first century For nearly half a century East-Central Europe was part of the Soviet empire and was subject to its "civilizing" mission. Despite its colonial status, this part of the world has escaped the attention of most postcolonial critics and remains a blank spot in global studies of postcolonialism. Dariusz Skorczewski is among the first scholars to apply postcolonial thought to Polish realities, at the same time modifying the theoretical framework developed by other scholars of postcolonialism. Polish Literature and National Identity reveals how the experiences of foreign domination and the history of empire have shaped contemporary Polish culture and society. The book, newly translated from the Polish, introduces Anglophone audiences to the potential implications of postcolonial studies on an understanding of Poland's unique historical position within Europe. Skorczewski explores transformations of national identity as reflected in Polish literature and critical discourse from Romanticism to the twenty-first century. The narrative thus tackles questions surrounding Poland's postcolonial status in contemporary East-CentralEurope, a region where globalization and cosmopolitanism clash with resurgent national sentiments and where predictions about a speedy transition to a postnational era now seem premature. DARIUSZ SKORCZEWSKI is associate professor of Polish literature at the John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin.Trade Review[T]he author presents a clear and consequential vision of Polish literature and demonstrates rhetorical passion, which is so infrequent in academia. Engaging and original, Skórczewski's publication may stir some controversy, as it is surely one of the most thought-provoking projects in Polish studies available in English that you will have the pleasure to read this year. -- Agnieszka Jezyk * AB IMPERIO *Table of ContentsPrologue: How It All Began Through the Lens of Humanism, with a View to Transcendence Postcolonialism in Poland National Identity in a Postcolonial Framework Literature as Compensation Confronting the Romantic Legacy The Natives' Exclusion by the Empire's Poet? (Adam Mickiewicz, The Crimean Sonnets) Identity as an Object of Inquiry (Pawel Huelle's Castorp) The (East-)Central European Complex (Andrzej Stasiuk, On the Road to Babadag and Fado) Colonized Poland, Orientalized Poland: Postcolonial Theory and the "Other Europe" Slavic Issues with Identity: Marginal Notes to Maria Janion's Uncanny Slavdom The Melancholia of Borderlands Discourse

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Book SynopsisDavid Lowenthal transposes present society onto that in the novel, 1984, and illustrates “how the quest for a perfect society led instead to the worst––in the course of revolting against which the true ends of life are established.” It is more than suspicion: the year 2021 is 1984. What many understand by instinct, Lowenthal here articulates in clear terms using the political prophesy of this no longer futuristic literature. To be one without truthful unity? This is the picture of human brotherhood ushering in the only thing worse than inequality––enslavement. There is no positive political message in 1984, argues Lowenthal, but there is positive moral message that is nearly always overlooked by commentators. “Through the movement of the novel, Orwell tries to impress on the passions, hearts and minds of his readers the most valuable lessons concerning the right and wrong way to live. With the decline of Christianity’s influence in forming the moral sense of the West and the concomitant increase in power hunger, wielding instruments born of modern enlightenment, what mankind most needed was moral guidance, conveyed not abstractly, through philosophy, but in such a way as to grip the whole soul.” But can Orwell be trusted as a guide to the goodness in human nature? Lowenthal says he can be, and more. He gives us a sketch of the intellectual process that compels Orwell to ultimately outgrow Marxism, his detection and rejection of totalitarian regimes (above all in Communism), and in what way the principles of liberalism of his day were given warning labels by a writer who was not a formally educated political philosopher. Laced with relativism, any current of thought that does not acknowledge the proper ends of man will be effaced by the next master of the masses. Lowenthal echoes Orwell when he says, “we have abandoned inculcating good citizenship, higher ideals and a sense of personal worth in the schools, encouraging instead an aimless low-level conformist ‘individuality’ just waiting to be harnessed together and directed. Given these conditions, can we be sure we have left the conditions to the horrors of 1984 far behind as mere fiction?” Orwell and Lowenthal are unlikely co-collaborators, unless one perceives how much alike in their exhortations to fellow man they are. The steady tenor of their hard warning is made possible by a hope-soaked confidence that, in utter sobriety, is repulsed by anything that threatens human freedom and dignity. This book is required reading for anyone who believes in the return of socialism. Indeed, any recent university graduate should be debriefed by Lowenthal before entering the real world.

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Book SynopsisBalkan Legacies is a study of the aftermath of war and state socialism in the contemporary Balkans. The authors look at the inescapable inheritances of the recent past and those that the present has to deal with. The book's key theme is the interaction, often subliminal, of the experiences of war and socialism in contemporary society in the region. Fifteen contributors approach this topic from a range of disciplinary backgrounds and through a variety of interpretive lenses, collectively drawing a composite picture of the most enduring legacies of conflict and ideological transition in the region, without neglecting national and local peculiarities. The guiding questions addressed are: what is the relationship between memories of war, dictatorship (communist or fascist), and present-day identity - especially from the perspective of peripheral and minority groups and individuals? How did these components interact with each other to produce the political and social culture of the Balkan Peninsula today? The answers show the ways in which the experiences of the latter part of the twentieth century have defined and shaped the region in the twenty-first century.Table of Contents Acknowledgments Introduction, by Balázs Apor and John Paul Newman LEGACIES OF WAR 1. The Legacy of War and Nation-Building in Croatia since 1990, by Vjeran Pavlaković 2. Invented Warriors: The Legacy of the Invented Serbian Hajduk Tradition, by Stevan Bozanich 3. The 1940s and Their Afterlives: Resistance, Collaboration, and the Enduring Problem of Communism in Greece, by Evi Gkotzaridis POLITICS AND THE LEGACIES OF COMMUNISM 4. The Dimitrov Legacy in Bulgaria, by Marietta Stankova 5. Commemorating Socialist Cultural Heritage in Albania: Between Nostalgia and Rehabilitation, by Matthias Bickert and Irida Vorpsi 6. The Unstable Boundaries of Communism: Discourse and Politics in Post-Communist Romania, by Alina Thiemann EVERYDAY LEGACIES OF COMMUNISM 7. Smoke Screens and Liminal Spaces in Socialist Romania:Legacy, Diversity, and Cultural Dissent on the Shores of the Black Sea, by Ruxandra I. Petrinca 8. YU-rovision: The Eurovision Song Contest in the Memory Regimes of the Post-Yugoslav States and Its Cold War Legacy, by Irena Šentevska 9. On Resilient Memories, Heroes, and Public Spaces:Legacies of Communism in Urban Life of Post-Yugoslavia, by Jovana Janinović NONCOMMUNIST LEGACIES 10. The Unexpected Twist: The Historical Legacies of the Twentieth Century and the Process of "Antiquisation" in Macedonia, by Mišo Dokmanović 11. Remembrance of the Monarchy as a Factor in Bulgarian Politics, by Markus Wien 12. Remembering the 1990s in Croatia: The Potential ofDiscarded Books on and beyond Anniversaries, by Dora Komnenović ENTANGLED LEGACIES, MINORITIES, AND OUT-GROUPS 13. "Tell me a name and I will tell you who they are":Post-Yugoslav Refugees and the Legacy(ies) of Ethnification, by Dragana Kovačević Bielicki 14. Glimpses of the Other in Eastern Europe: Historical Legacies and Values Seen through Education of Roma and People with Disabilities during and after Socialism, by Mãdãlina Alamã, Bob Ives, and Kenneth Bleak 15. Divided by Borders, United in History: Minority Identities and Cross-Border Memories among the Burgenland Croats, by Katharina Tyran About the Contributors Index

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Book SynopsisState socialism tried to industrialize, urbanize, encourage the more frequent washing of hands, urge people to leave the church, emancipate women, and electrify cities—all within a single lifetime. Central to these initiatives was extending educational opportunities to the working class and creating a vision of an egalitarian socialist university that offered advancement for all. Limiting Privilege: Upward Mobility Within Higher Education in Socialist Poland traces the possibilities and limits of this goal by looking at a model socialist university established in 1945 in the working-class city of Łódź, Poland. Initially a flagship project of socialist modernization, the university tried to offer social advancement by privileging admission for peasant and working-class children, but these efforts were often fought by the elite who sought to preserve their privilege. By looking at first-generation students, intelligentsia faculty, and an industrial city, Limiting Privilege explores a complex story about utopian visions, failed aspirations, and reluctant academia.

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Book SynopsisThis Fist Called My Heart: The Peter McLaren Reader, Volume I is “at the same time an homage, a gathering, an intellectual activist’s…toolkit, a teacher’s bullshit detector, a parent’s demand list and an academic’s orienting topography. This collection of essays…represents some of the most central and important work of Peter McLaren; work he has done on behalf of people’s liberation and humanization over more than three decades. [It provides] readers with an opportunity to develop a deep understanding of McLaren’s intellectual history and academic development, and the thinking processes that lead to his current framework and intellectual/philosophical/political situatedness in humanist Marxism. Through these gathered and sequentially presented essays, readers will be able to `see’ McLaren in the process of his theory construction, over time, without missing his essence of struggling for a just society that promotes the full humanity and liberation of all people. [Here,] we have curated some of the most exemplary essays along the trajectory of Peter McLaren’s long and impactful career. These pieces track and document Peter’s intellectual grow as one of North America’s most important intellectuals and advocates for critical pedagogy; his theorizing of the discursive and the everyday through post-modernist and post-structural lenses; his contributions to the literature and practice of critical multiculturalism; his stirring work on capitalist empire, and valiant struggles to resist it; through to his foundational, long held connection and cutting edge contribution to the field of humanist Marxism.”

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Book SynopsisThis Fist Called My Heart: The Peter McLaren Reader, Volume I is “at the same time an homage, a gathering, an intellectual activist’s…toolkit, a teacher’s bullshit detector, a parent’s demand list and an academic’s orienting topography. This collection of essays…represents some of the most central and important work of Peter McLaren; work he has done on behalf of people’s liberation and humanization over more than three decades. [It provides] readers with an opportunity to develop a deep understanding of McLaren’s intellectual history and academic development, and the thinking processes that lead to his current framework and intellectual/philosophical/political situatedness in humanist Marxism. Through these gathered and sequentially presented essays, readers will be able to `see’ McLaren in the process of his theory construction, over time, without missing his essence of struggling for a just society that promotes the full humanity and liberation of all people. [Here,] we have curated some of the most exemplary essays along the trajectory of Peter McLaren’s long and impactful career. These pieces track and document Peter’s intellectual grow as one of North America’s most important intellectuals and advocates for critical pedagogy; his theorizing of the discursive and the everyday through post-modernist and post-structural lenses; his contributions to the literature and practice of critical multiculturalism; his stirring work on capitalist empire, and valiant struggles to resist it; through to his foundational, long held connection and cutting edge contribution to the field of humanist Marxism.”

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Book SynopsisSince the founding of the Communist Party in China just over a century ago, there is much the country has achieved. But who does the heavy lifting in China? And who walks away with the spoils? Cadre Country places the spotlight on the nation's 40 million cadres – the managers and government officials employed by the ruling Communist Party to protect its great enterprise. This group has captured the culture and wealth of China, excluding the voices of the common citizens of this powerful and diverse country.Award-winning historian John Fitzgerald focuses on the stories the Communist Party tells about itself, exploring how China works as an authoritarian state, and revealing Beijing's monumental propaganda productions as a fragile edifice built on questionable assumptions.Cadre Country is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand the workings of the Chinese Communist Party and the limits of its achievements.Trade Review"It takes decades of patient observation, experience and study of China to produce a book like this. Cadre Country is a must read for specialists and the general public." — Anita Chan, Australian National University "One of the most important books on China written since Xi Jinping assumed power, Cadre Country is a forensic and profound explication of the true nature of the Chinese Communist Party." — John Lee, Hudson Institute and United States Studies Centre

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Book SynopsisRacism After Apartheid, volume four of the Democratic Marxism series, brings together leading scholars and activists from around the world studying and challenging racism. In eleven thematically rich and conceptually informed chapters, the contributors interrogate the complex nexus of questions surrounding race and relations of oppression as they are played out in the global South and global North. Their work challenges Marxism and anti-racism to take these lived realities seriously and consistently struggle to build human solidarities.Table of Contents Acknowledgements Acronyms and abbreviations Chapter 1 The Anti-Racism of Marxism: Past and Present Vishwas Satgar PART ONE AGAINST RACISM IN THE WORLD Chapter 2 The International Indigenous Peoples’ Movement: A Site of Anti-Racist Struggle Against Capitalism Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz Chapter 3 Emancipation, Freedom or Taxonomy? What Does It Mean to be African? Firoze Manji Chapter 4 Colonialism, Apartheid and the Native Question: The Case of Israel/PalestineRan Greenstein Chapter 5 The Role of Racism in the European ‘Migration Crisis’: A Historical–Materialist PerspectiveFabian Georgi Chapter 6 Hindutva, Caste and the ‘National Unconscious’Aditya Nigam Chapter 7 Marxism, Feminism and Caste in Contemporary India Nivedita Menon PART TWO AGAINST RACISM IN SOUTH AFRICA Chapter 8 The Reproduction of Racial Inequality in South Africa: The Colonial Unconscious and Democracy Peter Hudson Chapter 9 Democratic Marxism and the National Question: Race and Class in Post-Apartheid South Africa Khwezi Mabasa Chapter 10 Seven Theses on Radical Non-Racialism, the Climate Crisis and Deep Just Transitions: From the National Question to the Eco-cide Question Vishwas Satgar Chapter 11 Foreign Nationals are the ‘Non-Whites’ of the Democratic Dispensation Sharon Ekambaram Conclusion Vishwas Satgar Contributors Index

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Book SynopsisHow did Trump and Brexit go from laughable impossibilities to everyday reality? Why did digital media stop being cool and progressive, and become a reactionary, brainwashing nightmare? And, how did the Left get its act together and start winning again? From right to left, Other People's Politics is the indispensable guide to post-2016 life. 'Other People's Politics is to contemporary political debates what Virginia Woolf's A Room of One's Own was to early feminism: a call for progressives to work tirelessly so that everyone is granted the material conditions necessary for reading a difficult book like James Joyce's Ulysses, if they choose to.' Yanis Varoufakis, former Minister of Finance in Greece's SYRIZA government

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Book Synopsis'The problem is not how to manage the capital system, but to get rid of it'. And who will do the job? These are the questions posed at the start of Cliff Slaughter's latest book. Recognising the importance of Istvan Meszaros's analysis - in Beyond Capital (1995) and other books - of the historic, 'structural crisis' that has taken capital into its stage of 'destructive self-reproduction', Against Capital focuses on the crucial question of agency. Today, when there are fundamental disjunctures between the globalised economy, the means of social control and political and state structures, what are we to make of Marx's conclusion that the working class - capital's only structural antagonist - is 'the gravedigger' of capitalism? And what are the implications for this of the information revolution, the changing composition of the working class, and the emergence of new forms of oppositional organisation, with young people to the fore? Slaughter assembles contributions by participants in recent movements in South Africa, Britain, Spain, Mexico, countries in the former Soviet zone and - in a major contribution from Yassamine Mather - the Middle East. He offers an extended critique of 'vanguardist' conceptions such as Trotsky's 'the crisis of humanity is reduced to the crisis of working-class revolutionary leadership' and Kautsky's and the early Lenin's formulation that socialist consciousness must be brought to the working class 'from the outside'. Finally, Against Capital examines the necessary theoretical foundations of a rebuilt working-class movement, with special attention to the concepts of class-consciousness and the relation between theory and practice. This book is a compelling and distinctive contribution to recent debates encompassing works such as Thomas Piketty's Capital in the Twenty-First Century (2014) and Paul Mason's PostCapitalism (2015).

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Book SynopsisThis Research Handbook offers unparalleled insights into the large-scale resurgence of interest in Marx and Marxism in recent years, with contributions devoted specifically to Marxist critiques of law, rights, and the state.The Research Handbook brings together thirty-three scholars of Marx, Marxism, and law from around the world to offer theoretically informed introductions to the Marxist tradition of social critique, contemporary Marxist analyses of law and rights, and future orientations of Marxist legal analysis. Chapters testify to the strength of Marxist critical tools for understanding the role of law, rights, and the state in capitalist societies. Exploring Marxist critique across an extraordinarily wide range of scholarlydisciplines, this Research Handbook is a must-read for scholars of law, politics, sociology, philosophy, and political economy who are interested in Marxism. Graduate and advanced undergraduate students in these and related disciplines will also benefit from the Research Handbook.Trade Review‘This collection makes an important contribution at an inflection point crossed by the crisis of global capitalism and South Africa’s own challenges generated by the Radical Economic Transformation faction of the ruling party and fellow populist travellers. One can only express the tentative hope that some of this collection finds its way into the teaching of legal theory in South African law schools.’ -- The Hon Justice Dennis Davis, The South African Law Journal‘The modestly titled Research Handbook on Law and Marxism is in fact a pioneering venture that brings together as many as 29 contributions on a wide range of subjects relating to law, seen through the analytical prism of Marxism. It will prove to be a useful reference point for students and seasoned writers alike. -- Utsa Patnaik, Professor Emerita, Jawaharlal Nehru University, India‘This volume displays the breadth and vitality of research on law from within the traditions of Marxism. Written from many different perspectives and by a healthy mix of eminent and emerging scholars, the essays collected here ably guide the reader through a century and a half of debates and controversies. These are debates both among Marxists about the status, import, and structure of the law and modern legal institutions, and between Marxists and non-Marxist legal scholars, collectively demonstrating that Marxism has indelibly shaped legal theory, constitutional theory, the theory of the state, and the theory of international law. This will undoubtedly be my new go-to reference volume on all questions pertaining to Marxism and legal studies.’ -- William Clare Roberts, McGill University, Canada‘Paul O’Connell and Umut Özsu have done a great service to all scholars of Marxism. They have assembled a comprehensive volume that includes contributions of both noted experts and brilliant young researchers and that fills a void in the existing literature. The outcome is a wonderful Handbook that is useful for both specialists and readers who approach Marxism and law for the first time. This book will serve as a guide in the field for many years to come.’ -- Marcello Musto, York University, CanadaTable of ContentsContents: 1 Introduction to the Research Handbook on Law and Marxism 1 Paul O’Connell and Umut Özsu PART I MARX AND THE MARXIST TRADITION 2 Legal and illegal political tactics in Marxist political theory 6 Clyde W Barrow 3 Marx on the Factory Acts: Law, exploitation, and class struggle 21 Daniel McLoughlin and Talina Hürzeler 4 ‘Putting weapons into the hands of the proletariat’: Marx on the contradiction between capitalism and liberal democracy 35 August H Nimtz 5 Marx’s concept of dictatorship 61 Cosmin Sebastian Cercel 6 Revolution, Lenin, and law 77 Michael Head 7 Marx, Engels, Lenin, and the right of peoples to self-determination in international law 98 Bill Bowring 8 Pashukanis’ commodity-form theory of law 115 Matthew Dimick 9 Thinking in a Gramscian way: Reflections on Gramsci and law 139 Pablo Ciocchini and Stéfanie Khoury 10 Poulantzas’ changing views on law and the state 156 Bob Jessop 11 The state as social relation: Poulantzas on materiality and political strategy 173 Rafael Khachaturian PART II CONTEMPORARY MARXIST ANALYSIS OF LAW, RIGHTS AND THE STATE 12 Marx’s critique and the constitution of the capitalist state 190 Rob Hunter 13 Marx and critical constitutional theory 209 Nimer Sultany 14 The reproduction of moral economies in capitalism: Reading Thompson structurally 242 Nate Holdren 15 Law and the state in Frankfurt School critical theory 261 Chris O’Kane 16 Feminist materialism and the laws of social reproduction 283 Miriam Bak McKenna 17 Marxism, labour and employment law, and the limits of legal reform in class society 299 Ahmed White 18 Karl Marx, Douglass North, and postcolonial states: The relation between law and development 319 BS Chimni 19 Transcending disciplinary fetishisms: Marxism, neocolonialism, and international law 335 Radha D’Souza 20 Taking political economy seriously: Grundriss for a Marxist analysis of international law 356 Rémi Bachand 21 From class-based project to imperial formation: European Union law and the reconstruction of Europe 375 Eva Nanopoulos PART III FUTURE ORIENTATIONS OF MARXIST LEGAL ANALYSIS 22 From free time to idle time: Time, work-discipline, and the gig economy 400 Rebecca Schein 23 Greening anti-imperialism and the national question 421 Max Ajl 24 Ideology, narrative, and law: ‘Operation Car Wash’ in Brazil 444 Enzo Bello, Gustavo Capela, and Rene José Keller 25 The poetry of the future: Law, Marxism, and social change 458 Paul O’Connell 26 Nomocratic social change: Reassessing the transformative potential of law in neoliberal times 477 Honor Brabazon 27 Beyond fetishism and instrumentalism: Rethinking Marxism and law under neoliberalism 497 Igor Shoikhedbrod 28 Law and the socialist ideal 512 Christine Sypnowich 29 Marx on law and method 529 Natalia Delgado 30 Principles for a dialectical-materialist analysis of law and the state 544 Dimitrios Kivotidis Index

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Book SynopsisIn this concise but rich book, Syverson refutes the common notion that reality television is superficial or inauthentic, explaining how such criticisms fail to appreciate the way that we form social reality in the first place. By examining shows like The Hills, The Real Housewives, Vanderpump Rules, and The Bachelor alongside postmodern philosophy, feminist theory, and political economy, Syverson argues that we can confront today’s postmodern condition only by accepting it on its own terms. To what extent does reality television mimic and shape our public and personal lives? Is reality television a dangerous, shallow decadence, or can it provide the key to understanding our postmodern moment? And above all, what does the election of Donald Trump mean for progressive fans of the genre? Reality Squared tackles these questions head-on, arguing that reality television represents the great modern art form, and the only entertainment vehicle capable of showing what it feels like to be alive today.

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Book SynopsisAn ‘Irish Cuba’ – on Britain’s doorstep? This book studies perceptions of the Soviet Union's influence over Irish revolutionaries during the Cold War. The Dublin authorities did not allow the Irish state’s non-aligned status to prevent them joining the West’s struggle against communism. Leading officials, such as Colonel Dan Bryan in G2, the Irish army intelligence directorate, argued that Ireland should assist the NATO powers. British and Irish officials believed communists in Ireland were directed by the British communist party, the CPGB. If Moscow's express adherents were too isolated to pose a threat in either Irish jurisdiction, the republican movement was a different matter. The authorities, north and south, saw that a communist-influenced IRA had potential appeal. This Cold War nightmare arrived with the outbreak of the Northern Ireland Troubles. Whitehall feared Dublin could become a Russian espionage hub, with the Marxist-led Official IRA acting as a Soviet proxy. To what extent did the Official republican movement's Workers’ Party serve the Soviets’ Cold War agenda?Trade ReviewReviews'A well-written work based on extensive use of state archives backed up by contemporary newspapers and periodicals. It successfully establishes that a broader international context is a useful way of adding to our understanding of how perceptions of a communist/subversive threat influenced both British and Irish policymakers.'Henry Patterson, Emeritus Professor of Politics, Ulster University'A fresh and original study of the Irish republican left, as seen from the strangely neglected, but as Mulqueen demonstrates, crucial, perspective of Cold War geo-politics. Clearly written and finely detailed, one of the more notable features of this book is the creative use of the British and American diplomatic archives. Altogether, An Alien Ideology makes a significant contribution to our understanding of later twentieth-century Ireland – a time which now seems at once so near and so far away.' Jim Smyth, Professor Emeritus of History, University of Notre Dame'An arresting account and a valuable contribution to the growing body of academic research into the [Northern Ireland] conflict.' Tom Wall, Dublin Review of Books'The main strength of this impressive study... lies in Mulqueen’s assiduous charting and sophisticated assessment of the spectrum of [the Official republican movement’s] links to major international actors, not least the Soviet Union.' Ruan O'Donnell, History Ireland'As a history of state intelligence on Ireland's far left, it's original, engaging, and recommended.'Emmet O'Connor, Socialist History'Mulqueen has written a much needed and very welcome book.'Dianne Kirby, European History Quarterly'An Alien Ideology deserves to join the essential reading lists on the Cold War’s impact on the island of Ireland... Mulqueen’s book reminds us to always consider the influence of international affairs on domestic politics.'Thomas Leahy, Irish Political Studies'The 1970s and 80s were challenging times for intellectuals, and the high-water mark of historical revisionism, censorship, and self-censorship. Many historians flattered themselves that they were in the front line of the struggle to defend civilization from the Provisionals and that liberal democracy was more important than academic integrity. By contrast, Mulqueen is impressively objective, and skillfully negotiates the controversies.'Emmet O'Connor, Irish Literary Supplement'[An Alien Ideology] is the first attempt to quantify and analyse the extent and nature of UK/US surveillance of the Irish left… I strongly recommend this book.'Padraig Mannion, LookLeft'Mulqueen draws upon an impressive range of primary sources… I commend this book as a valuable and original addition to the literature on Ireland and the Cold War, which will appeal to both scholars of recent Irish history and of the Cold War internationally.'Gerard Madden, Labour History'This carefully researched and illuminating study broadens our knowledge of the Irish republican left… For specialists on the fraught relationship between Irish republicanism and socialism, Mulqueen’s book represents another valuable addition to their bookshelves.'Stephen Hopkins, Labour History Review'John Mulqueen's excellent study on the Cold War in Ireland... throw[s] new light on the history of Northern Ireland during the Troubles and why they need to be seen as part of something larger. By doing so, he has added significantly to the literature on the Cold War.'Michael Cox, Cold War History'An Alien Ideology… is refreshingly welcome and challenges the often-insular view of the Troubles period through consideration of the global context. Mulqueen’s use of the archival sources is superb and the Cold War contextual analysis braces the book and situates it well as a significant contribution to the developing historiography of this period of Irish history.'Adrian Grant, Irish Historical Studies'John Mulqueen's fair-minded and well-researched study... carefully examines the evolution of leftist republicanism during the Cold War, against the widespread perception that Marxism was indeed 'an alien ideology' for Ireland... [T]his intriguing book... rightly avoids dismissing or patronising the ultimately misguided and unsuccessful revolutionaries whom it valuably restores to their Cold War context.'Richard English, Diplomatic History'This is an important contribution to our understanding of the Irish left in the Cold War era and John Mulqueen performs a very useful service by researching British and American diplomatic and intelligence sources... [I]t is a welcome addition to... other studies of the Official republican movement.' Padraig Yeates, Saothar‘An Alien Ideology provides a fascinating account of how the Cold War helped shape … the Troubles … and demonstrates that a transnational lens should be [used in the study of] the conflict.’ Evan Smith, Australasian Journal of Irish Studies '[A] balanced and accessible work. [An Alien Ideology] is a welcome addition to the historiography of the Irish left, which, by viewing the momentous tumult in Irish republicanism during the late Cold War period from an international perspective, adds substantially to our knowledge and understanding of it.' John Cunningham, Twentieth Century Communism '[Alien Ideology] is a very worthwhile [work] of historical research... and its reappearance in paperback format is very much to be welcomed.' John Kirkcaldy, Books Ireland‘[W]ell researched and thought-provoking … John Mulqueen has written an important book and has certainly contributed to rendering the Troubles less parochial.' Jérôme aan de Wiel, Canadian Journal of Irish Studies'This carefully researched and illuminating study broadens our knowledge of the "Irish Republican left".' Stephen Hopkins, Labour History Review'This is an original and extensive study ... a readable and lively account, illustrated by some well-chosen photographs. The author's own contacts in the Official republican milieu also provided important insights. Anyone interested in the Irish left, and indeed Irish politics more broadly, particularly during the 1970s and 1980s, would benefit from reading this book.' Brian Hanley, Studia Hibernica'This paperback version of a work which first appeared in 2019 will make available to a wider audience a remarkable book about Ireland’s position in the Cold War... determined largely by the Troubles... [F]ascinating... easy to read, and the production values are of a high order... by any standard an excellent [study].' Oliver Rafferty, StudiesTable of ContentsIntroductionI. Communists: Ireland’s ‘fifth column’?II. ‘Communists’, the IRA and the Northern Ireland crisisIII. A ‘near-Communist’ movementIV. The KGB and IrelandV. Left-wing republicans align with MoscowVI. ‘A party of the extreme left’VII. Soviet policies in Dáil ÉireannVIII. EpilogueConclusion

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Book SynopsisElgar Advanced Introductions are stimulating and thoughtful introductions to major fields in the social sciences, business and law, expertly written by the world’s leading scholars. Designed to be accessible yet rigorous, they offer concise and lucid surveys of the substantive and policy issues associated with discrete subject areas.The Advanced Introduction to Marxism and Human Geography explores the fundamental aspects of Marx‘s conceptualization of capital and of capitalist development, including value theory, the class relation, accumulation and the development of the capitalist division of labor. Kevin Cox goes beyond simplistic analysis to further engage with key concepts, and how their relationships with one another can illuminate the human geography of the world.Key features include: Comparative insights into human geography and Marx‘s theory A detailed discussion of capitalism and Marxism, covering topics such as capitalist geography, the capitalist city and urbanization A focus on core concepts of the field as well as looking more broadly at Marxist approaches to topics such as geopolitics and difference and uneven development. This engaging work will be valuable reading for students and scholars of human geography and Marxist geography.Trade Review‘This book achieves much more than humbly engaging readers in Marxist human geography. Rather, it illuminates the totality of our world; the multiplicity of conditions that make it so, and conclusively, the geographies embedded within our social relations.’ -- Jonathan Spencer Esmonde, Human Geography: A New Radical Journal‘Cox should be applauded for writing a succinct, approachable introduction. The author’s reflections and connections will be helpful to novice and experienced students of Capital and human geography. It can be used in and outside the classroom as an introduction and commentary on the topic. Above all, this book would be helpful to geography graduate students who, themselves, are trying to wade through these issues and want a guiding commentary.’ -- Gabe Eckhouse, Eurasian Geography and Economics'When I tell ordinary people I’m a Marxist Geographer, I often get puzzled looks. Kevin Cox's comprehensive Advanced Introduction to Marxism and Human Geography shows why such a sub-discipline is not only possible but necessary to understanding the political economy of capitalism. He offers a concise and expert overview of Marx’s core theories, and shows how they apply to core geographical issues such as urbanization, social difference, and geopolitics. I very much look forward to teaching with this text!' -- Matthew T. Huber, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York, US'Cox explains in clear language the central categories of classical Marxism, before showing how urbanization, environmental destruction, difference, uneven development, and geopolitics have evolved under capitalism and help reproduce capitalist social relations. This book not only introduces the interrelations between geography and social structures, but is also an exemplary demonstration of how to delve beyond the ''facts of the matter'' to reveal their foundations and interconnections.' -- Michael Webber, University of Melbourne, Australia'Clearly written, this book provides an excellent introduction to key concepts from Marx. It demonstrates their continuing relevance to understanding the political economies of capitalisms and their varied geographies via a range of contemporary examples. It should be of interest to all students of human geography and ought to be compulsory reading for them.' -- Ray Hudson, University of Durham, UKTable of ContentsContents: PART I FOUNDATIONS 1. From historical materialism to historical geographical materialism 2. Marx and capital: an overview 3. Marx’s theory of value 4. Surplus value 5. The capital accumulation process 6. Capital’s development 7. ‘The factor(s) of cohesion’: ideology and state under capitalism PART II GEOGRAPHY AND MARXISM 8. The urbanization of capital and struggles around the capitalist city 9. Marxism, nature and human geography 10. Capitalist geography and difference 11. Geographies of uneven development 12. The geopolitics of capitalism Afterword Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisElgar Advanced Introductions are stimulating and thoughtful introductions to major fields in the social sciences, business and law, expertly written by the world’s leading scholars. Designed to be accessible yet rigorous, they offer concise and lucid surveys of the substantive and policy issues associated with discrete subject areas.The Advanced Introduction to Marxism and Human Geography explores the fundamental aspects of Marx‘s conceptualization of capital and of capitalist development, including value theory, the class relation, accumulation and the development of the capitalist division of labor. Kevin Cox goes beyond simplistic analysis to further engage with key concepts, and how their relationships with one another can illuminate the human geography of the world.Key features include: Comparative insights into human geography and Marx‘s theory A detailed discussion of capitalism and Marxism, covering topics such as capitalist geography, the capitalist city and urbanization A focus on core concepts of the field as well as looking more broadly at Marxist approaches to topics such as geopolitics and difference and uneven development. This engaging work will be valuable reading for students and scholars of human geography and Marxist geography.Trade Review‘This book achieves much more than humbly engaging readers in Marxist human geography. Rather, it illuminates the totality of our world; the multiplicity of conditions that make it so, and conclusively, the geographies embedded within our social relations.’ -- Jonathan Spencer Esmonde, Human Geography: A New Radical Journal‘Cox should be applauded for writing a succinct, approachable introduction. The author’s reflections and connections will be helpful to novice and experienced students of Capital and human geography. It can be used in and outside the classroom as an introduction and commentary on the topic. Above all, this book would be helpful to geography graduate students who, themselves, are trying to wade through these issues and want a guiding commentary.’ -- Gabe Eckhouse, Eurasian Geography and Economics'When I tell ordinary people I’m a Marxist Geographer, I often get puzzled looks. Kevin Cox's comprehensive Advanced Introduction to Marxism and Human Geography shows why such a sub-discipline is not only possible but necessary to understanding the political economy of capitalism. He offers a concise and expert overview of Marx’s core theories, and shows how they apply to core geographical issues such as urbanization, social difference, and geopolitics. I very much look forward to teaching with this text!' -- Matthew T. Huber, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York, US'Cox explains in clear language the central categories of classical Marxism, before showing how urbanization, environmental destruction, difference, uneven development, and geopolitics have evolved under capitalism and help reproduce capitalist social relations. This book not only introduces the interrelations between geography and social structures, but is also an exemplary demonstration of how to delve beyond the ''facts of the matter'' to reveal their foundations and interconnections.' -- Michael Webber, University of Melbourne, Australia'Clearly written, this book provides an excellent introduction to key concepts from Marx. It demonstrates their continuing relevance to understanding the political economies of capitalisms and their varied geographies via a range of contemporary examples. It should be of interest to all students of human geography and ought to be compulsory reading for them.' -- Ray Hudson, University of Durham, UKTable of ContentsContents: PART I FOUNDATIONS 1. From historical materialism to historical geographical materialism 2. Marx and capital: an overview 3. Marx’s theory of value 4. Surplus value 5. The capital accumulation process 6. Capital’s development 7. ‘The factor(s) of cohesion’: ideology and state under capitalism PART II GEOGRAPHY AND MARXISM 8. The urbanization of capital and struggles around the capitalist city 9. Marxism, nature and human geography 10. Capitalist geography and difference 11. Geographies of uneven development 12. The geopolitics of capitalism Afterword Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisThis scholarly book conducts an extensive exploration into the central ideas of Karl Marx, focussing on the key concepts that have defined his thought and legacy. Bringing together a wealth of internationally renowned contributors, across different generations, Marx: Key Concepts analyses in depth Marx’s theories of (surplus) value, money, and capital, and their reception in classical and contemporary economic, sociological and philosophical debates. Chapters cover Marx’s core writings on the meaning of critique of political economy, materialism, dialectical method, real abstraction, absolute value, money, automatic Subject, reproduction, original accumulation, material interchange, domination, social reproduction, and pre-capitalist modes of production.Rediscovering the theoretical stratified density of the basic notions in Capital, the book provides crucial insight into the complexity and global significance of Marx’s ideas and their relevance for the understanding of contemporary society, politics and economy. This book will be essential reading for academics, scholars and researchers interested in the history and the methodology of economic thought, social science, political economy, sociology, and political theory.Trade Review‘In Marx: Key Concepts, fourteen internationally well-known scholars, true experts in Marx's profound ideas, delve into and amplify the critical concepts of his remarkable thought. This groundbreaking book is an innovative exploration in Marx’s laboratory and a must-read for passionate specialists, enthusiastic activists, and curious readers yearning to unravel the intricate tapestry of our world.’ -- Massimiliano Tomba, University of California, Santa Cruz, US‘This state-of-the-art book is witness to a renaissance of interest in Marx, covering the new directions of emerging research and exploring the liveliness of ongoing debates. The arguments are immensely interesting, supported by sophisticated philosophical understanding and an in-depth knowledge of Marx’s work.’ -- Christopher J. Arthur, formerly University of Sussex, UKTable of ContentsContents: Introduction to Marx: Key Concepts xi Riccardo Bellofiore and Tommaso Redolfi Riva 1 Critique 1 Tommaso Redolfi Riva 2 Materialism and dialectics 16 Stefano Breda 3 Finite Marxism 32 Frieder Otto Wolf 4 The economic cell form 49 Bob Jessop 5 Absolute value 67 Riccardo Bellofiore 6 Money, measurement and quantification 108 Frank Engster 7 Automatic subject 128 Luca Micaloni 8 Reproduction 145 Roberto Fineschi 9 Primitive accumulation 156 Sebastiano Taccola 10 Domination 169 Chris O’Kane 11 Real abstraction 187 Gianluca Pozzoni 12 Social reproduction 203 Kirstin Munro 13 Material interchange 217 Vittorio Morfino 14 Ethnological notebooks 228 Emanuela Conversano

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Book SynopsisInvestigating 20th century Chinese ideology through the two main elements of passionate belief and cultivation of rage, this timely book examines how Maoist thinking has influenced Western politics. Tracing the origins of Maoist ideas in Western politics, David Martin Jones and M.L.R. Smith expertly apply the principles of strategic theory to provide an understanding of how Mao’s ideas made their way from China into Western societies where they exert a profound and little understood impact on contemporary political conduct. The book offers critical insights into key theoretical discourses and their practical applications, including: Maoism, Orientalism and post-colonial discourse theory, Maoism and the mind, and Maoism and the politics of passion. Forward-thinking in its approach, it addresses the important question of where Maoism will end, analysing the trajectory that Maoism is likely to take and what the cumulative impact of it upon Western societies may be. This invigorating read will be a fascinating resource for scholars of political theory and history wishing to gain an insight into the impact of Maoist ideas in the West. It will also provide students of international politics and international studies with a much greater understanding of China’s revolutionary thinking in world politics.‘This insightful volume exposes the influence of Maoism on left wing intellectuals in the West. Jones and Smith reveal how not just Mao’s thought but the anti-democratic and often inhumane practices that came to be associated with China’s Cultural Revolution are today being rehabilitated in woke form. This superb book is a must-read for anyone wanting to understand what lies behind today's dominant political trends.’– Joanna Williams, Founder and Director of Cieo, UKTrade Review‘The Strategy of Maoism in the West is a provocative, probing work that maps the ongoing ideological influence of Mao’s revolutionary message beyond post-World War II Asia. The authors, well-respected strategists whose study of insurgency and terrorism has been noteworthy for their fresh and innovative thinking, have produced another work of unique erudition and perspicacity.’ -- Bruce Hoffman, Georgetown University, US‘This insightful volume exposes the influence of Maoism on left wing intellectuals in the West. Jones and Smith reveal how not just Mao’s thought but the anti-democratic and often inhumane practices that came to be associated with China's Cultural Revolution are today being rehabilitated in woke form. This superb book is a must-read for anyone wanting to understand what lies behind today's dominant political trends.’ -- Joanna Williams, Founder and Director of Cieo, UK‘An excellent expose of the neo-Maoist roots of rage in the West today that has sustained a nihilistic campaign against Western society and state, and which endangers the very democratic liberalism that we value but have taken for granted. A must-read for everyone concerned with what our future holds.’ -- Andrew Tan, Macquarie University, AustraliaTable of ContentsContents: Preface Introduction to The Strategy of Maoism in the West 1. Maoism and modern western political thought: a genealogy 2. China’s greatest export: Maoism, orientalism and post-colonial discourse theory 3. Maoism and the mind: the struggle for control over the interior realm 4. The strategy of rage: Maoism and the politics of passion 5. Creating the land of hatred: the strategic utility of Maoist inspired social discord 6. Signposts towards the Maoist end of history Conclusion: 西方文化大革命 (Xīfāng wénhuà dàgémìng) – the West’s Cultural Revolution Index

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Book SynopsisMarxism is not just a Euro-American preoccupation. It has had vibrant articulations around the world, particularly in Latin America, Africa, the Caribbean, and amongst Black diasporas. But South Asia has been relatively neglected in efforts to register the revolutionary theoretical traditions of the Global South. Reinvigorating the study of Marxism within the South Asian context, this volume of Political Power and Social Theory highlights lesser-known thinkers to unsettle the propensity within the Marxist cannon to disproportionately fixate on white male theorists. Forging an anti-imperialist Marxism through dialectical and historical approaches, chapters demonstrate how the South Asian facet of this revolutionary tradition can contribute to and even reenergize global Marxist theory.Table of ContentsChapter 1. Marxist Theory Unbound: Global Perspectives From South Asia; Kristin Plys, Priyansh, and Kanishka Goonewardena Chapter 2. The Anti-Imperialist Marxisms of SBD de Silva and GVS de Silva; Kanishka Goonewardena Chapter 3. Alavi Contra Alavi: Towards a Conjunctural Awareness; Ayyaz Mallick Chapter 4. Mapping the Politics of Postcolonial Critique in Pakistan Through the Writings of Aziz-ul-Haq (1958-72); Muhammad Azeem Chapter 5. Murder as Praxis? Theorising Marxist Feminism in Pakistan Through Akhtar Baloch’s Prison Narratives; Umaima Miraj Chapter 6. Mohammad Azharuddin as a Theorist of Shock: The Life of an Indian Muslim Cricket Captain in the Time of Hindu Nationalism; Priyansh Chapter 7. Crisis and Revolt in Sri Lanka: Theorizing a Horizon of Possibilities Amidst the Unravelling of the Global Order; Devaka Gunawardena and Ahilan Kadirgamar Chapter 8. Anti-Colonial Marxism in French and Portuguese India Compared: Varadarajulu Subbiah and Aquino de Bragança’s Theories of Colonial Independence; Kristin Plys Chapter 9. Interview With Professor Himani Bannerji; Himani Bannerji, Kanishka Goonewardena, Kristin Plys, and Priyansh Chapter 10. Poems of Resistance; Salman Haider

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Book SynopsisIt is a commonplace wisdom that from the authoritarian roots of the Bolshevik revolution in 1917 grew the gulags and the police state of the Stalinist epoch. The Dictator, the Revolution, The Machine overturns that perspective once and for all by showing how October was inspired by a profound mass movement comprised of urban workers and rural poor -- a movement that went on to forge a state capable of channelling its political will in and through the most overwhelming form of grass-roots democracy history has ever known. It was a single, precarious experiment whose life was tragically brief. In a context of civil war and foreign invasion the fledgling democracy was eradicated and the Bolshevik party was denuded of its social basis -- the working classes. While the party survived, its centrist elements came to the fore as the power of the bureaucracy asserted itself. From the ashes of human freedom there arose a zombified, sclerotic administration in which state functionaries took precedence over elected representatives. One man came to embody the inverted logic of this bureaucratic machine, its remorseless brutality and its parasitic drive for power. Joseph Stalin was its highest expression, accruing to himself state powers as he made his murderous, heady rise to dictator. This book examines his historical profile, its roots in Georgian medievalism, and shows why Stalin was destined to play the role he did. In broader strokes Tony McKenna raises the conflict between the revolutionary movement and the bureaucracy to the level of a literary tragedy played out on the stage of world history, showing how Stalinism's victory would pave the way for the Midnight of the Century.

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Book SynopsisThis major two volume reference work focuses on the works of contemporary Marxism which take as their inspiration the classical Marxian political economy, especially that of Marx, Engels, Lenin, Luxemburg and Gramsci. The authors reprinted here are engaged in the common enterprise of attempting to understand the world in a manner that might facilitate its transformation for the better, or at least help prevent the worst outcomes from predictable and inevitable changes. Committed to the critical, scientific and explanatory project of Marxism, the authors represented in these volumes tend to be structuralist and determinist but they also acknowledge the role of voluntarism, chance or untheorized circumstance. All have borrowed from the philosophical, political, and most importantly, political economic strands of the classical Marxist legacy to create a new and contemporary Marxian political economy. These authoritative volumes will be an essential reference point for an analysis of one of the most influential political ideologies of the 20th century.Table of ContentsContents: Volume I: Introduction Part I: The Marxist Theory of History of Development' G.A. Cohen (1988), 'Forces and Relations of Production' Immanuel Wallerstein (1974), 'The Rise and Future Demise of the World Capitalists System: Concepts for Comparative Analysis' Robert Brenner (1986), 'The Social Basis of Economic Development' G.A. Cohen (1988), 'Reconsidering Historic Materialism' Alan Carling (1990), 'Marx, Cohen and Brenner: Functionalism Versus Rational Choice in the Marxist Theory of History' Part II: Hegemony and Consent; Jerome Karabel (1976), 'Revolutionary Contradictions: Antonio Gramsci and the Problems of Intellectuals' Joshua Cohen and Joel Rogers (1983), 'Structure' James Scott (1977), 'Hegemony and the Peasantry' Frances Fox Piven (1976), 'The Social Structuring of Political Protest' Part III: The State in History Michael Mann (1977), 'States, Ancient and Modern' Michael Hechter and William Brustein (1980), 'Regional Modes of Production and Patterns of State Formation in Western Europe' Isaac Deutscher (1969), 'Roots of Bureaucracy' Margaret Levi (1981), 'The Predatory Theory of Rule' Part IV: Approaches to Marxism: Culture, Structure and Rational Choice E.P. Thompson (1965), 'The Peculiarities of the English' Erklin Olin Wright (1989), 'What is Analytical Marxism?' Adam Przeworski (1985), 'Marxism and Rational Choice' Volume II: Introduction Part I: Classes and the State in Capitalism Aristide R. Zolberg (1986), 'How Many Exceptionalisms?' David Abraham (1977), 'State and Classes in Weimar Germany' Fred Block (1977), 'The Ruling Class does not Rule: Notes on the Marxist Theory of the State' Guillermo O'Donnell (1978), 'Reflections on the Patterns of Change in the Bureaucratic—Authoritarian State' Part II: Class Conflict in Capitalist Democracies John R. Bowman (1985), 'When Workers Organize Capitalists: The Case of the Bituminous Coal Industry' Claus Offe (1983), 'Competitive Party Democracy and the Keynesian Welfare State: Factors of Stability and Disorganization' Adam Przeworski and Michael Wallerstein (1982), 'The Structure of Class Conflict in Democratic Capitalist Societies' Ira Katznelson (1979), 'Community, Capitalist Development and the Emergence of Class' Part III: Racial and Ethical Conflict Harold Wolpe (1972), 'Capitalism and Cheap Labour-Power in South Africa: From Segregation to Apartheid' Constance Lever-Tray (1983), 'Immigrant Workers and Postwar Capitalism: In Reserve or Core Troops in the Front Line?' William Brustien (1983), 'French Political Regionalism: 1849-1978' Part IV: Gender Conflict Carole Pateman (1988), 'Wives, Slaves, and Wage Slaves' Frances Fox Piven (1985), 'Women and the State: Ideology, Power, and the Welfare State' Ruth Milkman (1982), 'Redfining "Women's Work": The Sexual Division of Labor in the Auto Industry During World War II' Maxine Molyneux (1985), 'Mobilization Without Emancipation? Women's Interests, the State, and Revolution in Nicaragua' Part V: Contemporary Socialism in Eastern Europe Ivan Szelenyi and Bill Martin (1988), 'The Three Waves of New Class Theories' Michael Burawoy (1989), 'Reflections on the Class Consciousness of Hungarian Steelworkers' Michael Burawoy (1990), 'Marxism is Dead, Long Live Marxism!'

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Book SynopsisThe collapse of communist governments in Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union requires a major rethink of many sociological theories of social integration and change.Drawing on a wide range of social theory, Social Theory and the Crisis of State Socialism offers a comparative analysis of the democratic revolutions, combining historical understanding with accounts of the crisis of communism in Bulgaria, Hungary, Poland and Russia. Larry Ray identifies contradictions within Soviet societies, developing a theory of crisis management that accounts both for the survival of the system over several decades and for its eventual failure.The social structure of Soviet systems is analysed in relation to debates in sociological theory over legitimation, social integration, social movements and modernity. Larry Ray examines new forms of class, political and national identity in post-socialist Europe, demonstrating how political conflicts are related to economic transformation, especially the emergence of 'nomenklatura capitalism', and asks whether sufficient conditions exist for the stabilization of democratic citizenship.Social Theory and the Crisis of State Socialism will be welcomed for comparatively analysing the communist and post-communist experiences of a number of East European countries in the light of a critical examination of the broad issues of social theory and modernity.Trade Review'This is an ambitious, informative and important book. . . . I recommend this book warmly' -- Ivan Szelenyi, Slavonic ReviewTable of ContentsContents: Acknowledgements 1. Introduction: Social Theory and Socialism 2. State Theory, Modernity and Differentiation 3. State Socialism and Modernity 4. Mode of Domination and Legitimacy 5. Systemic Crises in State Socialism 6. The Legal Revolution 7. The Rectifying Revolutions? 8. Civil Society and Citizenship in the New Europe 9. Globalization and Nationalism Index

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Book SynopsisFoundations of Analytical Marxism compiles important articles representing the school of analytical Marxism. This school of thought was inaugurated by the publication of G.A. Cohen's Karl Marx's Theory of History in 1978. Since then scholars in political philosophy, economics, sociology, political science, history and anthropology have contributed to it. This two volume set has been divided into seven parts: Class, Exploitation, Power and Domination, Historical Materialism, The State, Market Socialism, Freedom and Methodology.Table of ContentsCONTENTS VOLUME 1 PART 1 CLASS 1. John E. Roemer (1982), ‘New Directions in the Marxian Theory of Exploitation and Class’ 2. Pranab Bardhan (1982), ‘Agrarian Class Formation in India’ 3. Mukesh Eswaran and Ashok Kotwal (1989), ‘Credit and Agrarian Class Structure’ 4. Maite Cabeza-Gutés ‘Class Structure and Choice of Technology in an Agrarian Economy’ 5. Erik Olin Wright (1984), ‘A General Framework for the Analysis of Class Structure’ 6. Philippe Van Parijs (1986-1987), ‘A Revolution in Class Theory’ PART 2 EXPLOITATION, POWER AND DOMINATION 7. G. A. Cohen (1979), ‘The Labor Theory of Value and the Concept of Exploitation’ 8. John E. Roemer (1982), ‘Property Relations vs. Surplus Value in Marxian Exploitation’ 9. John E. Roemer (1985), ‘Should Marxists Be Interested in Exploitation?’ 10. Jeffrey Reiman (1987), ‘Exploitation, Force and the Moral Assessment of Capitalism: Thoughts on Roemer and Cohen’ 11. John E. Roemer (1989), ‘What is Exploitation? Reply to Jeffrey Reiman’ 12. G. A. Cohen (1990), ‘Marxism and Contemporary Political Philosophy, or: Why Nozick Exercises some Marxists more than he does any Egalitarian Liberals’ 13. Samuel Bowles and Herbert Gintis (1990), ‘Contested Exchange: New Microfoundations for the Political Economy of Capitalism’ VOLUME 2 PART 1 HISTORICAL MATERIALISM 1. G. A .Cohen (1986), ‘Forces and Relations of Production’ 2. Joshua Cohen (1982), ‘Book Review of Karl Marx’s Theory of History: by G A Cohen’ 3. Robert Brenner (1986), ‘The Social Basis of Economic Development’ 4. G. A. Cohen (1988), ‘Reconsidering Historical Materialism’ PART 2 THE STATE 5. Fred Block (1977), ‘The Ruling Class does not Rule: Notes on the Marxist Theory of the State’ 6. Adam Przeworski and Michael Wallerstein (1988), ‘Structural Dependence of the State on Capital’ PART 3 MARKET SOCIALISM 7. Pranab Bardhan and John E. Roemer (1992), ‘Market Socialism: A Case for Rejuvenation’ 8. John E. Roemer (1992), ‘Can There Be Socialism after Communism?’ 9. Thomas E. Weisskopf (1993), ‘A Democratic-Enterprise-Based Market Socialism’ PART 4 FREEDOM 10. G. A. Cohen (1991), ‘Capitalism, Freedom and the Proletariat’ 11. Jon Elster (1986), ‘Self-Realization in Work and Politics: The Marxist Conception of the Good Life’ 12. Philippe Van Parijs (1989), ‘In Defence of Abundance’ 13. Erik Olin Wright (1993), ‘Explanation and Emancipation in Marxism and Feminism’ PART 5 METHODOLOGY 14. Jon Elster (1989), ‘Marxism and Individualism’ 15. Jon Elster (1982), ‘Marxism, Functionalism and Game Theory: The Case for Methodological Individualism’ 16. G. A. Cohen (1986), ‘Marxism and Functional Explanation’ 17. John E .Roemer (1989), ‘Marxism and Contemporary Social Science’ 18. Alan Carling (1986), ‘Rational Choice Marxism’

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Book SynopsisIn The Russian Press from Brezhnev to Yeltsin, John Murray charts and examines the main changes in the content and language of the Russian press over the last decade. This is the most up-to-date book covering the evolution of the post-Soviet press and makes an important contribution to scholarship through the inclusion of much original contemporary source material and a series of extensive interviews with leading Russian journalists. Following a general survey of the Russian press since 1917, the book examines in detail the workings of the press before Perestroika, during Gorbachev's period in office, and under Boris Yeltsin's presidency. The author looks in particular at the changing relationship between the press and politicians, the emergence of Western-style newspapers and the economic problems facing the post-Soviet newspaper world. The book also examines separately how the language of the press changed as a result of the political liberalization of the late 1980s and continues to change in the 1990s. Included in the book are twelve interviews with Russian journalists taken between 1987 and 1993 that illustrate the changing self-perception of journalists during that period.An award-winning journalist in his own right, Dr Murray has written a book that will be of interest both to academic researchers and working journalists concerned with analysing the language of political discourse in Soviet and Russian journalism.Trade Review'His book has no rival as a survey of the late years of the Soviet press, and its hesitant, chaotic birth into the freedoms of the market. He knows the press, the journalists, the culture and above all he understands the varied languages.' -- Martin Walker, Sunday Tribune'John Murray has explored a fascinating topic and his book is both thorough and thought-provoking.' -- Judith Devlin, Sunday Independent'This is a well written and easily read book. Murray provides a significant amount of information which gives the reader a clear picture of the function of the press in the ex-Soviet Union. The volume can equally attract the attention and interest not only of those social scientists who are interested in the ex-Soviet Union but of anyone interested in the function of the press.' -- Yannis A. Stivachtis, Europe-Asia Studies'Carefully selected and edited, these interviews are a good illustration to the events discussed in the book and the conclusions it reaches. The book is useful reading for specialists in Russian affairs and in the media in general.' -- Vera Tolz, Slavic Review

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Book SynopsisThe Anatomy of the New Poland examines the nature and scope of political change in the first years of post-communist politics in Poland. Poland is significant not only because events there triggered the downfall of Communism throughout the region, but also because of the bold economic experiments of the new Polish leadership. Covering the period from the Round table negotiations of 1989 to the second free parliamentary elections in September 1993, the book blends an examination of the general features of communist systems and the challenges for democratic development in Eastern Europe with a specific analysis of the situation in Poland. In an authoritative analysis, Frances Millard discusses the shaping of the new constitutional framework and the interplay of political institutions in Poland while highlighting the influences upon the development of political parties and the emergence of a new party system. The dilemmas and achievements of post-communist politics are illustrated with reference to topical issues of decommunization and privatization. Written in a clear, accessible style, this book links developments in Poland to general themes in political science. As an assessment of the factors that undermine, and those that further, the emergence of democratic politics, it will be welcomed by scholars and students of the development and transformation of post-communist societies.Trade Review'Frances Millard's analysis is illuminating and useful because it deals with the political as well as the economic realities of life in post communist Poland and scrutinizes the close links between the two. . . . All in all, it is a book that can be recommended to those who have a desire to develop a more thorough understanding of the Polish predicament today.' -- Janusz J. Tomiak, International Affairs'Frances Millard has produced a book which is likely to establish itself as the most widely read account of the first four years of Poland's post-Communist development. Its virtues are that it is clearly written, admirably organized and very balanced in its coverage and judgements.' -- Wendy Bracewell, The Slavonic ReviewTable of Contents1. The Communist Regime and Its Legacy 2. Understanding Change 3. Unsaddling the Socialist Cow: the Round Table and Its Consequences 4. Polish Governments after the Presidential Election 5. Elections and the Party System in the New Poland 6. The New Political Institutions 7. Privatisation, De-commuication and Civil Liberties 8. Poland's External Relations.

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Book SynopsisPerestroika's fate was determined by the hostile reaction of the working class. Strikes, protest and the fear of working class action had a devastating impact, yet relatively little is known about the workers' movement during this period. This book surveys the development of the new workers' movement in Russia under perestroika to understand how it connected with the workers at shop floor level and the national and local political authorities to whom it addressed its demands, and whose development it sought to influence. Drawing on a programme of collaborative research on Russian industrial relations from 1987 to 1992, the authors use a series of case studies to explain the gulf between the thousands of tiny independent groups, often based in a single enterprise or even a single shop and regional and national organizations without a grassroots base. Extensive interviews with participants, tape and video recordings as well as substantial documentary material are used in case studies of the 1989 miners' strike in Kuzbass, the Kuzbass Regional Council of Workers' committees, the Independent Miner's Union in Kuzbass, Sotsprof in Moscow and the Federation of Air Traffic Controllers' Unions.Table of ContentsThe workers' movement in Russia; the 1989 miner's strike in Kuzbass; the Kuzbass Regional Council of Workers' Committees; the Independent Miners' Union in Kazbass; Sotsprof; the Federation of Air Traffic Controllers' Unions; is there a workers' movement in Russia.

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Book SynopsisThis innovative book offers a critical history of the development of Soviet ideology, discussing its centrality to Soviet politics and the destructive effect that it had on the Gorbachev reforms.Neil Robinson analyses the nature and historical evolution of Soviet ideology between 1917 and 1985 to demonstrate the structural importance of Soviet ideological discourse and the uncertain place that it allocated to the communist party in the Soviet political system. On the basis of this analysis, Dr Robinson provides a fresh interpretation of Gorbachev's political reforms. He describes the ideological dynamic that underwrote the development of perestroika, how Gorbachev's ideas on democratization sent contradictory messages to the communist party, and how this stimulated opposition to perestroika from party cadres and Soviet society. Ideology and the Collapse of the Soviet System establishes the ideological roots of the crisis of Soviet power under Gorbachev and provides a convincing account of the Soviet system's inability to reform itself.Trade Review'. . . this work is a serious attempt to bring ideology back into discussions about the end of the Soviet Union.' -- Bartholomew Goldyn, Slovo'. . . this is an excellent book which sheds considerable light upon the role of ideology, particularly in the last years of the Soviet Union.' -- Graeme Gill, Europe - Asia Studies'. . . Robinson's book is invaluable and will be of lasting value.' -- Michael Waller, Keele University, UK'Robinson's method is considerably more advanced than the methodologies that informed most discussions of this subject while the USSR was still in existence. He asks better questions and comes up with more stimulating answers than one is likely to find in conventional sovietological accounts.' -- Michael Urban, Slavic ReviewTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Bringing Ideology Back In: The Party and the Soviet Model of Politics 2. The Origins of Soviet Ideology and the Power of the Party 3. Ideology after Stalin: Khrushcev, Breshnev and the Revival of Communist Construction and the Resurrection of Party Power 4. Breaking the Ice: From Uskorenie to Perestroika. Gorbachevism, 1985–1987 5. The Second Phase of Perestroika: “Socialist pluralism of opinions”, the “Socialist law-based state” and “socialist choice” and the Party 6. The End of the Soviet Model of Politics: The Failure of the Party and the Collapse of Party Hegemony 7. Conclusion: Ideology and the Collapse of the Soviet System Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisConflict and Change in the Russian Industrial Enterprise focuses on the new kinds of conflict that arise in the transition to a market economy. Following an editorial introduction, two chapters develop theories from new empirical research into patterns of conflict and forms of trade unionism in Russian enterprises in the transition period. These are followed by a detailed case study of the development of an independent trade union in one large industrial enterprise, and a chapter which explores changes in the status hierarchy of the industrial enterprise. Two chapters then address the much-neglected issue of gender differentiation in the work place and both chapters question the supposed passivity of Russian women workers. The two final chapters address the issue of conflict and change in the external relations of enterprises through case studies of the process of bankruptcy and of conflict between insiders and outsiders.Table of ContentsConflict and change in the Russian industrial enterprise (Simon Clarke); social contradictions and conflicts in state enterprises in the transition period (Vladimir Ilyin); Russian trade unions and the management apparatus in the transition period (Vladimir Ilyin); the trade union "solidarity" - a case study (Irina Tartakovkskaya); the changing status of workers in the enterprise (Irina Kozina and Vadim Borisov); gender differation and industrial relations (Galina Monousova); gender stereotyping and the gender division of labour in Russia (Elain Bowers); the regional elite in the epoch of bankruptcy (Pavel Romanov); privatization and restructuring of enterprises: under "insider" or "outsider control"? (Veronika Kabalina)

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Book SynopsisParty-States and their Legacies in Post-Communist Transformation is a unique investigation into the construction, operation, self-destruction and transition of Hungarian politics from the 1960s to the mid- 1990s. It presents a rich picture which draws upon an extraordinary body of data and provides not just simply a retrospective theoretical analysis of the system, but details of everyday life within the state apparatus.This remarkable book includes extensive interviews with over four hundred key individuals in the party, state and the economy from 1975 onwards. In addition, Dr Csanadi draws upon other unique empirical research including internal memos and secret state documents as well as a full range of studies by East and West European scholars to reveal the realities of the system as observed by those closest to it. She not only considers the workings of the system during the communist era, but also analyses the legacy it continues to exert on the period of the transformation. As such the book contributes to our understanding of the Hungarian transformation and sheds new light on how party states worked throughout Eastern and Central Europe during the communist era and what the consequences of their self-similar features on the transformation are. In addition the book offers comparisons with other formerly centrally planned systems to reveal the structural differences in the distribution of power in party states and the very different legacies they leave for post-communist transformation. This comprehensive book will be welcomed by researchers, academics and postgraduates interested in the politics, economics, history and political science of Hungary and other East and Central European countries in transition.Trade Review'This meticulously researched contribution by a Hungarian scholar offers a fresh analysis of the evolution and collapse of the communist system. A welcome addition to the literature on the rise and fall of state socialism, the book traces the tension between the system's sustainability and its inherent weakness. . . . the very richness of the data presented in the book merits careful consideration.' -- Andrew A. Michta, Slavic ReviewTable of ContentsContents: Introduction Part I: The Structure Part II: The Functioning Part III: The Disintegration Part IV: The Legacies Part V: Conclusions Appendices References Index

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Book SynopsisThis book offers a comprehensive analytical comparison of the democratization process in twelve countries of East Central Europe and the Balkans. It characterizes the types of democratization which have occurred in the region from 1989 until the end of 1997 and sets these recent changes within the framework of the political history of the countries. Emerging Democracies in East Central Europe and the Balkans takes a unique look at the democratization process using evidence which is not readily available in the existing literature. It examines less well-known countries including Albania and Macedonia, and more complex countries such as Serbia. Atilla agh analyses the political, parliamentary and party developments from a comparative perspective both within the countries themselves and within the region as a whole. Considering all countries within the same theoretical framework, he also examines the long-term historical dimension and legacies of political culture. In addition, he analyses the goals of achieving Euro-Atlantic integration and the preparation of full membership to NATO and the European Union. Finally, he compares these new democracies with developments in Southern Europe and Latin America.This book will be welcomed by scholars and students of comparative politics and politics of emerging democracies as well as government officials and policymakers.Trade Review'Agh combines area studies and comparative politics, so frequently divided after the collapse of communism, in a harmonious way . . . The value of this volume - compared to so many collections of papers by various authors - lies in the systematic uniformity with which the material on various countries is presented . . . The book will prove to be extremely useful as a textbook in comparative politics and East European studies.' -- Klaus von Beyme, Slavic Review'. . . the book is informative and easy to read. It also includes a number of useful tables of election outcomes, and basic data on the countries covered.' -- Adrian Hyde-Price, International Affairs'It is a sturdy work, of real value to the traveller who makes a political voyage through today's East central Europe.' -- Frederick Quinn, Ethnic Research DigestTable of ContentsContents: Part I: Introduction Democratization in a Regional Approach 1. Democratization in a Regional Approach Part II: East Central European Countries in Re-Democratization 2. The Early Comer: Poland 3. The Long Transition: Hungary 4. The Velvet Transformation: Czech and Slovak Republics Part III: The Balkan Countries in Democratization 5. The Disintegration of Yugoslavia 6. National Integration in the Yugoslav Successor States 7. The Forerunner in the Balkans: Bulgaria 8. The Legacy of the Authoritarian Past: Romania 9. The Latecomer in the Balkans: Albania Part IV: Conclusion 10. The Europeanization of the East Central European and Balkan Regions

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Book SynopsisPierre Bourdieu (1930-2002) is the most influential sociologist of our time. His works take in education, culture, sport, literature, painting, class, philosophy, religion, law, media, intellectuals, methodology, photography, universities, colonialism, kinship, schooling and politics. Not much remains outside Bourdieu's sociological eye. His works are widely read across disciplines and he was one of the most prominent public intellectuals in France.Conversations with Bourdieu presents the first comprehensive attempt at a critical engagement with Bourdieu's theory as a totality. Michael Burawoy constructs a series of imaginary conversations between Bourdieu and his nemesis, Marxism, from which he silently borrowed so much. Starting with Marx, and proceeding through Gramsci, Fanon, Freire, de Beauvoir, and Mills, Burawoy takes up the challenge Bourdieu presents to Marxism, simultaneously developing a critique of Bourdieu and a reconstruction of Marxism. Karl Von Holdt, in turn, brings these conversations to South Africa, showing the relevance of Bourdieu's ideas to a country he never visited. Armed with Bourdieu, Von Holdt takes up some of the most pressing social and political issues of contemporary South Africa: the relation between symbolic and real violence, the place of intellectuals in public life, the intervention of gender in politics, the grappling with race, the critique of education, the importance of habitus, the history and future of class mobilisation, and the legacy of the liberation struggle. Conversations with Bourdieu pioneers a distinctive approach to doing social theory that is neither a combat sport nor an artificial synthesis, but a way of pushing theory to its limits through dialogue; dialogue between theorists and dialogue between theory and the world it represents.The book is distinctive too in pointing towards a new global sociology consciously rooted in a dialogue between the social realities and theoretical perspectives of North and South. The conversations were first presented as Mellon Lectures at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg in 2010Table of ContentsSociology is a combat sport - Bourdieu meets Bourdieu; theory and practice - Marx meets Bourdieu; cultural domination - Gramsci meets Bourdieu; colonialism and revolution - Fanon meets Bourdieu; pedagogy of the oppressed - Freire meets Bourdieu; antinomies of feminism - de Beauvoir meets Bourdieu; intellectuals and their publics - Mills meets Bourdieu; Homo Ludens vs. Homo Habitus - Burawoy meets Bourdieu; concluding reflections.

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Book SynopsisThis is the first publication in the Democratic Marxism Series, which seeks to elaborate the social theorising and politics of Democratic Marxism. Marx’s writings on and ideas about social transformation have figured prominently in the global Left imagination for more than 150 years. At the end of the twentieth century a number of factors seemed to converge to mark the end of Marxism’s influence on the world and, as a result, by the late twentieth century the relevance of Marxism was under question by both the Left (including Marxists) and Right. The decline was relatively short-lived, however, as the 2008 economic crisis brought into sharp relief the catastrophic effects of financialised capitalism and the need to (re)find alternatives. In the second decade of the twenty-first century, the revival of Marxism is finding new sources of inspiration that revolve around four primary factors: the importance of democracy for an emancipatory project; the ecological limits of capitalism; the crisis of global capitalism; and learning lessons from the failures of Marxist-inspired experiments. This is not simply a return to nineteenth and twentieth century understandings of Marxism. Rather, the twenty-first century has seen enormous creativity from movements that seek to overcome the weaknesses of the past by forging fundamentally new approaches to politics that draw inspiration from Marxism along with many other anti-capitalist traditions such as feminism, ecology, anarchism and indigenous traditions. The Marxism of many of these movements is not dogmatic or prescriptive, but rather open, searching, dialectical, humanist, utopian and inspirational. This edited volume introduces some contemporary approaches to Marxism and explores some of the ways in which Marxism has been used in Africa.Trade Review... this book approaches global themes from a Southern/ African standpoint and perspective that is not often recognised, yet is centrally valuable not only to critically evaluate Marxism but to understanding global dynamics. - Thiven Reddy, University of Cape TownTable of ContentsDemocratising and globalising Marxism: Marxism and democracy: liberal, vanguard or direct?; On the shoulders of Polyani - reconstructing Marxism; Transnationalising Gramscian Marxism in the Twenty-first Century. Marxism and left politics: Notes on Critique; Marxism and Feminism: 'Unhappy Marriage' or Creative Partnership?; Marx and Eco-logic of Fossil Capitalism. Crises of Marxism in Africa and possibilities for the future; Retrospect: Seven theses about Africa's Marxist regimes; Socialism and Southern Africa; Uneven and combined Marxism in South Africa's urban social movements; The unresolved national question in South Africa: critical reflections on the crisis and limits of ANC Marxism

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Book SynopsisThis is the first monograph in English on how China's agricultural collectivization began. In 1953, the Chinese Communist Party launched a system of agricultural collectivization to lean the countryside toward socialism. It led to the Utopian Commune Movement in 1958 and was followed by the worst famine in human history. Surprisingly, however, its beginnings are poorly understood and often regarded as Mao Zedong's imposition from above. This book challenges the conventional wisdom and explores how the national policy emerged from complex bureaucratic interactions among central, regional, local governments, and peasants.

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Book SynopsisThis is the first monograph in English on how China's agricultural collectivization began. In 1953, the Chinese Communist Party launched a system of agricultural collectivization to lean the countryside toward socialism. It led to the Utopian Commune Movement in 1958 and was followed by the worst famine in human history. Surprisingly, however, its beginnings are poorly understood and often regarded as Mao Zedong's imposition from above. This book challenges the conventional wisdom and explores how the national policy emerged from complex bureaucratic interactions among central, regional, local governments, and peasants.

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Book SynopsisScholars from a number of disciplines have, especially since the advent of the war on terror, developed critical perspectives on a cluster of related topics in contemporary life: militarization, surveillance, policing, biopolitics (the relation between state power and physical bodies), and the like. James A. Tyner, a geographer who has contributed to this literature with several highly regarded books, here turns to the bureaucratic roots of genocide, building on insight from Hannah Arendt, Zygmunt Bauman, and others to better understand the Khmer Rouge and its implications for the broader study of life, death, and power.The Politics of Lists analyzes thousands of newly available Cambodian documents both as sources of information and as objects worthy of study in and of themselves. How, Tyner asks, is recordkeeping implicated in the creation of political authority? What is the relationship between violence and bureaucracy? How can documents, as an anonymous technology capable of conveying great force, be understood in relation to newer technologies like drones? What does data create and what does it destroy? Through a theoretically informed, empirically grounded study of the Khmer Rouge security apparatus, Tyner shows that lists and telegrams have often proved as deadly as bullet and bombs.Trade ReviewA well-written and engaging study of why we must grapple with the bureaucratic culture of violence. I appreciate how Tyner moves between past and present—constantly reminding the reader of why the Cambodian genocide has important resonance beyond its own horrors."" - Ian Shaw, author of Predator Empire: Drone Warfare and Full Spectrum Dominance""Tyner has written an important book on the biopolitics of bureaucracy, archives, and lists. His novel concept of necrobureaucracy as a descriptor of the Khmer Rouge regime offers a new way of understanding the relationship between violence and state administration. An original and far-reaching piece of scholarship."" - Oliver Belcher, Durham UniversityTable of Contents Preface Acknowledgments 1. Emerging from the Shadows 2. A Tale of Two Lists 3. Into the Darkness 4. Mortal Accountings 5. Conclusions Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisA famed essay examines the Velvet Revolution from a sociological perspective. Thirty-two years after its initial publication, this respected sociological essay, written in the history-making years of 1989 and 1990, is available for the first time in English. The essay tells the story of a despotic Socialist state expropriating the family (and with it the private sphere of life) only to be colonized by the very thing it expropriated forty years later. The essay plunges the reader into the pivotal time of the Velvet Revolution and provides valid explanations for the grassroots causes of the old regime’s downfall, examining the private aspirations and strategies of highly disparate groups of nameless social actors of the old regime that eventually sapped almost everyone of any interest in keeping the regime afloat.Table of ContentsCONTENTS Preface to the third editionPreface to the second editionWhat we didn’t know ten years agoPreface to the first editionChapter OneWhy so late?The Catch in the Functional Analysis of the Family(An essay written in spring 1989)Chapter TwoHow could it have happened so smoothly?Chapter ThreeNow what?Postscript Bibliography

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