Far-left political ideologies and movements Books
Harvard University, Asia Center The Proletarian Wave
Book SynopsisFrom the 1910s to the 1940s, a wave of anarchist, Marxist, nationalist, and feminist leftist groups swept the Korean cultural scene with differing agendas but shared demands for equality and social justice. Sunyoung Park reconstructs the complex mosaic of colonial leftist culture, focusing on literature as its most fertile and enduring expression.Trade ReviewA major contribution to the scholarship on culture, capitalism, and colonialism in modern Korea. Park retrieves a critical history long suppressed by the political orthodoxies of North and South Korea and makes an eloquent case for the proletarian wave’s continued importance in our current postcolonial, ‘post-ideological’ age. -- Charles K. Armstrong, Columbia UniversityThose interested in the social movements of the twentieth century have been aware of the importance of Korea’s radical culture. Now Park’s pathbreaking critical history of Korea’s proletarian wave offers a powerful and original paradigm for a postcolonial cultural studies that captures the ways the traveling theories of Marxism, anarchism, feminism, nationalism, Pan-Asianism, and anticolonialism were embodied and remade in the novels and stories of Korea’s vernacular modernity. -- Michael Denning, Yale UniversityThe Proletarian Wave masterfully illustrates how the Korean cultural left exceeded the spatial boundaries of colonial Korea and how Japan’s colonial oppression acted as the paradoxical constituent condition prompting Korean intellectuals to translate the promise of socialism to meet the constraints of a harsh colonial environment. What will be so enduring in Park’s retrieval of this overlooked history is the certainty that her book will find its own place in the afterlife of the colonial cultural left. -- Harry Harootunian, Professor Emeritus, University of ChicagoThe Proletarian Wave is a magisterial book that broadens, complicates, and innovates our understanding of the leftist thought and culture of Korea under Japanese rule. A soon-to-be Korean studies classic, it further extends its contribution to the transnational scholarship on such issues as the globalization of Marxism and socialist thought, (semi-) colonial capitalization, colonial and imperial modernities outside of Euro-America, and feminist socialist aesthetics. -- Jin-kyung Lee, University of California, San Diego
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Harvard University Press Marxs Attempt to Leave Philosophy
Book SynopsisBrudney traces post-Hegelian thought from Feuerbach through Bauer to Marx’s work of 1844 and his Theses on Feuerbach, and ends with an examination of The German Ideology. He shows how Marx attempted to reveal humanity’s nature and a notion of the good life, while polemicizing against any concern with metaphysics and epistemology.Trade Review[Marx's Attempt to Leave Philosophy] is plainly the work of a thoughtful and intelligent philosopher. The discussions of Bruno Bauer and Marx's writings of 1844-6, in particular, are valuable resources for students of German philosophy of the 1840s. -- Brian Leiter * Times Literary Supplement *Brudney's work offers some fascinating insights into the world of the Young Hegelians from whence Marx came. It also makes some subtle points about the epistemology of moral theory and about the communitarian aspects of Marx's vision that are important for contemporary philosophy. -- R. Hudelson * Choice *Table of Contents* Abbreviations * Introduction * Themes from the Young Hegelians * Feuerbach's and Marx's Complaint against Philosophy * The Interest of These Texts * Chapter by Chapter * Feuerbach's Critique of Christianity * The Critique of Christianity * The Method of The Essence of Christianity * Comparisons * The Geistiger Naturforscher * Feuerbach's Critique of Philosophy * The Status of Philosophy * The Method of the Critique of Philosophy * The Content of the Critique of Philosophy * Problems * Antecedents * Final Comment * Bruno Bauer * Self-Consciousness * State and Civil Society * The Critique of Religion * Bauer's Method * Assessment * The 1844 Marx I: Self-Realization * Species Being: Products * Species Being: Enjoyments * The Human Relation to Objects * Species Being: Immortality * The Human Self-Realization Activity * The 1844 Marx II: The Structure of Community * Completing One Another * Mediation with the Species *3 Digression on Community * The 1844 Marx III: The Problem of Justification * The Workers' Ignorance of Their True Nature * The Problem of Justification * The Problem of Communists' Ends and Beliefs * Marx's 1844 Critique of Philosophy * The Problem of the Present * The Theses on Feuerbach * Fundamental Relations/Orientations * Thesis Eleven * Labor * The Practical-Idealist Reading * The Problem of the First Step * Thesis Six * The German Ideology I: More Anti-Philosophy * Some General Comments * The Attack on the Young Hegelian * Empirical Verification * Anti-Philosophy I * Anti-Philosophy II * Transformation * The German Ideology II: The Picture of the Good Life and the Change from 1844 * Division of Labor * Community * Self-Activity * The Change from 1844 * The German Ideology III: The Critique of Morality (and the Return to Philosophy) * What Is the Problem with Morality? * The (Weak) Sociological Thesis * The Strong Sociological Thesis and the Structural Thesis * Morality and Moral Philosophy under Communism * Can The German Ideology Justify a Condemnation of Capitalism? * Returning to Philosophy * Conclusion * Notes * Index
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Harvard University Press The Paradox of Chinas PostMao Reforms
Book SynopsisChina's move to an open market economy ended the political chaos and economic stagnation of the Cultural Revolution and sparked an unprecedented economic boom. Yet this success came at the cost of a weakening central government, increasing inequalities, and fragmenting society. The essays here explore this contradiction.Trade ReviewIt is not often that a collection of essays by academics can be read with profit by specialists and laity alike. But The Paradox of China’s Post-Mao Reforms is an important exception. In dealing with what will be the most fateful politico-economic relationship of the 21st century—that between the United States and mainland China—most of the contributors write in unjargoned English. There is no better introduction to the complexities—Taiwan, human rights, military expenditures, economic reforms, trade—of U.S.–China relations than this volume. -- Arnold Beichman * Washington Times *The economic reforms in China have had very complex, sometimes contradictory, effects. There has been no suitable volume to which one could turn for a complete view. This work contains a comprehensive, up-to-date treatment of the reforms by leading scholars in the field. -- Parks M. Coble, University of NebraskaAn excellent overview of the key areas of impact of economic reform on the Chinese polity and social groups through the eighties and more particularly in the nineties. Its focus on the non-economic aspects of reform is welcome as discussions of economic reform have tended to dominate compendiums in recent years. However, the book takes the economic reforms seriously and shows how they have impacted on the Party-state, affected notions of representation, restructured relations between the Party-state and society, and affected different social groups. It is an impressive tour de force of the reforms and their impacts and will be most welcome reading not only for the China specialist but also for those interested in transitions from communist rule in particular and from authoritarian regimes more generally. -- Anthony J. Saich, The Ford FoundationTable of ContentsPreface I. Introduction 1. Dynamic Economy, Declining Party-State Merle Goldman & Roderick MacFarquhar 2. China's Transition in Economic Perspective Barry Naughton II. Limited Political Reforms 3. Elite Politics Joseph Fewsmith 4. Party-Military Relations Paul H. B. Godwin 5. The National People's Congress Murray Scot Tanner 6. The Struggle over Village Elections Lianjiang Li & Kevin J. 0 'Brien 7. Mass Political Behavior in Beijing Tianjian Shi III. Fragmenting Society 8. The Changing Role of Workers Martin King Whyte 9. Farmer Discontent and Regime Responses Thomas P. Bernstein 10. China's Floating Population Dorothy J. Solinger 11. The New Middle Class David S. G. Goodman 12. The Rise of Private Business Interests Kitten Paths 13. The Emergence of Politically Independent Intellectuals Merle Goldman 14. Crime, Corruption, and Contention Elizabeth J. Perry Conclusion 15. The "State of the State" Richard Baum & Alexei Shevchenko Notes Contributors
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Harvard University, Asia Center Red Legacies in China
Book SynopsisIn Red Legacies in China, Mao-era legacies serve as a framework to examine the cultural productions and afterlives of the communist revolution in order to understand China’s continuities and transformations from socialism to postsocialism. Essays discuss arts, literature and film, language and thought, architecture, museums, and memorials.
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Harvard University Press The Bridge Natural Gas in a Redivided Europe
Book SynopsisEurope and Russia are pushing against each other in a contest of economic doctrines and political ambitions, seemingly erasing the vision of cooperation that emerged from the end of the Cold War. Thane Gustafson argues that natural gas serves as a bridge over troubled geopolitical waters, uniting the region through common economic interests.Trade ReviewTells a story that sheds new light on postwar Europe, as well as touching on many of the most important themes of that era…A richly detailed analysis written with a relaxed, lucid style…One of Gustafson’s central themes is the way that economics have often trumped politics in the European gas trade. -- Ed Crooks * Financial Times *Tells how ingenuity, determination and the logic of commerce overcame geopolitics in a way that illuminates not only the story of a molecule, but the recent history of a whole continent. -- Rupert Darwall * Wall Street Journal *What an excellent book. Imagine somebody—in this case Thane Gustafson—taking all those snippets of gas history you used to read about and turning them into a coherent, well-written narrative…Every topic should have a book like this about it. -- Tyler Cowen * Marginal Revolution *A readable, intelligent, even-handed historical interpretation of this modern economic relationship [between Europe and Russia]. * Nature *A must-read for anyone interested in energy and European or Russian political and economic history. -- John V. Bowlus * Energy Reporters *Sets out the genesis of Russia’s gas contract with Germany—and the West—and how it yet may be blown-up by increasing geopolitical tensions. -- Jason Corcoran * bne IntelliNews *Well worth a read for those wanting more insight into the mindsets of the main actors and what might influence the flow of Russian gas to Europe in the future. -- William Powell * Natural Gas World *Gustafson recounts the fascinating history of the rise of the Russian and European gas industries and the emergence of the Russian–European gas trade from its beginnings in the early cold war to the troubled present day…With his seminal works on the history of Soviet and Russian oil and gas, Gustafson has long established himself as the doyen in his field. The Bridge is yet another essential addition for all those interested in the modern history of fossil fuels, Russian–European economic relations, and the intriguing mechanisms underlying the Soviet/Russian decision-making process in the area of energy. -- Jeronim Perović * Journal of Modern History *A useful exploration of Europe’s energy future…Gustafson shows how the European Union has used its legal powers…to limit the ability of the Russian energy giant Gazprom to monopolize supply for the continent. He also outlines how the changing nature of the gas industry itself has shifted the balance of power. -- Neil Bhatiya * Foreign Affairs *[A] seminal work on Russia’s oil and gas industry. -- Liam Denning * Bloomberg *Comprehensive analysis… By tracking the role of natural gas through several countries—Russia and Ukraine, the United Kingdom, Germany, the Netherlands and Norway—The Bridge details both its history and its likely future. -- Dominic Lenton * Engineering and Technology *Makes a provocative argument that gas is less of a geostrategic/geopolitical threat and in fact contributes to long-term stability in Europe. * BRINK *Highly informative…By providing a detailed and comparative examination of Russian–European gas relations since the 1960s, it enables the reader to develop a broader understanding of the cooperative and conflictual nature of Russian–European relations. Moreover, it provides a comprehensive picture of the past, present and even future of Russian–European gas relations. -- Taylan Özgür Kaya * Europe-Asia Studies *Elegantly written by one of the world’s experts on the subject, The Bridge deftly combines narrative and analysis with Gustafson’s own distinctive perspective. It tells an important story—the development of the gas relationship between Russia and Europe, the politics around it, and the circumstances and interaction of personalities that have shaped it. -- Daniel Yergin, author of the Pulitzer Prize–winning The Prize and The QuestExtraordinarily well-researched and well-argued, this book provides an account of the economics and geopolitics of gas in Europe over recent decades. Anyone looking for pointers on how gas will feature in Europe’s increasingly low-carbon energy mix would be well advised to read this keen analysis of the future prospects for this less-polluting fossil fuel. -- Sir Philip Lowe, former Director-General of Energy, European CommissionThis compelling narrative illuminates one of the most important dimensions of Europe’s relations with Russia. The Bridge explains that Russia’s gas bridge is two-way, focusing on why, despite tense political relations and U.S. opposition, it continues to bind Russia and Europe together. -- Angela Stent, author of Putin’s World: Russia against the West and with the RestThis excellent book reveals the controversial and sophisticated forces driving Russian and European gas industries and trade. While we do not know whether this bridge will prevail, the outcome will be of crucial importance for the global economic and political landscape. -- Tatiana Mitrova, Director, Energy Center, Moscow School of Management SKOLKOVOThe Bridge is an extremely fact-rich and thoroughly researched story about people, technology, and ideas within and around the European gas industry. Anyone wishing to understand and navigate the politics and business of European energy cannot ignore Gustafson’s insights. -- Gert Maichel, The Mobility House, former CEO of Wingas, and former senior manager of WintershallWell-researched and well-written. A very fine book. -- Jonathan Stern, Oxford Institute for Energy Studies
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Random House USA Inc The Captive Mind
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Random House USA Inc Open Letters
Book SynopsisSpanning twenty-five years, this historic collection of writings shows Vaclav Havel's evolution from a modestly known playwright who had the courage to advise and criticize Czechoslovakia's leaders to a newly elected president whose first address to his fellow citizens begins, I assume you did not propose me for this office so that I, too, would lie to you. Some of the pieces in Open Letters, such as Dear Dr. Husak and the essay The Power of the Powerless, are by now almost legendary for their influence on a generation of Eastern European dissidents; others, such as some of Havel's prison correspondence and his private letter to Alexander Dubcek, appear in English for the first time. All of them bear the unmistakable imprint of Havel's intellectual rigor, moral conviction, and unassuming eloquence, while standing as important additions to the world's literature of conscience.
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Random House USA Inc Lenins Tomb
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Simon & Schuster Radical Son
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Princeton University Press From Communists to Foreign Capitalists The
Book SynopsisExplores the intersections of two momentous changes in the late twentieth century: the fall of Communism and the rise of globalization. This book presents a sociological treatment of the process of foreign direct investment (FDI). It demonstrates how both investors and hosts rely on social networks to make decisions about investment.Trade Review"While the book is a must read for scholars of postsocialism, it will also be of interest to economic sociologists and scholars and students of globalization, capital mobility and foreign investment, economic change, and economic development."--Christy M. Glass, Labour "Nina Bandelj has produced an outstanding piece of work on the postsocialist transformation in Eastern and Central Europe... The theoretical arguments are sophisticated and nuanced, and the empirical research behind them is outstanding. I commend the book to anyone interested in the structure of markets, the processes underlying foreign direct investment, and the processes of globalization more generally. It will be essential reading not only to those interested in postsocialist transitions but also to economic sociologists in general and to anyone interested in the social construction of markets."--Doug Guthrie, Administrative Science Quarterly "Nina Bandelj's first book is powerful and persuasive. Its strength comes from the author's personal involvement with the subject matter... The book contributes significantly to the literature on postsocialist transformation and builds upon well-known themes that have been developed since the 1990s to analyze the deep changes of the current decade... Definitely, this is a must read for both graduate students who are approaching the study of economic geography, economic sociology, globalization, and Eastern European studies and established scholars who are working on postsocialist transformation."--Christian Sellar, Economic GeographyTable of ContentsList of Tables ix List of Figures xi Acknowledgments xiii Prologue xvii CHAPTER 1: Social Foundations of the Economy 1 The Argument 2 A Social-Constructivist Perspective on Economic Organization and Action 8 The Empirical Case: Foreign Direct Investment in Postsocialist Europe 16 CHAPTER 2: From Socialism to Postsocialism 29 Socialism 30 Challenges of the Transformation: Shock Therapy versus Gradualism 43 The Context of Transformation 46 Conclusion 64 CHAPTER 3: Institutionalization of FDI in Postsocialism 65 FDI as Instituted Process 66 Legitimization of FDI Practice 70 FDI Trends since 1989 88 Explaining FDI Inflows across Countries over Time 91 How Postsocialist States Create Markets 99 Conclusion 101 CHAPTER 4: Cross-Country Patterns in FDI Flows 103 From Country Characteristics to Relations between Countries 104 Social Relations as Determinants of FDI Flows 111 Embeddedness and Globalization 126 Conclusion 130 CHAPTER 5: Embeddedness of Organizational FDI Attempts 131 Invested Transactions: The Intricacies of FDI Attempts 131 What Determines FDI Transactions? 143 Network Embeddedness 145 Cultural Embeddedness 149 Political Embeddedness 155 Macro-Institutional Embeddedness 159 Embeddedness: Structures-Power-Culture Configurations 162 Conclusion 166 CHAPTER 6: Uncertainty and the Practice of FDI Transactions 168 Rethinking Instrumental Rational Action 169 Uncertainty 174 Practical Action Model 177 Substantive Varieties of Rationality 179 Procedural Varieties of Action 181 Logic of Decision-Making Practice: Routines, Emotions, Creativity 189 Conclusion 194 CHAPTER 7: Embedded Economies 196 Creation of Markets: From One Kind of Embeddedness to Another 196 Operation of Markets: Structures-Power-Culture Configurations 200 Varieties of Postsocialist Capitalism 206 Conclusion 218 Epilogue 221 Appendix on Method and Data Sources 223 Notes 243 References 255 Index 291
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Princeton University Press The SinoSoviet Split Cold War in the Communist
Book SynopsisIdentifying the role of disputes over Marxist-Leninist ideology, this book traces their impact in sowing conflict between the Soviet Union and the People's Republic of China in the areas of economic development, party relations, and foreign policy.Trade ReviewCo-Winner of the 2010 Marshall Shulman Book Prize, Association for Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies Winner of the 2008 Edgar S. Furniss Book Award, Mershon Center for International Security Studies at The Ohio State University "An astonishingly well-documented, densely detailed history of the causes and development of the Sino-Soviet conflict from virtually every relevant perspective... The Sino-Soviet Split is a major achievement in Cold War history and the standard against which future scholarship on this subject likely will be judged for many years to come."--Charles K. Armstrong, The Moscow Times "[The Sino-Soviet Split] is well-researched and compellingly-argued, and helps illuminate a critical portion of the Cold War."--R.M. Farley, Choice "This is a solid study of the breakup of the Sino-Soviet alliance... Of all the available English-language works on this topic, this study stands out as the most extensive as well as balanced in using both Russian and Chinese materials... [T]his book is a welcome addition, not only to the Cold War international history literature, but also to the studies on contemporary alliance politics. Methodologically, too, it stands as a wonderful example of how effectively a multiarchival and multilinguistic approach can and should be used in Cold War studies."--Shu Guang Zhang, Slavic Review "Lorenz M. Luthi's well-informed book supersedes the others in its thoroughness in covering the critical events and drawing on archival evidence and memoirs that were unavailable until recently. It nicely balances treatment of both countries, carefully follows changing emphases as the split widened from 1956 to 1966, and keeps the focus on identifying the causes."--Gilbert Rozman, International History Review "Luthi offers new insight into numerous foreign policy relationships central to the Cold War, while also directing our attention to a series of still unexplored issues pertinent to the vast socialist bloc and the fascinating alliance between the Russians and the Chinese."--Austin Jersild, American Historical Review "The Sino-Soviet Split is an excellent study of how China's domestic politics (and particularly Mao's efforts to remain at the helm of China's political and socioeconomic development) informed its foreign policy in general and relations with the Soviet Union in particular. Seen in the context of China's domestic-foreign policy nexus, Luthi's monograph will be of great value to scholars who are interested in China's Cold War diplomacy and, more generally, an analysis of Chinese foreign policymaking."--Czeslaw Tubilewicz, Russian Review "It is clearly the work of an industrious and skilled researcher in control of his material. The Sino-Soviet Split is a valuable work that provides a bounty of raw material and research leads for others who seek to understand the course of the Sino-Soviet split."--Steven M. Goldstein, China Quarterly "This persuasive, thorough, and balanced history of the breakdown of Sino-Soviet relations in the late 1950s and 1960s should be considered essential reading for scholars interested in the Cold War."--Peter C. Pozefsky, HistorianTable of ContentsMaps viii Acknowledgments xi Abbreviations and Terms xiii Transliteration and Diacritical Marks xix Introduction 1 Chapter One: Historical Background, 1921-1955 19 Chapter Two: The Collapse of Socialist Unity, 1956-1957 46 Chapter Three: Mao's Challenges, 1958 80 Chapter Four: Visible Cracks, 1959 114 Chapter Five: World Revolution and the Collapse of Economic Relations, 1960 157 Chapter Six: Ambiguous Truce, 1961-1962 194 Chapter Seven: Mao Resurgent, 1962-1963 219 Chapter Eight: The American Factor, 1962-1963 246 Chapter Nine: Khrushchev's Fall and the Collapse of Party Relations, 1963-1966 273 Chapter Ten: Vietnam and the Collapse of the Military Alliance, 1964-1966 302 Conclusion 340 Essay on the Sources 353 Index 361
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Princeton University Press Active Defense
Book SynopsisTrade Review"2019 War on the Rocks Holiday Reading List""This is the first book to provide a comprehensive history of China’s military doctrine as it has evolved since the founding of the People’s Republic."---Andrew J. Nathan, Foreign Affairs"Meticulously analyzes China’s military strategy since 1945 . . . . A classic that is likely to have great long-term influence . . . . In this unstable environment, Professor Fravel’s book could hardly be timelier."---Chas W. Freeman, Jr., Book Post"This book is an outstanding contribution to the canon on Chinese military and strategic affairs . . . . Fravel’s new book is an instant classic and a mandatory reference source. I would recommend this volume to students of Chinese foreign policy, international relations, and military affairs without reservation."---James Mulvenon, China Quarterly"Taylor is an authority on the People’s Liberation Army, and his latest book is deeply researched and based on primary materials, providing a picture of the ways in which strategic thought in the Chinese military context has evolved over the years. It’s easy to recommend as a necessary reference volume for anyone writing on China’s contemporary approach to military affairs, rich in context and history."---Ankit Panda, War on the Rocks"An invaluable reference with great intellectual rigor and excellent explanation of sources and methods, Active Defense belongs in a prominent place in the bookshelf of all serious students of China security issues."---Andrew S. Erickson, Journal of Chinese Political Science"Fravel’s book is a worthwhile read. China experts and enthusiasts will find it especially compelling, as will those interested in military strategy."---Shai A. Kivity, Israel Journal of Foreign Affairs
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Princeton University Press Vanguard of the Revolution The Global Idea of the
Book SynopsisTrade Review"One of Foreign Affairs' Picks for Best of Books 2018""A . . . successful example of big think history. If war built the state, it also helped build the Communist Party. Vladimir Lenin's faction, the Bolsheviks, was particularly aided by World War I. And Communism, once in power, reversed Clausewitz’s famous dictum and made politics war by other means. The party often attacked the people--first in the Russia of Lenin and Stalin, but most especially in Mao Zedong’s China, from the Hundred Flowers movement to the Great Leap Forward and then the Cultural Revolution, killing untold millions of people. It’s a lively if depressing story."---Thomas E. Ricks, New York Times Book Review"The historiography on Marxism, as well as communist movements in general, is notoriously inaccessible; McAdams delivers a lucid and beautifully written volume that defies the norm, providing a highly readable study of the party." * Publishers Weekly *"Important. . . . Brilliant. . . . It's been nearly a decades since Robert Service’s Comrades presented readers with a history of Communism on a global scale, and although the idea is still as dead as Jacob Marley, McAdams finds even more to tell about it, and is fascinating and judicial the whole time he does so."---Steve Donoghue, Open Letters Monthly"A brilliant and sweeping introduction to one of the most provocative political institutions of our times. . . . Vanguard of the Revolution provides intellectual provocation, historical breadth and an inspiration to take better care of our fragile democracies."---Yvonne Howell, Times Higher Education"It is a broad, comparative history of communist parties in power, one which required a tremendous amount of knowledge to write, and subtly but successfully undermines the easy equation of communism with totalitarianism that has been a liberal talking point for far too long."---Patrick Iber, Los Angeles Review of Books"The book excels in explaining the repertoire of methods whereby the new communist regimes that came to power after the Second World War tried to maintain their momentum. . . . Carefully plotted."---Stuart Macintyre, Sydney Morning Herald"Impressive."---Joshua Muravchik, Commentary"McAdams wrestles with a . . . profound puzzle: How was it, given the failure of Marx’s prophecies, that his ideas continued to animate communist parties and eventually led them to power in 24 countries?"---Robert Legvold, Foreign Affairs"A groundbreaking book, Vanguard of the Revolution is a terrific read. . . . A magnificent book on [communism's] history and impact."---Andrew Fedynsky, Ukrainian Weekly"[Vanguard of the Revolution] offers an important new historiography of the idea not just of the Communist party but of Communism in the twentieth and now twenty-first century."---Bill V. Mullen, Russian Review"[T]his remains a compelling and necessary book."---George Bodie, Slavonic & East European Review"Vanguard of the Revolution is a very readable synthesis of the history of the communist party, from Marx and Engels’s manifesto to the collapse of the USSR. McAdams handles both the global sweep and the local details of each case he covers with an impressive assurance and levelheadedness, all while keeping his distance from the tired Cold War polemics that usually surround this subject."---Tony Wood, The Nation"McAdams explores the societal conditions that brought Communist movements to power. Ranging over the particular histories of Russia, China, Cuba, and many places in between, he deftly describes the upheavals wrought by modernization, war, and colonial oppression to explain Communism’s appeal. . . . McAdams is a master of classification and discerning difference. . . . As we now focus on ever darker challenges—illiberalism and xenophobic nationalism, environmental degradation, and religious fundamentalism—we run the risk of seeing Communism as a benign, quaint bête noire of the twentieth century. Fortunately, Vanguard of the Revolution reminds us otherwise."---Catherine Epstein, American Historical Review
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Princeton University Press The Spectre of War
Book SynopsisTrade Review"A Financial Times Best History Book of the Year 2021""A Telegraph Best Book of the Year 2021""Books of this quality and significance are rare. Haslam has mined the archives of all the main players to produce an excellent, game-changing thesis that is as convincing as it is original."---Saul David, The Times"It may be a cliché to say this is a book every intelligent person ought to read, but it really is."---Simon Heffer, The Telegraph"Anyone interested in global tensions in the interwar period will learn much from the latest book of Jonathan Haslam. . . . He draws on a lifetime of expertise on the Soviet Union and Russian foreign policy to explain how fear of communism permeated international relations after 1917."---Tony Barber, Financial Times"Drawing on sources in English, French, Russian, German, Italian, Spanish and Swedish from archives across Europe (and beyond), The Spectre of War is full of fascinating stories that offer a unique glimpse into the tormented world on the eve of the Second World War. Elegantly crafted, it offers the reader the knowledge of a scholar who has worked in the field for decades."---David Motadel, Times Literary Supplement"2021’s most impressive work of history pulls together hidden threads to show how fear of Bolshevism poisoned international relations between the wars." * A Telegraph Best Book of the Year *"One of the year’s most impressive pieces of research."---Simon Heffer, A Telegraph Best New History Book
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Princeton University Press Vanguard of the Revolution
Book SynopsisTrade Review"One of Foreign Affairs' Picks for Best of Books 2018"
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Princeton University Press Liberty and Equality
Book SynopsisTrade Review"An important philosophical contribution highlighting the thoughts of one of the more important postwar advocates of liberalism in the 20th century." * Library Journal *
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Princeton University Press The Spectre of War
Book SynopsisTrade Review"A Financial Times Best History Book of the Year 2021""A Telegraph Best Book of the Year 2021""Books of this quality and significance are rare. Haslam has mined the archives of all the main players to produce an excellent, game-changing thesis that is as convincing as it is original."---Saul David, The Times"It may be a cliché to say this is a book every intelligent person ought to read, but it really is."---Simon Heffer, The Telegraph"Anyone interested in global tensions in the interwar period will learn much from the latest book of Jonathan Haslam. . . . He draws on a lifetime of expertise on the Soviet Union and Russian foreign policy to explain how fear of communism permeated international relations after 1917."---Tony Barber, Financial Times"Drawing on sources in English, French, Russian, German, Italian, Spanish and Swedish from archives across Europe (and beyond), The Spectre of War is full of fascinating stories that offer a unique glimpse into the tormented world on the eve of the Second World War. Elegantly crafted, it offers the reader the knowledge of a scholar who has worked in the field for decades."---David Motadel, Times Literary Supplement"2021’s most impressive work of history pulls together hidden threads to show how fear of Bolshevism poisoned international relations between the wars." * A Telegraph Best Book of the Year *"One of the year’s most impressive pieces of research."---Simon Heffer, A Telegraph Best New History Book
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Princeton University Press A Documentary Study of Hendrik De Man Socialist
Book SynopsisIn this collection of excerpts from the essential works of Hendrik de Man (1885-1953), Peter Dodge reinstates in historical consciousness this pioneer sociologist of the European socialist movement and of labor in industrial society. Regarded before World War II as pre-eminent among socialist theoreticians, comparable to Marx himself, de Man fell iTable of Contents*Frontmatter, pg. i*Contents, pg. v*Introduction, pg. 1*1. The Era of Democracy, pg. 23*2. The Operation of Bourgeois Democracy, pg. 34*3. The Singularity of the Belgian Labor Movement, pg. 48*4. The Lesson of the War, pg. 57*5. Letter from America, pg. 94*6. Workers' Control, pg. 100*7. The Psychology of Socialism, pg. 135*8. The Crisis of Socialism, pg. 157*9. Joy in Work, pg. 180*10. Embourgeoisement of the Proletariat, pg. 220*11. Capitalism and Socialism, pg. 238*12. The Socialist Idea, pg. 271*13. The Plan du Travail, pg. 289*14. The Theses of Pontigny, pg. 300*15. Must One Sacrifice Peace to Freedom?, pg. 306*16. Democracy and the Frustration of Socialism, pg. 313*17. The Manifesto, pg. 324*18. The Age of Doom, pg. 329*Selective Bibliography, pg. 355*Index, pg. 359
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Princeton University Press Outlawed Party
Book SynopsisDuring the years that the German Social Democratic party organization was legally suppressed by the Socialist Law, the movement underwent a fundamental transformation in its relationship to the traditions of political democracy and socialist theory with which it began in the 1860's. This history shows how, gradually adopting Marxian economic and poTable of Contents*Frontmatter, pg. i*PREFACE, pg. v*CONTENTS, pg. xi*I. THE EMERGENCE AND EARLY ORIENTATION OF WORKING-CLASS POLITICAL ACTION, pg. 1*II. THE MATURATION OF THE SOCIALIST MOVEMENT IN THE EIGHTEEN-SEVENTIES, pg. 39*III. DISINTEGRATION AND RECOVERY, pg. 70*IV. INVITATION FROM THE LEFT: ANARCHISM AND SOCIAL DEMOCRACY, pg. 106*V. RADICALS AND MODERATES: Two VIEWS OF SOCIAL DEMOCRATIC POLITICS, pg. 129*VI. INVITATION FROM THE RIGHT: STATE SOCIALISM AND SOCIAL DEMOCRACY, pg. 155*VII. GROWTH OF SOCIAL DEMOCRACY CREATES A MAJOR CRISIS FOR THE PARTY, pg. 176*VIII. THE DEEPENED PARLIAMENTARY INVOLVEMENT: ITS RELATIONSHIP TO REVOLUTIONARY EXPECTATIONS AND POLITICAL DEMOCRACY, pg. 213*IX. SOCIAL DEMOCRATS AT BAY, pg. 241*X. THE ST. GALL CONGRESS AND THE SUPREMACY OF AUGUST BEBEL, pg. 263*XI. THE END OF THE SOCIALIST LAW: SOCIAL DEMOCRACY'S VICTORY AND CHALLENGE, pg. 291*XII. THE HERITAGE OF THE SOCIALIST LAW EPOCH FOR SOCIAL DEMOCRACY, pg. 320*APPENDIX A. The Gotha Program, 1875, pg. 333*APPENDIX B. The Erfurt Program, 1891, pg. 335*APPENDIX C. Text of the Socialist Law, pg. 339*BIBLIOGRAPHICAL ESSAY, pg. 347*INDEX, pg. 367
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Princeton University Press Soviet Strategies in Southeast Asia An
Book SynopsisTable of Contents*Frontmatter, pg. i*Preface, pg. v*Contents, pg. xi*Chapter One: The Evolution of Soviet Eastern Policy: 1917-1928, pg. 1*Chapter Two: Early Soviet Policies in Practice: Southeast Asia in the 1920's, pg. 80*Chapter Three: Eastern Strategies in Abeyance: 1930-1935, pg. 142*Chapter Four: United Front in Southeast Asia: 1935-1941, pg. 207*Chapter Five: Southeast Asian Communism in Suspension: 1941-1947, pg. 249*Chapter Six: Engagement and Disengagement in Southeast Asia: 1948-1954, pg. 351*Epilogue, pg. 475*Short Biographies, pg. 485*Chronology, pg. 497*Bibliography, pg. 527*Index, pg. 551
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Princeton University Press Changing Song
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Vintage Three Whys Of The Russian Revolution
Book SynopsisIt is my considered judgement that, had it not been for the Russian Revolution, there would very likely have been no National Socialism; probably no Second World War and no decolonization; and certainly no Cold War, which one dominated our lives. I will attempt here to distill the essence of my books The Russian Revolution and Russia Under the Bolshevik Regime by raising the three central questions addressed in those volumes: Why did tsarism fall? Why did the Bolsheviks gain power? Why did Stalin succeed Lenin?'' Richard Popes, from Three Whys of the Russian Revolution.Arguably the most important event of the twentieth century, the Russian Revolution changed for ever the course of modern history. Due to the Soviet clampdown on archives regarding the Revolution, many aspects of the event have been shrouded in mystery for over seventy years. However, since the collapse of Communism the archival depositories havebeen thrown open to interested parties.Trade ReviewOne of America's great historians. * Washington Post Book World *Pipes is not a mere communicator of facts but a philosopher examining the deeper, broader trends beneath the surface of history. * San Francisco Chronicle *
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Irish Academic Press Ltd Sen Murray MarxistLeninist Irish Socialist
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International Publishers Co Inc.,U.S. Critique of the Gotha Program
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International Publishers Co Inc.,U.S. The Modern Prince and Other Writings
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International Publishers Co Inc.,U.S. Marxist Ethics A Short Exposition
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International Publishers Co Inc.,U.S. Communisim Through My Eyes
Book SynopsisCommunism Through My Eyes: My Father Robert Trujillo, 1903 – 1986 by Mary Lou Salazar, PhD is the fascinating story of an iconic but little-known figure in Colorado's political and social history: Mary Lou's father, Robert Trujillo, became a communist in 1936 during the hardships of the Great Depression, later becoming the Chairman of the Communist Party in Colorado. He remained a communist for fifty years, until his death in 1986. As his youngest daughter, the eighth of nine children, Mary Lou shares with us her childhood memories, as well as the historical facts, about her beloved father, Robert Trujillo.Mary Lou tells us, as a wide-eyed little girl, of sitting on the steps in her house looking down into her living room at the dozens of people who frequently gathered there. They came to feast on her mother's tamales and listen to her father, Robert, make rousing speeches about justice and equal rights for the common people; r
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International Publishers Co Inc.,U.S. Let Them Tremble Biographical Interventions
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Manchester University Press Art Politics and Dissent Aspects of the Art Left
Book SynopsisProvides a counter history to conventional accounts of American art. Close historical examinations of particular events in Los Angeles and New York in the 1960s are interwoven with discussion of the location of these events in the history of cultural politics in the United States during the postwarTable of ContentsIntroduction: Researching Alternative Histories of the Art LeftCh. 1: "We Dissent": the Artists' Protest Committee and Representations in/of Los AngelesCh. 2: "There" and "Here", "Then" and "Now": The Los Angeles 'Artists' Tower of Protest', 1966 and its LegacyCh. 3: Angry Arts, the Art Workers Coalition and the Politics of "Otherness"Ch. 4: My Lai, Guernica, MoMA and the Art Left, New York 1969-70Conclusion: Culture Wars and the American Left
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Manchester University Press Marxism and History A Critical Introduct
Book SynopsisAn exploration of Marx's claims about social structure and historical change, which discusses their use and validity. The author argues that Marxism proves most useful when it is seen as a source of questions, concepts and hypotheses rather than as a philosophy of historical development.Table of ContentsIntroductionMarx's ambiguous legacyForces and relations of productionMarx's productive force determinismProductive force determinism as Marxist orthodoxy.The origins of productive force determinism.Productive force determinism: A critique and an alternative.Productive force determinism and functional explanation.Productive force determinism: A critique.Productive force determinism: An alternative.Base and superstructure: Definition and determination.Modes of production: Variant forms of the 'base'.The political superstructure.The idealist superstructure.
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Manchester University Press The Labour Party and the world volume 2
Book SynopsisThis is the second book in a unique two-volume study that traces the evolution of the Labour Party's foreign policy throughout the 20th century to the present date. -- .Trade Review"In this interesting book, Rhiannon Vickers tackles the formidable task of analysing the bases of Labour's foreign policy from 1951 until Labour's election defeat in 2010.""This book is a considerable achievement. It is a well-researched, thorough and thought-provoking study that will be essential for anyone interested in the Labour party or Britain's foreign policy.""The book deals with an impressively wide range of issues, from Northern Ireland to Rhodesia to overseas development and it does so with clarity and insight."This is a very useful overview of Labour's foreign policy since 1951, picking up the story from volume 1, published in 2004, which covered 1900-51. The central argument running through both volumes is that Labour's foreign policy can best be understood in terms of internationalism.Altogether, the book is written in a clear and accessible manner and will be of particular value to students. At the same time, in emphasizing internationalism as a framework for understanding Labour's foreign policy across the twentieth century, it stands to stimulate further debate. -- .Table of ContentsIntroduction1. Labour’s foreign policy approach2. The 1950s: new conflicts, rearmament and the bomb3. The Wilson governments, 1964-70 4. Defence and foreign policy in the 1970s5. The radicalisation of Labour’s foreign and defence policy in the 1980s6. New Labour triumphs7. Labour’s foreign policy in the twenty-first century8. ConclusionBibliography
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Manchester University Press Reflections on the Marxist Theory of History
Book SynopsisThis book defends the Marxist theory of history through, first, a critique of its empiricist and postmodern critics, second, a practical demonstration of the power of Marxist historical writings, and, third, a survey of the powerful and influential methodological debates between Marxists.Trade ReviewThis is a useful contribution to the literature on historiography and a welcome change from the more nihilistic of postmodern approaches…. (It) will be valuable to students of historiography and those seeking guidance to various schools of Marxism.Paul Blackledge has attempted a brave and long overdue project… this is overall an impressive book worthy of serious study. Tribute must be paid to the author's scholarship and impressive rangeThis book is a welcome contribution to the body of literature devoted to the discussion of Marxist historiography. It is a rich text, very well researched and well-written. It contains a great deal of material and touches on a wide-range of issues with admirable economy of expression.Paul Blackledge ... contributes importantly to the growing literature in the revival of serious studies in historical materialism. In five long chapters he takes the reader on a fascinating journey ... One comes away from Blackledge’s Reflections with a strong sense of the power and potential of Marxist historiography and historical analysis.[Blackledge’s Reflections on the Marxist Theory of History] derives its energy from a deep understanding of Marxist scholarship[Reflections on the Marxist Theory of History] is a useful critical survey of the major debates within Marxist historiography, particularly in the Anglophone world.Blackledge has produced a valuable guide to the arguments that surround the Marxist theory of history, one that will be a vital reference point for socialists involved in these debates.Blackledge’s book is an excellent starting point for anyone interested in using Marxism to understand history. For a work of theory it is remarkably concise and readable. Reflections on the Marxist Theory of History therefore has tremendous value not just for historians, but also for anyone who thinks the study of the past should inform our struggles to shape the future.”Reflections [on the Marxist Theory of History] is a significant resource. It is a cogent defence of the contribution of Marxist historians to the discipline, from Marx to the present via Trotsky’s History of the Russian Revolution, Geoffrey de St Croix’s Class Struggles in the Ancient World, and the British Marxist historians Hill, Hobsbawm and Thompson. In the face of current academic hostility to theoretical interpretations of historical events it is a powerful argument for historical materialism as a critical tool to interpret the past.Blackledge’s reflections are a readable and very competent introduction to ... debates among Marxists about the character of modes of production and the transition from feudalism to capitalism, and about the roles of social structure and human agency in making history, as well as Marxist historical theory’s relationship to postmodernity -- .Table of ContentsPreface and acknowledgements1. Marxism and history2. Marx, Engels and historical materialism3. Historical materialism: From the Second to the Third Internationals4. Modes of production and social transitions5. Structure, agency and the struggle for freedomConclusion – The Present as History: Marxism and postmodernity
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Manchester University Press Fightback
Book SynopsisThis book tells the story of how the moderate right in the Labour Party, weakened by defections to the SDP in 1981, successfully regained control of the party and helped it return to electability -- .Trade Review"'It is a story worth telling, told with authority and candour.' Nell Kinnock, Labour Party Leader in the 1980s"Table of ContentsSection 1: BACKGROUND1. Introduction2. The scene the right facedSection 2: EVENTS & ISSUES3. 1981 Deputy leadership contest4. 1983 Leadership election5. Militant6. OMOV – One Member One VoteSection 3: GROUPS7. Manifesto Group of Labour MPs, 1974-19838. Labour First9. St Ermins Group – the background10. St Ermins Group11. Labour Solidarity Campaign12. Forward LabourSection 413. Reviewing 1974 to 198814. Epilogue – from 1988 to 2004
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Manchester University Press Equality and the British Left A Study in
Book SynopsisNewly available in paperback, the first comprehensive historical study of egalitarian ideas advocated by the British Left. Offers a compelling new perspective on British political thought, will appeal to scholars and students of British history and political theory and to anyone interested in contemporary political debates on progressive politics.Trade Review‘In recognising the fluid movement of ideas across ideological ‘boundaries’, and in taking a step away from a narrow emphasis on the great books of great men, Jackson reveals the intellectual rationale behind some deeply held Labour sentiments. It is also the most useful study of Labour’s political thought which I have read for some time and a timely reminder that equality is a traditional and recurrent Labour belief.’ Duncan Tanner, University of Wales BangorReviewing this book has been a genuine pleasure. It is rare to find so valuable and so timely a text as Ben Jackson's Equality and the British Left.David Coates, Renewal: A Journal of Social Democracy, 16(2), 2008 -- .Table of ContentsAcknowledgementsList of abbreviationsIntroductionPart I - 1900-31: Foundations1. Riches and poverty2. From each according to their ability3. Fair sharesPart II 1931-45: Economics4. Marxists and social democrats 5. Social justice and economic efficiencyPart III - 1945-64: Revisions6. Means and ends7. Let us face the futureConclusionBibliographyIndex
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Manchester University Press Making Socialists
Book SynopsisMaking Socialists combines a biographical study of a (nowadays) virtually unknown woman with an original exploration of several major themes in late nineteenth and early twentieth century political and educational history. -- .Table of ContentsList of illustrationsAbbreviationsAcknowledgements Introduction – biography and history 1. Being Mary2. Rebel communities3. Labour politics in London4. Rethinking Socialism and education5. Education and class struggle6. The Disinherited Child and the Politics of Voice7. Bebel House and the Political Education of Working Women8. Revolutionary politics and World War One9. Reflections, connections and utopian visionsBibliographyAppendix 1 - The Daltry family treeAppendix 2 - The Adams family treeAppendix 3 – Mary Bridges Adams, time-lineAppendix 4 – Biographical notesIndex
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Manchester University Press Hugo Chavez and the Bolivarian Revolution
Book SynopsisThe first full-length study of the government of Hugo Chávez of Venezuela within wider discussions on populism and globalisation in Latin America. It provides a comprehensive and critical account of Chávez’s emergence, socio-economic policies, democratic credentials, impact, foreign policy and future prospects.Table of ContentsList of tablesAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. Populism and Latin America: context, causes, characteristics and consequences2. Structural fractures, crises, the state and the emergence of Chávez3. The leader and the led: hegemonic strategies in the leadership of Hugo Chávez4. Populism, globalisation and the socio-economic policies of the Chávez government5. Democrat or authoritarian? Human rights, institutional autonomy and popular participation under the government of Fujimori and Chávez6. The consequences and impact of populism: institutionalisation and democratization in Chávez’s Venezuela7. Venezuelan international relations in the age of globalisationConclusion: populism and democracy in a globalised ageBibliographyIndex
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Manchester University Press Hugo Chavez and the Bolivarian Revolution
Book SynopsisThe first full-length study of the government of Hugo Chávez of Venezuela within wider discussions on populism and globalisation in Latin America. It provides a comprehensive and critical account of Chávez’s emergence, socio-economic policies, democratic credentials, impact, foreign policy and future prospects.Table of ContentsList of tablesAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. Populism and Latin America: context, causes, characteristics and consequences2. Structural fractures, crises, the state and the emergence of Chávez3. The leader and the led: hegemonic strategies in the leadership of Hugo Chávez4. Populism, globalisation and the socio-economic policies of the Chávez government5. Democrat or authoritarian? Human rights, institutional autonomy and popular participation under the government of Fujimori and Chávez6. The consequences and impact of populism: institutionalisation and democratization in Chávez’s Venezuela7. Venezuelan international relations in the age of globalisationConclusion: populism and democracy in a globalised ageBibliographyIndex
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Manchester University Press Engels and the formation of Marxism
Book SynopsisThe paperback release of this classic work.Trade Review"A serious and interesting contribution to recent scholarship" American Historical Review "... very thoughtful and thought-provoking" V.G. Kiernan, History "... a devastating critique of those Marxists who, through a process of selective quotation purify Marx of those elements they find unacceptable... a provocative monograph designed to challenge conventional wisdom." Journal of Communist Studies "... its treatment of Engels's dialectical materialism is consistently impressive, with an analysis that is always clear and aposite... Rigby maintains the high standard of scholarship set by his previous Marxism and History" D. McLellan, English Historical Review"Table of ContentsPreface; Abbreviations; Introduction; part I: The flight from Hegel: Engels and the genesis of Marxism; 1. Hegelian Liberalism; 2. Hegelian Socialism; 3. Engels' epistemological break; 4. Historical Materialism; 5. Communism: practical materialism; Part II: The return to Hegel: Engels and dialectical materialism; 6. Dialectical materialism; 7. Dialectical materialism: an assessment; 8. Was Marx and 'Engelsist'?; 9. Historical materialsim: an assesment; 10. Scientific and critical Marxism: an assesment; Conclusion; Bibliography; Indeces.
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Manchester University Press Local Democracy Civic Engagement and Community
Book SynopsisFocuses on local democratic politics in Britain over the last decade and a half from the election of the New Labour Government right up to the current Conservative/Liberal Democrat Coalition government.Trade ReviewThe book's insights will prove invaluable to any students, lecturers and local goverment officers interested in mapping the shifting terrain of contemporary local governance in England. -- .Table of ContentsIntroduction1 The theoretical context2 Civic engagement and political participation: debates and evidence3 The challenge of local democracy, civic engagement and community: an agenda for change4 Local democracy at the formal level5 Opening up local democracy beyond the formal realm6 Local services, community and civic engagement7 Regeneration and sustainabilityConclusionBibliographyIndex
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Manchester University Press The Left and the European Constitution From
Book SynopsisThis book examines how left-wing parties are being affected by European integration. It does so by concentrating on the left-wing responses to the Treaty of Lisbon and the European Constitutional Treaty.Table of ContentsPreface: The Left and the European Constitution from Laeken to Lisbon, Sylvia-Yvonne Kaufmann1. The Left from Laeken to Lisbon. Michael Holmes and Knut Roder2. Left parties at the EU level: Influencing the Convention. Simon Lightfoot3. The Yes-No dichotomy of the French Left. Sally Marthaler4. The Dutch Left and European integration: Framing the Constitutional debate. Robert Harmsen5. Left parties and the European Constitution in Spain: Building and contesting Europe from a federalist perspective. Tània Verge6. The German Left from Laeken to Lisbon. Knut Roder7. The Left in Italy and the Lisbon Treaty: A ‘political’ Europe, a ‘social’ Europe and an ‘economic’ Europe. Lucia Quaglia8. The British Left and the institutional reform of the EU. Mike Mannin9. The Danish Left and the Constitutional/Lisbon Treaty: Not so sceptical after all?Rasmus Leander Nielsen and Rasmus Brun Pedersen10. The Swedish Left and European integration: Linking Laval and Lisbon. Lee Miles and Hans Lödén11. The Hungarian Left and the European integration process: the bittersweet success of ‘return to Europe’. Attila Ágh12. From a spectator to a player to the bench: the Left in Slovakia from Laeken to Lisbon. Tim Haughton and Vladimir Bilcik13. The Polish Left and the European Constitution. Nathaniel Copsey14. The Left and European integration beyond Lisbon. Michael Holmes and Knut Roder
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Manchester University Press British Communism
Book SynopsisDraws together key documents in the history of the Communist Party of Great Britain (CPGB) in a single, student-friendly volume. Balanced, comprehensive and framed by Callaghan and Harker's detailed introductions, this is a valuable addition to the study of twentieth-century Britain. -- .Trade ReviewThe work of John Callaghan and Ben Harker is part of the renewed interest in the study of British communism that followed its decline and the opening of the archives of the party. -- .Table of ContentsIntroduction1. Defining Bolshevism2. Defending the Soviets3. The problem of Social Democracy4. The British empire5. The new line, 1928–356. Popular Front Communism, 1935–397. The CPGB 1939–478. The national road and the British cultural tradition, 1947–569. 1956 and Communist crisis10. Communists and Trade Unions since 194511. The ‘new social movements’12. Things fall apartIndex
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Manchester University Press British Communism
Book SynopsisDraws together key documents in the history of the Communist Party of Great Britain (CPGB) in a single, student-friendly volume. Balanced, comprehensive and framed by Callaghan and Harker's detailed introductions, this is a valuable addition to the study of twentieth-century Britain. -- .Trade ReviewAn original and useful contribution to the study of the CPGB. Never before has such a wide array of material produced by the party been brought together and made available to the general public. A newcomer to British Communism is thus able not only to gauge the ideological and political distance travelled by the party as expressed in its own words but also to familiarise him/herself with the culture of the party. Jeremy Tranmer, Cercles – Revue Pluridisciplinaire du Monde Anglophone, 15/11/2012The work of John Callaghan and Ben Harker is part of the renewed interest in the study of British communism that followed its decline and the opening of the archives of the party. -- .Table of ContentsIntroduction1. Defining Bolshevism2. Defending the Soviets3. The problem of Social Democracy4. The British empire5. The new line, 1928–356. Popular Front Communism, 1935–397. The CPGB 1939–478. The national road and the British cultural tradition, 1947–569. 1956 and Communist crisis10. Communists and Trade Unions since 194511. The ‘new social movements’12. Things fall apartIndex
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Manchester University Press Making Socialists Mary Bridges Adams and the
Book SynopsisMaking Socialists combines a biographical study of a (nowadays) virtually unknown woman with an original exploration of several major themes in late nineteenth and early twentieth century political and educational history.Table of ContentsIntroduction – biography and history1. Being Mary2. Rebel communities3. Labour politics in London4. Rethinking socialism and education5. Education and class struggle6. The disinherited child and the politics of voice7. Bebel house and the political education of working women8. Revolutionary politics and World War One9. Reflections, connections and utopian visionsBibliographyAppendix 1 - The Daltry family treeAppendix 2 - The Adams family treeAppendix 3 – Mary Bridges Adams, time-lineAppendix 4 – Biographical notesIndex
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Rlpg/Galleys Divergent Paths
Book SynopsisDivergent Paths is the first volume of a groundbreaking three-volume work. Its purpose is to explore the relationship between Hegel and Marx; to define the relationship between Hegel and Engels; and to distinguish between the theories of Marxism and Engelsism. Marx used Feuerbach towards the critique and ultimate transformation of Hegel''s phenomenology and humanism. This transformation, which cut out Hegel''s idealism by identifying the environment in which people produced their sustenance as the subject of history, marks the genesis of historical materialism. Marx continued to use Hegel''s logical categories. In chapter three of Divergent Paths, Norman Levine conducts an in depth study of Marx''s 1841 doctoral dissertation, The Difference Between Democritus'' and Epicurus'' Philosophy of Nature. It is the center of gravity and controversy of Levine''s study. Placed alongside Hegel''s Philosophy of History, Levine isolates the categories Marx appropriated from Hegel to show, conclusivTrade ReviewLevine's study of Marx in these early years is a detailed, well-researched, and stimulating account of his intellectual development and self-understanding....thought provokinggggg -- Joe McCoy, July 2007, Department of Philosophy, University of Nevada-Reno * H-German *Divergent Paths updates and further develops intellectual issues first raised in The Tragic Deception (1975) and Dialogue Within the Dialectic (1984). The present volume approaches these issues through close reading of the relationship to Hegel not only of Marx and Engels, but of major 20th century Marxists or theorists of Marxism from Lukacs to Roemer. Levine seeks once again to "de-Hegelianize" Marxism by placing history and human activity at the center of Marxist theory and politics. The issues of philosophy and method he takes up are abstract, but nevertheless provide a necessary point of departure for any effort to confront the contemporary crisis of Marxism. -- Arif Dirlik, author of Marxism in the Chinese RevolutionLevine's study of Marx in these early years is a detailed, well-researched, and stimulating account of his intellectual development and self-understanding....thought provoking -- Joe McCoy, July 2007, Department of Philosophy, University of Nevada-Reno * H-German *Table of ContentsChapter 1 The Historiography of the Hegel-Marx Relationship Chapter 2 Engels' First Appropriation of Hegel Chapter 3 Marx's First Appropriation of Hegel
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Rlpg/Galleys Unparalleled Reforms
Book SynopsisThe reforms of the Soviet and Chinese communist regimes were unparalleled-both in the radical, precedent-setting reforms attempted by the two countries and in the outcomes of these attempts. While the Soviet Union collapsed quickly in the midst of its reforms, more than a decade later China, the world''s most populous country, still stands as a testament to the resilience of Communist rule. It is this phenomenon that Christopher Marsh explores in Unparalleled Reforms. Marsh goes beyond simply discussing the differing initial conditions, the sequencing of reform, and cultural differences to also consider the objectives and intentions of the policy makers and leaders that directed the reform processes and the interdependent nature of politics on the world stage. Unparalleled Reforms offers the reader a sophisticated understanding of the nature of political reform and develops a theoretical model that can account for commonly overlooked factors that affect political processes in all types of political systems. In a class all its own, this is an important work for scholars interested in comparative politics, international relations, economics, Asian studies, and Russian studies.Trade ReviewMarsh's account of the fall of the USSR is excellent. Recommended. * CHOICE *Christopher Marsh uniquely brings both Russian and Chinese language skills to this ambitious comparative study of the politics....Marsh presents many worthwhile insights on the transition processes in the two countries. -- Robert F. Miller, The Australian National University * The China Journal *Few scholars have been able to marshal the linguistic and research skills that Christopher Marsh has brought to bear on his comparative study of China and Russia. What did Beijing learn from Moscow's turbulent postcommunist years, and where will the ongoing transformation of Chinese politics and economy eventually lead? Marsh contends that analysts have looked at these countries in isolation for too long. In this brilliantly conceived and thoughtful study, Marsh explores the interaction effects of systemic change: How political leaders in China, the Soviet Union and now Russia have been acutely aware of what was happening in each other's states—even if, at times, they doggedly refused to draw the right lessons from what they observed. -- Charles King, Ion Ratiu Associate Professor of Romanian Studies, Georgetown University; author of The Moldovans: Romania, Russia, and the Politics of CultureTable of ContentsChapter 1 Russia's Past and China's Future Chapter 2 Transitions, Interaction Effects, and Lesson-Drawing Chapter 3 From Reform to Crisis Chapter 4 Transition or Transformation? Chapter 5 Learning from Your Comrade's Mistakes Chapter 6 What Moscow Refuses to Learn from Beijing Chapter 7 Transition, Lesson-Drawing, and Culture
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Lexington Books Reelpolitik Ideologies in American Political Film
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewDirector Sam Fuller said that film is a battlefield, and Reelpolitik is a fascinating report from the front. Drawing on her deep knowledge of politics and film history, Beverly Merrill Kelley has produced a work that is as entertaining as it is thought-provoking. Kelley expertly shows how movies have framed battles over competing political ideologies. In doing so, she tells us much about artistic visions and historical trends. -- John J. Pitney Jr., Roy P. Crocker Professor of American Politics, Claremont McKenna CollegeMovies provide a gateway to forming and understanding who we are as a nation. Never before has a book so adroitly dissected the sinews of connecting tissue between film, politics, and power. Beverly Kelley has finally connected dots in a way that is both erudite and entertaining. -- William Knoke, author of Bold New World: The Essential Road Map to the Twenty-first CenturyEmploying three pairs of ideological themes as analytic lenses, Kelley examines the history of American cinema and bids us to imagine anew what we think we know about politics and its significance in the history of cinema throughout the 20th century. -- Herbert E. Gooch III, California Lutheran UniversityTable of ContentsChapter 1. IntroductionChapter 2. Tale of Two CitiesChapter 3. PopulismChapter 4. ElitismChapter 5. FascismChapter 6. AntifascismChapter 7. InterventionismChapter 8. IsolationismChapter 9. ConclusionIdeological Filmology
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Pluto Press Open Marxism 2 v 2
Book SynopsisA collection of Marxist writings covering political economy, historical materialism, dialectics, state theory, class, and fetishismTable of ContentsIntroduction - Werner Bonefeld, Richard Gunn and Kosmas Psychopedis 1. Against Historical Materialism: Marxism as First-Order Discourse - Richard Gunn 2. Historical Materialist Science, Crisis and Commitment - Joseph Fracchia and Cheyney Ryan 3. Interpretation of the Class Situation Today: Methodological Aspects - Antonio Negri 4. The Inversion of Class Perspective in Marxian Theory: From Valorisation to Self-Valorisation - Harry Cleaver 5. Crisis, Fetishism, Class Composition - John Holloway
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Pluto Press Socialism What Went Wrong
Book SynopsisA critical analysis of the theoretical and programmatic problems and contradictions of the socialist ideal.Table of Contents1. Origins and Historical Development of Marxism-Leninism; 2. Capitalism on the Rocks; 3. Revolution on the Agenda; 4. Theory and Practice of the Vanguard Party; 5. The Historical Rupture; 6. Actually-existing Socialism; 7. How Marxism-Leninism 'Solved' the National Question; 8. The Singular Omissions of Marxism-Leninism; 9. Proletarian Internationalism and the World Revolutionary Process; 10. Two World Systems; 11. Scientific Socialism - Communist Church; 12. Political Wreckage and Theoretical Vacuum
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