Far-left political ideologies and movements Books
ABC-CLIO International Maoism in the Developing World
Book SynopsisThe Maoist movement was the most important dissident force within International Communism in the period following World War II. Based on first-hand observation as well as the scattered research on the Maoist movements, Alexander examines the circumstances that attracted people to the movement in each country and the evolution of the movement.Table of ContentsPreface The Origins and Development of International Maoism Latin America Albania Africa and Asia Bibliography Index
£70.30
MP-WIS Uni of Wisconsin An AntiBolshevik Alternative The White Movement
Book SynopsisThe traditional narrative of the Russian Civil War is one of revolution against counterrevolution, Bolshevik Reds against Tsarist Whites. Liudmila Novikova convincingly demonstrates, however, that the struggle was not between a Communist future and a Tsarist past; instead, it was a bloody fight among diverse factions of a modernizing postrevolutionary state.
£62.96
University of Wisconsin Press Tito and His Comrades
Book SynopsisThis landmark biography reveals the life of one of the most powerful figures of the Cold War era. Josip Broz (1892-1980), nicknamed Tito, led Yugoslavia for nearly four decades with charisma, cunning, and an iron fist. Joe Pirjevec employs impressive research from archives in eight languages to offer this illuminating, definitive portrait of a complex man in turbulent times.
£35.62
University of Wisconsin Press Russian Style Performing Gender Power and
Book SynopsisBy connecting gendered and sexualized citizenship to developments in Russian popular culture, Julie Cassiday argues that heteronormativity and homophobia became a kind of politicized style under Putin’s leadership.Trade Review“A brilliant, entertaining work of scholarship that sheds light on some of the most important phenomena in contemporary Russian politics and mass culture. Using style as her central concept, Cassiday brings together many seemingly disparate examples from mass media, pop culture, and politics in a way that is truly enlightening.”—Eliot Borenstein, New York University “Well conceived, researched, and executed, Russian Style makes an invaluable contribution to the field and to broader discussions of gender, sexuality, and the body in contemporary popular culture. Bringing to the forefront questions of citizenship and national identity, Cassiday thinks through the changes (political, ideological, sexual) that have taken place over the past two decades in Putin’s Russia. ”—Lilya Kaganovsky, UCLATable of Contents List of Illustrations Preface Introduction Chapter 1. A Genealogy of Post-Soviet Pop Performativity Chapter 2. The Soviet Legacy of Traumatized Bodies Chapter 3. Travesti and the Post-Soviet Drag Queen Chapter 4. Queer Performativity in Putin’s Russia Chapter 5. Post-Soviet Post-Feminism Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index
£56.95
Yale University Press Life and Terror in Stalins Russia 19341941
Book SynopsisExamining Stalin's reign of terror, this text argues that the Soviet people were not simply victims but also actors in the violence, criticisms and local decisions of the 1930s. It suggests that more believed in Stalin's quest to eliminate internal enemies than were frightened by it.
£35.01
Yale University Press Enemies Within the Gates
Book SynopsisA documentary history telling the story of how the Comintern (Communist International) participated in and was ultimately destroyed by the Stalinist repression in the late 1930s. The author analyzes the Comintern's roles as agent, instrument and victim of terror using archival documents.Trade Review"This book is about an extraordinary group of people at an extraordinary time caught up in a life and death struggle. The documents show bluntly and brutally how the Russian Revolution under Stalin ate its own children." Ronald Grigor Suny, University of Chicago
£60.80
Yale University Press Sedition
Book SynopsisExplores Soviet prosecution records to tell the hidden story of ordinary citizens who were arrested for expressing discontent during the Khrushchev and Brezhnev years.Trade Review"Sedition enriches and deepens our view of post-Stalinist Soviet society, in part by defying expectations. . . . Sedition is as fascinating as it is worthwhile."—James H. Krukones, The Russian Review -- James H. Krukones * The Russian Review *
£56.05
Yale University Press The Communist Manifesto
Book SynopsisIt is hard to imagine a book, essay or pamphlet outside of the Bible that has been more influential, and widely read, than Marx and Engels' "Communist Manifesto". Part of the "Rethinking the Western Tradition" series, this edition of the "Manifesto" features essays that address its relevance in the post-1989, post-Cold War world.
£13.42
Yale University Press Caviar and Ashes A Warsaw Generations Life and and Death in Marxism 1918 1968
Book SynopsisTells the story of the young avant-gardists of the early 1920s who became the radical Marxists of the late 1920s. This book explores what it meant to live Marxism as a European, an East European, and a Jewish intellectual in the twentieth century.Trade ReviewThe 2004 Fraenkel Prize in Contemporary History -- Fraenkel Prize * Fraenkel Prize *2006 Association for Women in Slavic Studies Heldt Prize -- Heldt Prize * Association for Women's Studies *2006 National Jewish Book Award -- National Jewish Book Awards * Jewish Book Council *2007 Oskar Halecki Polish/East Central European History Award -- Oskar Halecki Polish * East Central European History Award *2008 Samuel and Ronnie Heyman Prize for Outstanding Scholarly Publication -- Samuel and Ronnie Heyman Prize for Outstanding Scholarship Publication * Heyman Prize *2009 Nagroda Historyczna "Polityki" (Polityka Best Historical Book Award) -- Nagroda Historyczna "Polityki" * Nagroda Historyczna *Finalist, 2009 Nagroda im. Moczarskiego -- Nagroda im. Moczarskiego * Nagroda im. Moczarskiego *Short List, 2007 Wayne S. Vucinich Book Prize -- Wayne S. Vucinich book prize * AEEESS *Finalist, 2006 Koret International Jewish Book Awards -- Koret International Jewish Book Award * Koret *Finalist, 2006 Lukas Prize Project Award -- Lukas Prize Project Award * Lukas Prize *
£44.80
Yale University Press Funding Loyalty
Book SynopsisExamines the Soviet communist party's financial operations and its budget from the 1930s through 1960s, providing a fresh look at the evolution of the party and its role in the Soviet economy and society as a whole.
£28.50
Yale University Press Illness and Inhumanity in Stalins Gulag
Book SynopsisA new and chilling study of lethal human exploitation in the Soviet forced labor camps, one of the pillars of Stalinist terrorTrade Review"This is an important and ground-breaking study of the catastrophe of the Stalinist Gulag. Golfo Alexopoulos demonstrates how the ruthless exploitation of prisoners, hunger, and a lack of medical care turned Stalinist camps into 'destructive-labor camps.' I am certain that this book’s findings about Gulag medicine and the true scale of prisoner mortality will be widely cited and discussed."—Oleg Khlevniuk, National Research University Higher School of Economics (Russian Federation) and author of Stalin: New Biography of a Dictator“A well-researched, clearly written book providing a fresh and provocative reinterpretation of the Soviet system of forced labor camps and colonies.”—Alan Barenberg, author of Gulag Town, Company Town: Forced Labor and Its Legacy in Vorkuta
£50.35
Back Bay Books Utopia for Realists
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Palgrave Macmillan The German Communists and the Rise of Nazism
Book SynopsisAcknowledgements - Abbreviations - Introduction - The Early KPD: Responses to Weakness - The National Question 1918-1922 - The 1923 Crisis - The Stabilisation Era, 1924-28: General Developments - The Stabilisation Era, 1924-28: The KPD and Right-Radicals in the Factories - Communist-Nazi Relations 1928-32: The Ideological Dimension - The Sociology of Communist-Nazi Relations - The Battle for the Unemployed and for Territory - The Struggle in the Workplace - Conclusion - Notes - Sources - Glossary of German words and terms used in the text - IndexTable of ContentsAcknowledgements - Abbreviations - Introduction - The Early KPD: Responses to Weakness - The National Question 1918-1922 - The 1923 Crisis - The Stabilisation Era, 1924-28: General Developments - The Stabilisation Era, 1924-28: The KPD and Right-Radicals in the Factories - Communist-Nazi Relations 1928-32: The Ideological Dimension - The Sociology of Communist-Nazi Relations - The Battle for the Unemployed and for Territory - The Struggle in the Workplace - Conclusion - Notes - Sources - Glossary of German words and terms used in the text - Index
£123.49
Bloomsbury Publishing (UK) Rulers and Subjects
Book SynopsisJohn Gooding, Honorary Fellow in History, University of Edinburgh, ScotlandTrade Review'This excellent book will undoubtedly prove to be an invaluable textbook for undergraduate students.' British East-West Journal 'Very readable, without any compromise in the quality of its scholarship.' British East-West Journal 'An outstanding book...Gooding has mastered the enormous literature on 19th and 20th century Russian history...A masterful presentation of material and interpretations familiar to those already working in the field.' Slavic and East European Journal '...a very competent and readable history of the last two centuries.' The Historical Association
£29.69
Bloomsbury Publishing (UK) Stalins Russia Reading History series 2
Book SynopsisChris Ward is a Lecturer in Slavonic Studies at the University of Cambridge, UKTrade Review'Strongly recommended... [students] will undoubtedly profit from reading Ward's views on this controversial subject and the purpose of academic history.' Journal of European Studies '...a fresh and unhackneyed approach to a broadly familiar period.' Slavonica 'Students will find it particularly useful... I particularly liked the way in which short-term circumstances and much larger impersonal forces are brought together in a convincing synthesis.' SlavonicaTable of ContentsRecovering Stalin's Russia / The rise of Stalin / Collectivization / Industrialization / Purges and politics / Foreign policy / War and late Stalinism / Culture and society / Conclusion: history and Stalin's Russia.
£54.99
Little, Brown Book Group How To Change The World
Book Synopsis* Brilliant and incisive, HOW TO CHANGE THE WORLD leaves us in no doubt that Karl Marx is as much a thinker for our century as he was for the preceding two
£12.59
Taylor & Francis Ltd On Political Obligation
Book SynopsisFirst published in 1990. The individual's obligation to obey the law, the state and the government is a fundamental part of contemporary political theory. The contributors to this volume, drawn from a variety of disciplines including philosophy, political science and law, take a fresh look at the dilemmas of political obligation. They discuss the extent to which we should allow the need for conformity to override individual liberties, and ask whether individualism is indeed feasible without a highly developed sense of the public interest' or the common good. The contrast between individualism and communitarianism is examined throughout the book. The contributors also look at the various means through which the state can coerce or persuade the individual to be obedient. The emphasis throughout this collection is on the substantive problems themselves, rather than on the way these issues have been addressed in the history of political thought. The book offers a number of differTable of ContentsPreface; 1. Political Obligation and the Public Interest A. J. M. Milne 2. The Commitment to the Common Good Gerald E. Gaus 3. Political Obligation: Individualism and Communitarianism John Charvet 4. Consent and Community Leslie Green 5. Obligation: Societal, Political, and Legal Tom Campbell 6. The Moral Obligation to Obey the Law Paul Harris 7. The Character of Political Allegiance in a System of Rights Rex Martin 8. State Authority and Legitimation Kai Nielsen; Index
£29.99
Taylor & Francis Marxism
Book SynopsisThis introductory text is a critical theory toolkit on how to how to make use of Karl Marxâs ideas in media, communication, and cultural studies.Karl Marxâs ideas remain of crucial relevance, and in this short, student-friendly book, leading expert Christian Fuchs introduces Marx to the reader by discussing 15 of his key concepts and showing how they matter for understanding the digital and communicative capitalism that shapes human life in twenty-first century society. Key concepts covered include: the dialectic, materialism, commodities, capital, capitalism, labour, surplus-value, the working class, alienation, means of communication, the general intellect, ideology, socialism, communism, and class struggles.Students taking courses in Media, Culture and Society; Communication Theory; Media Economics; Political Communication; and Cultural Studies will find Fuchs' concise introduction an essential guide to Marx.Table of Contents1. Introduction 2. The Dialectic 3. Materialism: The Base/Superstructure-Problem 4. Commodities, Capital, Capitalism 5. Labour and Surplus-Value 6. The Working Class 7. Alienation 8. Means of Communication and the General Intellect 9. Ideology 10. Socialism and Communism 11. Class Struggles
£24.99
Taylor & Francis Marxism
Book SynopsisThis introductory text is a critical theory toolkit on how to how to make use of Karl Marxâs ideas in media, communication, and cultural studies.Karl Marxâs ideas remain of crucial relevance, and in this short, student-friendly book, leading expert Christian Fuchs introduces Marx to the reader by discussing 15 of his key concepts and showing how they matter for understanding the digital and communicative capitalism that shapes human life in twenty-first century society. Key concepts covered include: the dialectic, materialism, commodities, capital, capitalism, labour, surplus-value, the working class, alienation, means of communication, the general intellect, ideology, socialism, communism, and class struggles.Students taking courses in Media, Culture and Society; Communication Theory; Media Economics; Political Communication; and Cultural Studies will find Fuchs' concise introduction an essential guide to Marx.Table of Contents1. Introduction 2. The Dialectic 3. Materialism: The Base/Superstructure-Problem 4. Commodities, Capital, Capitalism 5. Labour and Surplus-Value 6. The Working Class 7. Alienation 8. Means of Communication and the General Intellect 9. Ideology 10. Socialism and Communism 11. Class Struggles
£128.25
Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales) Eurocommunism From the Communist to the Radical
Book SynopsisEurocommunism constitutes a moment of great transformation connecting the past and the present of the European Left, a political project by means of which left-wing politics in Europe effected a definitive transition to a thoroughly different paradigm. It rose in the wake of 1968 â that pivotal year of social revolt and rethinking that caused a divide between radical, progressive and socialist thinking in western and southern Europe and the Soviet model. Communist parties in Italy, France, Spain and Greece changed tack, drew on the dynamics of social radicalism of the time and came to be associated with political moderation, liberal democracy and negotiation rather than contentious politics forging a movement that would hold influence until the early 1980s. Eurocommunism thus wove an original political synthesis delineated against both the revolutionary Left and the social democracy: party of struggle and party of governance.Trade Review"This book will be certainly useful for students of communism and European politics in that it provides a complete picture of a crucial moment in the history of the European Left." - Michele Di Donato, SehepunkteTable of ContentsAcknowledgements Tables Figures CHAPTER 1. Introduction: Eurocommunism in a comparative historical perspective PART 1: EUROCOMMUNISM IN ITS TIME CHAPTER 2. One window closing and one opening: from the popular fronts to de-Stalinization CHAPTER 3. 1968: The rift CHAPTER 4. Variations of Eurocommunism: 1973-1979 CHAPTER 5. Disengagement from the communist identity PART 2: THE EUROCOMMUNIST TRANSFORMATION CHAPTER 6. Opportunities and adaptations CHAPTER 7. State, liberalism, democracy CHAPTER 8. Revolution, protest, governance CHAPTER 9. Eurocommunism and social democracy PART 3: EUROCOMMUNISM BETWEEN NATIONAL AND SUPRANATIONAL POLITICS CHAPTER 10. Collapse or transformation of global capitalism? The Eurocommunist response CHAPTER 11. The "Europeanization" of the communist movement CONCLUSIONS CHAPTER 12. Traces of the Eurocommunist inheritance Bibliography Index
£39.99
Taylor & Francis Ethnic Cleansing During the Cold War
Book SynopsisIn mid-1989, the Bulgarian communist regime seeking to prop up its legitimacy played the ethnonational card by expelling 360,000 Turks and Muslims across the Iron Curtain to neighboring Turkey. It was the single largest ethnic cleansing during the Cold War in Europe after the wrapping up of the postwar expulsions (âpopulation transfersâ) of ethnic Germans from Central Europe in the latter half of the 1940s. Furthermore, this expulsion of Turks and Muslims from Bulgaria was the sole unilateral act of ethnic cleansing that breached the Iron Curtain. The 1989 ethnic cleansing was followed by an unprecedented return of almost half of the expellees, after the collapse of the Bulgarian communist regime. The return, which partially reversed the effects of this ethnic cleansing, was the first-ever of its kind in history. Despite the unprecedented character of this 1989 expulsion and the subsequent return, not a single research article, let alone a monograph, has been devoted to these momentTrade Review"Kamusella shows the way for a future Bulgaria. The recognition of ethnic cleansing is important not only in terms of historical justice and responsibility but also for the future transformation of Bulgaria into a country attractive for immigrants" - Vasil Paraskevov, Konstantin Preslavsky University, Bulgaria, European History QuarterlyTable of ContentsContents; List of Figures; Foreword; Preface; List of Acronyms and Abbreviations, and of the Names of Parties and Organizations Mentioned; The Bulgarian Governments During and After the Removal of Todor Zhivkov from Office; The Heads of State of Bulgaria During and After the Removal of Todor Zhivkov from Office; Introduction; 1. On Forgetfulness and Its Perils; 2. The State of Research on the 1989 Expulsion; 3.The 1989 Ethnic Cleansing Through the Lens of the International Press; 4. The Ethnic Cleansing’s Aftermath and the Regime Change; 5. The Official Coming to Terms with the 1989 Ethnic Cleansing; 6. Between Language and Millet; 7. The Question of Responsibility; Conclusion; Postscriptum; Bibliography; Index
£39.99
Taylor & Francis Ltd Tracing Japanese Leftist Political Activism 1957
Book SynopsisTracing Japanese Leftist Political Activism (19572017) tells the story of the Japanese Red Army (JRA), a militant left-wing group founded in 1971 which was involved in numerous terrorist attacks.It traces the origins of the group in the Japanese New Left in the 1960s and looks at Red Army groups of the early 1970s in Japan, such as the Red Army Faction, and the United Red Army which became infamous for murdering its own members. The book also examines the JRA''s trans- and international links with other militant groups including the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, as well as the networks of intellectuals and fellow activists who supported them.This book will be of great interest to students and scholars of terrorism, radicalism, and Japanese social history.Trade Review"Claudia Derichs has gracefully completed the manuscript left behind by Kevin Coogan’s untimely death. It tells a richly detailed story of Japanese leftist political activism that sheds light on neglected connections spanning national, organizational, and chronological boundaries."Kenji Hasegawa, Yokohama National University, Japan, and author of Student Radicalism and the Formation of Postwar Japan"Studies of the Long Sixties are increasingly transnational in approach and this book is another bold entry in that growing canon. Gleaned from a multilingual array of sources — political publications, previous scholarship, memoirs, reportage, declassified materials, and more — it is an ambitious attempt to pull together the disparate and sometimes astonishing threads of the Japanese Red Army and Beheiren — respectively, perhaps the most notorious and lauded elements of the Japanese New Left — as they intersected through several key intellectual-activists and interacted with other radicals around the world."William Andrews, author of Dissenting JapanTable of ContentsPART ONE: TOKYO (1957–1973) Introduction: The Boomerang Flying Transnational Section One: The Rise and Fall of Student Radicalism 1. The Birth of the Japanese New Left 2. The First Bund 3. Ampo 4. Zengakuren’s Gangster Shōgun? 5. Profiling Zengakuren 6. The Return of Ikki Kita 7. Icarus Falling – The Second Bund 8. "Disorganize Tokyo Imperialist University!" Section Two: Beheiren 9. The Riddle of Shunsuke Tsurumi 10. Voiceless Voices – The Rise of Beheiren 11. The Intrepid Four 12. Beheiren’s War 13. "Destroy from Within" Section Three: Red Army 14. Sekigun! 15. The Yodogō Hijack 16. Sixteen Gravestones – Rengō Sekigun 17. Tsuneo Umenai Declares War PART TWO: GOING TRANSNATIONAL (1972–2017) Section Four: Arab and Japanese Red Army 18. Slaughter at the Airport 19. Paris Underground 20. Takahashi in the Curiel Network 21. Pyongyang Calling 22. The Hague 23. The Stockholm Arrests 24. Crisis in Kuala Lumpur 25. Trapping Takahashi Section Five: Return to Japan 26. After Dhaka 27. O! Japan 28. Station to Station Conclusion: Man of Ghosts
£34.19
Taylor & Francis Routledge Handbook of Marxism and PostMarxism
Book SynopsisIn the past two decades, Marxism has enjoyed a revitalization as a research program and a growth in its audience. This renaissance is connected to the revival of anti-capitalist contestation since the Seattle protests in 1999 and the impact of the global economic and financial crisis in 2007â8. It intersects with the emergence of Post-Marxism since the 1980s represented by thinkers such as JÃrgen Habermas, Chantal Mouffe, Ranajit Guha and Alain Badiou.This handbook explores the development of Marxism and Post-Marxism, setting them in dialogue against a truly global backdrop. Transcending the disciplinary boundaries between philosophy, economics, politics and history, an international range of expert contributors guide the reader through the main varieties and preoccupations of Marxism and Post-Marxism. Through a series of framing and illustrative essays, readers will explore these traditions, starting from Marx and Engels themselves, through the thinkers of the Second and ThiTrade Review"This Handbook is an outstanding contribution to Marxist scholarship. The chapters dealing with the various authors or issues are all of exceptional intellectual and political quality. Anyone interested in the Marxist tradition and on the present debates cannot miss reading this remarkable collection."Michael Löwy, Emeritus Research Director National Center for Scientific Research, Paris"The analysis of Marxism alongside the many currents of critical thought that have engaged with it over the years could not be more urgent. This splendid volume offers both the perfect introduction to the topic, and nuanced philosophical analyses of the relationship between Marxism and post-Marxist critiques of injustice based on gender, race and ethnicity. This is an intelligent and erudite book that shows us not only how to read Marx but also how to place the struggle against capitalism at the heart of a historically-sensitive, philosophically rigorous, genuinely intersectional, and decolonised, collective enterprise."Lea Ypi, Professor of Political Theory, London School of Economics and Political Science"The internationalization of Marxism, as is also well highlighted by this Handbook, has brought with it considerable expectations, nurtured by a vast plethora of subjects, in both theoretical and political contexts … This volume presents itself as a map that marks the points where it is advisable to stop in order to confront the contemporary articulation of capital and its implications for different areas, of both political economy and philosophical thought and of life."Emanuale Lepore, MicroMega"The Handbook is praise-worthy for plenty of reasons. It presents a great version of the Who’s Who of Marxism. It is an interdisciplinary undertaking. It is also an international project: it contains a wide range of scholars, from within Europe and outside. It shows that many good ideas have come from the Global South, some of which, as Prashad eloquently shows, connect the past traditions of ‘primitive socialism’ to contemporary people’s struggles. The Handbook also gives space to new versions of Marxism. ... The Handbook is an excellent intellectual map of global Marxism. If you wish to quickly have a sound idea about how Marxists think about the world, this Handbook is handy."Raju Das, e-International RelationsTable of Contents1. Introduction Part 1: Foundation 2. Karl Marx (1818-1883) 3. Friedrich Engels (1820-95) Part 2: Empire 4. Marxism in the Age of Imperialism – the Second International 5. Karl Kautsky (1854-1938) 6. Rosa Luxemburg (1879-1919) Part 3: Second Foundation 7. Marxism in The Era of The Russian Revolution 8. György Lukács (1885-1971) 9. Antonio Gramsci (1891-1937) 10. Leon Trotsky (1879-1940) 11. Amadeo Bordiga (1889-1970) 12. Walter Benjamin (1892-1940) 13. Theodor W. Adorno (1903-69) 14. Herbert Marcuse (1898-1979) Part 4: Tricontinental 15. Marxism outside Europe 16. Vladimir Ilyich Lenin (1870-1924) 17. James Connolly (1868-1916) 18. José Carlos Mariátegui (1894-1930) 19. Mao Zedong (1893-1976) 20. C.L.R. James (1901-89) 21. Marxist Theory in African Settler Societies 22. Frantz Fanon (1925-61) Part 5: Renewal And Dispersal 23. Reading Capital in 1968 24. Jean-Paul Sartre (1905-80) 25. Louis Althusser (1918-1990) 26. Mario Tronti (1931- ) 27. Eric Hobsbawm (1917-2012) 28. Nicos Poulantzas (1936-79) 29. Samir Amin (1931-2018) 30. Immanuel Wallerstein (1930-2019) 31. G. A. Cohen (1941-2009) 32. Fredric Jameson (1934- ) 33. Daniel Bensaïd (1946-2010) Part 6: Beyond Marxism? 34. The "Crisis Of Marxism" and the Post-Marxist Moment 35. Ranajit Guha (1923- ) 36. Jürgen Habermas (1929- ) 37. Ernesto Laclau (1935-2014) And Chantal Mouffe (1943- ) 38. Antonio Negri (1933- ) 39. Alain Badiou (1937- ) Part 7: Unexplored Territories 40. Global Marx? 41. Angela Davis (1944- ) 42. Lise Vogel (1938- ) and Social Reproduction Theory 43. Stuart Hall (1932-2014) 44. Judith Butler (1956- ) 45. Ecological Marxism 46. Huey P. Newton (1942-1989) 47. Chandra Talpade Mohanty (1955- ) and Third World Feminism Part 8: Hidden Abode 48. The Marxist Critique of Political Economy 49. Henryk Grossman (1881-1950) 50. Isaak Illich Rubin (1886-1937) 51. Paul Marlor Sweezy (1910–2004) 52. Kozo Uno (1897-1977) 53. Harry Braverman (1920-1976) 54. Ruy Mauro Marini (1932-1997) 55. David Harvey (1935- ) Part 9: Marxism in an Age of Catastrophe 56. Covid-19 and Catastrophe Capitalism: Commodity Chains and Ecological-Epidemiological-Economic Crises 57. Afterword
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WW Norton & Co The MarxEngels Reader
Book SynopsisThis revised and enlarged edition of the leading anthology provides the essential writings of Marx and Engels--those works necessary for an introduction to Marxist thought and ideology.
£23.99
WW Norton & Co Stalin in Power The Revolution from Above
Book Synopsis"To my mind, the most significant single scholarly contribution made to date, anywhere, to the history of Soviet power."—George F. KennanTrade Review"Anyone who does not read Stalin in Power from cover to cover will miss the opportunity of gaining real insight into the forces that shaped the Soviet Union. This is the best book about Stalin that has ever been written and one that is not likely to be superseded in the foreseeable future." -- W. Bruce Lincoln - Chicago Tribune"Tucker writes psychobiography with tact and common sense, never letting Freud get out of hand, while his narrative holds the reader in grim fascination." -- Jane A. Taubman - Los Angeles Times"Mr. Tucker's portrait is persuasive, not least because it offers a psychological explanation for Stalin's relentless persecution of his Bolshevik comrades as well as for the bizarre rituals of the Moscow show trials, in which he forced the revolution's leaders to confess to absurd crimes." -- The Economist"Mr. Tucker has hunted out the sources, and he has discovered and developed a great deal more than has been generally known. . . . An extremely valuable contribution to our knowledge." -- Robert Conquest - Wall Street Journal"Tucker's contribution is to document how Stalin became a 'revolutionary of the radical right' by consciously turning to history, not to Communist ideology, for his model of the state as the agent of change. . . . This is history as it should be written: compelling narrative, intriguing detail, bold thesis." -- Jane E. Good - Washington Post
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W. W. Norton & Company Karl Marx
Book SynopsisA brilliant book, by a superb author, about a necessary man.-Christopher Hitchens
£22.00
WW Norton & Co The Communist Manifesto
Book SynopsisKarl Marx's 1848 text is reframed in this revised Norton Critical Edition in the context of twenty-first-century theoretical debates, capitalist globalization, the information technology revolution, and contemporary struggles up to and including the 2011 Arab Spring.Table of ContentsDownload Contents (pdf)
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Development and Modes of Production in Marxian
Book SynopsisBy exploring the strengths and weaknesses of a Marxist approach to economic development, this book presents a balanced treatment of development issues within the area of ''rational choice Marxism''Table of ContentsForeword and acknowledgements; Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 Agrarian Political Economy; Chapter 3 The National Level: Class and State; Chapter 4 International Dimensions; Chapter 5 Conclusion and Summary;
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Taylor & Francis Georg Simmel Key Sociologists
Book SynopsisOutlines the cultural and historical context in which Simmel worked; reviews Simmel's most important writings; and examines his legacy to sociology by illuminating his links with Weber's theories and his relationship with Marxism.Table of Contents1. Introduction 2. Life and Context 3. The Foundation of Sociology 4. The Works 5. A New Reception Bibliography of Simmel's Major Works
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Taylor & Francis Marxism And Literary Criticism
Book SynopsisWithout doubt the most important work on literary criticism that has emerged out of the tradition of Marxist philosophy and social theory since the 19th century.Trade Review'Terry Eagleton is that rare bird among literary critics - a real writer.' - Colin McCabe, The Guardian`Marxism and Literary Criticism is amazingly comprehensive for its brief format. Eagleton has been able to sum up the main areas of Marxist criticism in the West today.' - Times Literary Supplement
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Taylor & Francis The Accumulation of Capital
Book SynopsisRosa Luxemburg was a revolutionary socialist who fought and died for her beliefs. In January 1919, after being arrested for her involvement in a workers'' uprising in Berlin, she was brutally murdered by a group of right-wing soldiers. Her body was recovered days later from a canal. Six years earlier she had published what was undoubtedly her finest achievement, The Accumulation of Capital - a book which remains one of the masterpieces of socialist literature. Taking Marx as her starting point, she offers an independent and fiercely critical explanation of the economic and political consequences of capitalism in the context of the turbulent times in which she lived, reinterpreting events in the United States, Europe, China, Russia and the British Empire. Many today believe there is no alternative to global capitalism. This book is a timely and forceful statement of an opposing view.Trade Review'Rosa Luxemburg is one of the really big figures in the history of the international socialist movement and The Accumulation of Capital is unquestionably her magnum opus.' - New Statesman'This book, out of print for decades, is well worth reading ... one of her finest works.' - Labour ResearchTable of ContentsIntroduction to the Routledge Classics Edition, Translator’s Note, A Note on Rosa Luxemburg, Introduction, SECTION I: The Problem of Reproduction, 1. The Object of our Investigation, 2. Quesnay’s and Adam Smith’s Analyses of the Process of Reproduction, 3. A Criticism of Smith’s Analysis, 4. Marx’s Scheme of Simple Reproduction, 5. The Circulation of Money, 6. Enlarged Reproduction, 7. Analysis of Marx’s Diagram of Enlarged Reproduction, 8. Marx’s Attempt to Resolve the Difficulty, 9. The Difficulty Viewed from the Angle of the Process of Circulation, SECTION II: Historical Exposition of the Problem, 10. Sismondi’s Theory of Reproduction, 11. MacCulloch v. Sismondi, 12. Ricardo v. Sismondi, 13. Say v. Sismondi, 14. Malthus, 15. v. Kirchmann’s Theory of Reproduction, 16. Rodbertus’ Criticism of the Classical School, 17. Rodbertus’ Analysis of Reproduction, 18. A New Version of the Problem, 19. Vorontsov and his ‘Surplus’, 20. Nikolayon, 21. Struve’s ‘Third Persons’ and ‘Three World Empires’, 22. Bulgakov and his Completion of Marx’s Analysis, 23. Tugan Baranovski and his ‘Lack of Proportion’, 24. The End of Russian ‘Legalist’ Marxism, SECTION III: The Historical Conditions of Accumulation, 25. Contradictions within the Diagram of Enlarged Reproduction, 26. The Reproduction of Capital and its Social Setting, 27. The Struggle against Natural Economy, 28. The Introduction of Commodity Economy, 29. The Struggle against Peasant Economy, 30. International Loans, 31. Protective Tariffs and Accumulation, 32. Militarism as a Province of Accumulation, Index
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Postcommunist and PostSoviet Parliaments The
Book SynopsisThe sudden collapse of communism stimulated both the rapid emergence of fledgling democracies and scholarly attention to the post-communist transition. These newly democratized parliaments have been described as parliaments in adolescence. This book identifies six parliaments which exemplify the wide range of developments in the new post-communist political systems, from the stable consolidated democracies to the less stable and more authoritarian states, within which their respective parliaments function. Finally the post-communist parliaments are compared with the presumptively more established west European parliaments. This book bridges the usual gap in research between the post-communist parliaments and more normal democratic parliaments to develop a common legislative research perspective on both new and established parliaments. This book was previously published as a special issue of the Journal of Legislative Studies. Table of ContentsINTRODUCTION Post-Communist and Post-Soviet Legislatures: Beyond Transition Philip Norton and David M. Olson THE PARLIAMENTS: DEMOCRATIC POST-COMMUNIST PARLIAMENTS 1. The Parliament of the Czech Republic, 1993-2004 Lukas Linek and Zdenka Mansfeldova 2. From Minimal to Subordinate: A Final Verdict? The Hungarian Parliament, 1990–2002 Gabriella Ilonszki 3. Five Terms of the Polish Parliament, 1989–2005 Ewa Nalewajko and Wlodzimierz Wesolowski 4. Slovenia’s National Assembly, 1992–2004 Drago Zajc THE PARLIAMENTS: AUTHORITARIAN POST-SOVIET PARLIAMENTS 5. Development of the Moldovan Parliament One Decade After Independence: Slow Going William E. Crowther 6. The Russian Federal Assembly, 1994–2004 Thomas F. Remington POST-COMMUNIST AND POST-SOVIET PARLIAMENTS COMPARED 7. MPs in Post-Communist and Post-Soviet Nations: A Parliamentary Elite in the Making Gabriella Ilonszki and Michael Edinger 8. Post-Communist and Post-Soviet Parliaments: Divergent Paths from Transition David M. Olson and Philip Norton
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Taylor & Francis Specters of Marx
Book SynopsisProdigiously influential, Jacques Derrida gave rise to a comprehensive rethinking of the basic concepts and categories of Western philosophy in the latter part of the twentieth century, with writings central to our understanding of language, meaning, identity, ethics and values.In 1993, a conference was organized around the question, 'Whither Marxism?â, and Derrida was invited to open the proceedings. His plenary address, 'Specters of Marx', delivered in two parts, forms the basis of this book. Hotly debated when it was first published, a rapidly changing world and world politics have scarcely dented the relevance of this book.Trade Review"Its importance within the Derridean canon cannot be overemphasized ... The text that scholars turn to ... to understand the politics of deconstruction." – Southern Humanities Review"One of Derrida's best books." – New Statesman and Society'Derrida presents a provocative and ... insightful interpretation of Marx. [He] shows convincingly that Marx is haunted by history and that he wants to put it to an end.' - RRPE'Derrida is considered a classic of the postmodern canon.' - New York Review of Books'Its importance within the Derridean canon cannot be overemphasized ... the text that scholars turn to ... to understand the politics of deconstruction.' - Southern Humanities Review'One of Derrida's best books … More explicitly than before, he has taken politics and history as his themes.' - New Statesman'Always a man of the left, [Derrida] felt able to write this book only when Soviet communism had collapsed, as his espousal of Marx was then, he said, less likely to be misunderstood.' - The GuardianTable of ContentsEditor's Introduction. Note on the Text. Dedication. Exordium 1. Injunctions of Marx 2. Conjuring - Marxism 3. Wears and Tears (Tableau of an Ageless World) 4. In the Name of the Revolution, the Double Barricade (Impure "Impure History of Ghosts") 5. Apparition of the Inapparent - the Phenomenological "Conjuring Trick". Notes. Index
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Taylor & Francis Emergentist Marxism
Book SynopsisIn tackling emergentist Marxism in depth, this well-written volume demonstrates that critical realism and materialist dialectics are indispensable to theorizing the functioning of complex social and physical systems. Author Sean Creaven investigates Marxâs dialectics of being and consciousness, forces and relations of production, base and superstructure, class structure and class conflict, and demonstrates how they allow the social analyst to conceptualize geo-history as embodying a tendential evolutionary directionality, rather than as simply random or indeterminate in terms of its outcomes. For those interested in social and political theory, Marxism and communism and contemporary social theory, this outstanding volume is an in important read and a valuable resource.Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. Critical Realism and Dialectic 2. Materialist Dialectics 3. Socio-Historical Materialism 4. Stratification and Power 5. Marx and Weber and the Dialectics of History. Conclusion
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Taylor & Francis The Revolutionary Russian Economy 18901940
Book SynopsisThe pre-revolutionary Russian economy was backward and stagnant. Whatever the criticisms of the economy post-revolution, the turnaround in terms of growth and output was staggering. This book looks at the alternatives to Stalin's reform program that had such tragic outcomes. Applying the ideas of orthodox economic theory, Marxism and also institutionalism, the volume encourages the reader to think critically about the development of the Russian / Soviet economy, and also examines the original theories of Russian economists of the period. Intelligent writing, incisive insights and impressive originality characterise Vincent Barnett's book, which will be a valuable resource for all economic and political historians with an interest in Russia. Table of Contents1. Introduction to Russian Economy 2. Tsarist Economy, 1890-1913 3. RevolutionaryEconomy, 1914-21 4. Bolshevik Economy, 192-1929 5. Stalinist Economy, 1929-1940 6. Conclusions for Future Economy
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Rethinking Marxism From Kant and Hegel to Marx
Book SynopsisThis clear and accessible book will be of use to social theorists and politcal scholars, to all those looking for a new understanding of the complex relationship between Kant, Hegel, Marx and Engels and to those who seek an introduction to dialectical critical realism in general and its relationship to these giants of German philosophy in particular.Table of Contents1. Critcal Realism before the Dialectic 2. Dialectical Critical Realism 3. Kant 4. Hegel 5. Marx and Engels. Conclusion
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Totalitarianism and Political Religions Volume
Book SynopsisAvailable for the first time in English language translation, the third volume of Totalitarianism and Political Religions completes the set. It provides a comprehensive overview of key theories and theorists of totalitarianism and of political religions, from Hannah Arendt and Raymond Aron to Leo Strauss and Simone Weill. Edited by the eminent Professor Hans Maier, it represents a major study, examining how new models for understanding political history arose from the experience of modern despotic regimes. Where volumes one and two were concerned with questioning the common elements between twentieth century despotic regimes - Communism, Fascism, National Socialism, Maoism â this volume draws a general balance. It brings together the findings of research undertaken during the decade 1992-2002 with the cooperation of leading philosophers, historians and social scientists for the Institute of Philosophy at the University of Munich.Following the demise of Italian Fascism (1943-45), German National Socialism (1945) and Soviet Communism (1989-91), a comparative approach to the three regimes is possible. A broad field of interpretation of the entire phenomenon of totalitarian and political religions opens up. This comprehensive study examines a vast topic which affects the political and historical landscape over the whole of the last century. Moreover, dictatorships and their motivations are still present in current affairs, today in the twenty-first century. The three volumes of Totalitarianism and Political Religions are a vital resource for scholars of fascism, Nazism, communism, totalitarianism, comparative politics and political theory.Table of Contents1. Introduction: On the Interpretation of Totalitarian Rule 2. The Classical Understanding of Tyranny and Despotism 3. The New Approaches 4. On the Concept and Theory of Political Religions 5. Fascism and Non-Democratic Regimes 6. Interpreters of Totalitarianism: A Lexicographical Survey 7. Bibliographic Index
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Communist Movement in the Arab World Durham
Book SynopsisThis book examines the communist movement in the Arab world from the time of the Russian revolution until after the collapse of the Soviet Union. It traces the interaction of the world communist movement which was characterized by an uncritical acceptance of Marxism-Leninism, and local communists, who moved from initial dependence on Moscow to a position more adapted to local circumstances and sensitivities that could be characterized as a distinctive ''Arab communism''. It goes on to trace the impact of ''Arab communism'' on a range of issues in the region, arguing that the role of Arab communist parties was highly significant, and disproportionate to the relatively small numbers of communists in the countries concerned.Table of Contents1. The Heritage of Arab Communist Parties 2. The Soviet Legacy 3. The Soviet Union and Arab Issues: 1919-1967 4. The Soviet Union and Arab Issues: 1967-1984 5. Perestroika and After 6. Conclusion: The Crisis of the Communist Party in the Arab World
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Taylor & Francis Marxism Routledge Revivals
Book SynopsisFirst published in 1985, Thomas Sowellâs book is a crisp, lucid and commonsensical introduction to Marxâs own writings and to Marxist theory. It combines readability with intellectual rigour and distils more than a quarter of a century of Thomas Sowellâs research and thought on the philosophical and economic doctrines of Karl Marx.Its central theme is that Marxian philosophy must be understood before Marxian economics can be defined. The book discusses Marxâs ideas, including his philosophy of history, concept of capitalist exploitation, morality and business cycle theory. The authorâs treatment is balanced, though often critical and displays a mastery of Marxâs own writings which are liberally extracted throughout the text. Trade Review‘Among the best short accounts of Marxism ever, whatever the reader’s own politics are. I found it a real pleasure to read, clear and tight, full of both common sense and intellectual rigour.’ – Bernard Crick‘Very readable … The non-Marxist Mr Sowell is distinctly successful in opening up the scope and brilliance of Marx’s very interesting mind.’ – Brigitte Berger, New York Times Book ReviewTable of Contents1. Economics and Philosophy 2. The Dialectic Approach 3. Philosophic Materialism 4. The Marxian Theory of History 5. The Capitalist Economy 6. Marxian Economic Crises 7. Marxian Value 8. Political Systems and Revolution 9. Marx the Man 10. The Legacy of Marx
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Taylor & Francis The Routledge Guidebook to Gramscis Prison
Book SynopsisGramsciâs Prison Notebooks are one of the most important and original sources of modern political philosophy but the Prison Notebooks present great difficulties to the reader. Not originally intended for publication, their fragmentary character and their often cryptic language can mystify readers, leading to misinterpretation of the text. The Routledge Guidebook to Gramsciâs Prison Notebooks provides readers with the historical background, textual analysis and other relevant information needed for a greater understanding and appreciation of this classic text. This guidebook: Explains the arguments presented by Gramsci in a clear and straightforward way, analysing the key concepts of the notebooks. Situates Gramsciâs ideas in the context of his own time, and in the history of political thought demonstrating the innovation and originality of the Prison Notebooks. Provides critique and analysis of Gramsciâs conceptualisation of politics and histoTrade Review"Schwarzmantel (Univ. of Leeds, UK) explains more fully the place of the 1971 Selections in the notebooks as a whole, relates them to the historical and political context in which they were written, and examines their influence on later thinkers and political developments. Schwarzmantel's explanation of Gramsci's main concepts and arguments, their relation to the controversies within the revolutionary movement of his day, and the ways in which they have been carried forward to the present are all excellent. Some critiques (e.g., that today's parties cannot play the role of the modern prince seem shallow), but overall, the book will be of great use to anyone interested in Gramsci and his thought." - J. C. Berg, CHOICE, Feb 2016 "This Guidebook will definitely become a most useful resource for Gramscian studies. John Schwarzmantel has achieved his aims, as formulated in his book's Preface, as the Guidebook 'introduces readers to Gramsci's highly original and exciting reflections on politics, history, philosophy and culture, which can help us make sense of our present epoch, different though it is in crucial aspects from the era in which Gramsci wrote his notes in the cell of a fascist prison'." Marx & Philosophy, Jan 2016 Table of Contents1. Gramsci before the Prison Notebooks 2. Nature and structure of the Prison Notebooks 3. Intellectuals and Education 4. History and Modernity 5. Politics, State, and Civil Society 6. Philosophy and Marxism 7. The afterlife and influence of Gramsci’s Prison Notebooks
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The University of Michigan Press Young Sidney Hook
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewA very detailed, and fascinating account of Hook's formative years, . . . [a] first-rate contribution to the history of American leftist intellectual life." —Richard Rorty, Raritan"A brilliant, lucid portrait of a scholar, adversarial by temperament, who turned his extraordinary powers of analysis and polemic successively against capitalism, Stalinism, and the New Left." —Alan Wald, Monthly Review"Fascinating . . . well researched and packed with information." —William James Earle, Times Literary Supplement"Phelps's effort to uncover, explore, and analyze Hook's forgotten leftism must be judged an unqualified success." —Kent Worcester, Left History"As Phelps guides the reader through Hook's writings and activities he deftly navigates the complex terrain of 1930s Marxist thought. Young Sidney Hook exemplifies intellectual history at its best, as Phelps fluidly weaves rigorous textual analysis, rich contextualization, and his contributions to historiographyical debates together in a seamless narrative." —American Communist History
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LUP - University of Michigan Press In Contempt
Book SynopsisOffers a faithful, factual testament to the enduring quality of patriotic dissent in America’s evolving democracy - and a loving reconstruction of what it meant to be labelled ‘unAmerican’ for defending the Constitution.Table of Contents Foreword Introduction:Red Diapers Chapter One:A Knock at the Door Chapter Two:Will Not/Cannot Chapter Three:Surprised and Shocked Chapter Four:Lacking Contrition Chapter Five:Snowball in Hell Chapter Six:In Lieu of “Ability” Chapter Seven:Uncompromising Independence Chapter Eight:Under the Velvet Glove Chapter Nine:Not Fine for Yellin Afterword
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The University of Michigan Press Chasing Greatness
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The University of Michigan Press A County of Culture
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The University of Michigan Press Illusive Utopia
Book SynopsisA rare glimpse into North Korean propagandain parades, posters, murals, theater, and filmsTrade Review"North Korea is not just a security or human rights problem (although it is those things) but a real society. This book gets us closer to understanding North Korea beyond the usual headlines, and does so in a richly detailed, well-researched, and theoretically contextualized way." - Charles K. Armstrong, Center for Korean Research, Columbia University"
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The University of Michigan Press The Return of Ideology
Book SynopsisTrade Review“Sheds new light on the changing—and perhaps destabilizing—regimeideologies and foreign policies of contemporary Russia and China. Anoriginal and thought-provoking read.” - Teresa Wright, California State University, Long Beach
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Dover Publications Inc. Essential Works of Lenin
Book SynopsisAmong the most influential social forces of the 20th century, modern communism rests firmly on philosophical, political, and economic underpinnings developed by Lenin. This collection includes four of his most significant works, The Development of Capitalism in Russia, Imperialism, the Highest State of Capitalism, The State and Revolution, and the title text.
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Dover Publications Inc Communist Manifesto
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