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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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Book SynopsisThis study, based on an extensive program of interviewing former American, British, French, and Italian Communists, provides many answers to these questions and gives a convincing insight into the motivations, tensions, and loyalties of Party members. First, the book examines Communist literature (the Lenin and Stalin classics and current Party medTable of Contents*Frontmatter, pg. i*Foreword, pg. vii*Preface and Acknowledgments, pg. ix*Contents, pg. xxi*Chapter 1. The Communist Militant: Ends and Means, pg. 3*Chapter 2. The Power-oriented Tactician, pg. 26*Chapter 3. Esoteric and Exoteric Communication, pg. 62*Chapter 4. The Perception of Goals and Theory, pg. 99*Chapter 5. The Perception of Tactical Aspects, pg. 127*Chapter 6. Doctrine and Practice, pg. 167*Chapter 7. Social Characteristics, pg. 183*Chapter 8. Political Characteristics, pg. 217*Chapter 9. Susceptibility to Communism, pg. 230*Chapter 10. Types of Neurotic Susceptibility, pg. 258*Chapter 11. Types and Patterns of Dissatisfaction, pg. 297*Chapter 12. Defection and Readjustment, pg. 332*Chapter 13. Conclusions and Implications, pg. 370*Appendix 1. The Sample of Ex-Communists, pg. 401*Appendix 2. Interviewing Guides, pg. 403*Index, pg. 409

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Book SynopsisFrom the fateful days of the Munich crisis in September 1938 to the final coup in February 1948, the Communists gradually infiltrated Czechoslovakia. This is the record of that tragic conquest, written by the former head of Jan Masaryk's Cabinet in the Czechoslovak Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Mr. Korbel reveals the gradual erosion of all areas ofTable of Contents*Frontmatter, pg. i*Preface, pg. vii*Contents, pg. xi*1. Epilogue, pg. 1*2. Looking back, pg. 10*3. The communist party of Czechoslovakia, pg. 17*4. From Munich to super-Munich, pg. 32*5. In the guise of patriots, pg. 47*6. A fateful journey, pg. 83*7. The struggle begins, pg. 94*8. In the "liberated" homeland, pg. 122*9. Infiltration in width and depth, pg. 134*10. A mutual offensive, pg. 176*11. The crush, pg. 198*12. The long night, pg. 236*Bibliography, pg. 243*Index, pg. 249

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Book SynopsisTable of Contents*Frontmatter, pg. i*Preface to Volume 1, pg. vii*Contents. Volume 1, pg. ix*INTRODUCTION. Terminology and Types of Socialism, pg. 1*CHAPTER 1. Socialism in European History to 1848, pg. 21*CHAPTER 2. European Socialism Since 1848, pg. 53*CHAPTER 3. The Religious Basis of Western Socialism, pg. 97*CHAPTER 4. Christian Communitarianism in America, pg. 125*CHAPTER 5. The Secular Utopian Socialists, pg. 153*CHAPTER 6. The Background and Development of Marxian Socialism in the United States, pg. 213*CHAPTER 7. American Socialism and the Socialist Philosophy of History, pg. 407*CHAPTER 8. The Philosophical Basis of Marxian Socialism in the United States, pg. 427*CHAPTER 9. The Influence of Marxian Economics on American Thought and Practice, pg. 453*CHAPTER 10. American Marxist Political Theory, pg. 487*CHAPTER 11. Sociological Aspects of American Socialist Theory and Practice, pg. 523*CHAPTER 12. The Psychology of American Socialism, pg. 557*CHAPTER 13. American Writers on the Left, pg. 599*CHAPTER 14. Socialism and American Art, pg. 621*Acknowledgments, pg. 752*Index to Volume 1, pg. 755

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Book SynopsisTable of Contents*Frontmatter, pg. i*Preface, pg. v*Contents Volume 2, pg. xi*General Reading, pg. 1*Special Topics, pg. 43*General Reading, pg. 89*Special Topics, pg. 106*General Reading, pg. 175*Special Topics, pg. 192*General Reading, pg. 233*Special Topics, pg. 255*General Reading, pg. 343*Special Topics, pg. 361*General Reading, pg. 419*Special Topics, pg. 452*Index to Volume 2, pg. 511

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Book SynopsisTable of Contents*FrontMatter, pg. i*Contents, pg. v*Introduction, pg. vii*The Marxian Critique of Justice, pg. 3*Marx on Distributive Justice, pg. 42*Freedom and Private Property in Marx, pg. 80*Marx on Right and Justice: A Reply to Husami, pg. 106*The Labor Theory of Value and the Concept of Exploitation, pg. 135*Marxism and Retribution, pg. 158*Marx on Internationalism and War, pg. 185*Marx and Lenin as Historical Materialists, pg. 211*The Consistency of Historical Materialism, pg. 235*A Consistency Proof for Historical Materialism, pg. 255*Revolutionary Motivation and Rationality, pg. 264*Karl Marx and the Withering Away of Social Science, pg. 288*The Contributors, pg. 310

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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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Book SynopsisLetters from of the great European MarxistsTrade Review'These letters are a noble and moving testament both to Mussolini's failure and to the courage and strength of will that drove Gramsci throughout his life' -- Observer'An extraordinary philosopher ... probably the most original communist thinker of twentieth-century Europe' -- Eric HobsbawmTable of ContentsAcknowledgements People in the Letters Introduction by Hamish Henderson Further Reading 1924 Profile by Piero Gobetti Letters

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Book SynopsisA radical overview of the post-communist world which challenges the political neurosis of the leftTrade Review'This ambitious trilogy by the Russian scholar and activist Boris Kagarlistky offers an intriguing diagnosis of the plight of the Left at a moment when its fortunes may be starting to change for the better' -- Times Literary Suplement'An ambitious assessment of the current state of the left worldwide, offers an antidote to [the] assumption that there is no alternative to neo-liberalism' -- Red PepperTable of ContentsPreface Introduction 1. The Left As it Is 2. De-Revising Marx 3. The Return of the Proletariat 4. New Technologies and New Struggles Notes Index

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Book SynopsisA critical engagement with citizen participation, state power and the difficulties of realising the principles of participatory democracyTrade Review'Takes readers deep inside the interworking of the one of world's most well-known participatory experiences. Albert's excellent contribution to the study of citizen participation illuminates the problems of embedding participatory democracy inside existing state structures' -- Dr. Brian Wampler, Professor of Political Science, Boise State University (USA)Table of ContentsList of Figures and Tables List of Abbreviations Series Preface Acknowledgements Introduction 1. Democratisation, Reform and Participation in Brazil 2. Rituals and Ritualisation 3. Participatory Budgeting: Ritualisations of Petitioning and Power 4. Embedded Participatory Institutions: The Urban Development Council and the Housing Council 5. Shared Practices, Contrasting Ideologies 6. Backstage Conclusion: Reimagining Participatory Democracy Notes References Index

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Book SynopsisAn examination of the enduring legacy of Rosa Luxemburg and her importance for activists and intellectuals alike.Trade Review'An authoritative book that offers a compelling insight into the life and work of Rosa Luxemburg. Meticulously researched, this book showcases Nixon's breadth of scholarship, insight and critical imagination ... A significant contribution to the field of intellectual history' -- Tanya Fitzgerald, La Trobe University'Jon Nixon's absorbing encounter with Rosa Luxemburg's controversial legacy is at once a scholarly and thoroughly enjoyable reading of this remarkable thinker of 'the political'... and a timely reminder that Luxemburg's iconoclastic voice should play a decisive role in critical discussions of global politics today' -- Patrick Hayden, Professor of Political Theory and International Relations, University of St Andrews'Nixon is a superb biographical historian where he examines Luxemburg's life, and the story reaches through history to speak to us today. A book that is a must for all those who are committed to social justice and democracy, but recognise the challenges involve' -- Professor Helen Gunter, The University of Manchester'Jon Nixon provides us with a very well-written and detailed examination of Rosa Luxemburg and the historical and current importance of her work. This is a fine introduction to a compelling historical figure' -- Michael W. Apple, John Bascom Professor of Education, University of Wisconsin, Madison, and author of Can Education Change Society?Table of ContentsPreface Acknowledgements A Note to the Reader PART I - TAKING HISTORY AS IT COMES 1. The Long Apprenticeship 2. Entering History PART II - THE WORLD UPSIDE DOWN 3. Political Struggle 4. Political Agency 5. Political Purpose PART III - THINKING DIFFERENTLY 6. History is Now 7. The Long Revolution Coda: ‘I Was I Am I Shall Be’ Glossary: Dates and Events, Organisations and People Notes References Index

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Book SynopsisAn examination of the enduring legacy of Rosa Luxemburg and her importance for activists and intellectuals alike.Trade Review'An authoritative book that offers a compelling insight into the life and work of Rosa Luxemburg. Meticulously researched, this book showcases Nixon's breadth of scholarship, insight and critical imagination ... A significant contribution to the field of intellectual history' -- Tanya Fitzgerald, La Trobe University'Jon Nixon's absorbing encounter with Rosa Luxemburg's controversial legacy is at once a scholarly and thoroughly enjoyable reading of this remarkable thinker of 'the political'... and a timely reminder that Luxemburg's iconoclastic voice should play a decisive role in critical discussions of global politics today' -- Patrick Hayden, Professor of Political Theory and International Relations, University of St Andrews'Nixon is a superb biographical historian where he examines Luxemburg's life, and the story reaches through history to speak to us today. A book that is a must for all those who are committed to social justice and democracy, but recognise the challenges involve' -- Professor Helen Gunter, The University of Manchester'Jon Nixon provides us with a very well-written and detailed examination of Rosa Luxemburg and the historical and current importance of her work. This is a fine introduction to a compelling historical figure' -- Michael W. Apple, John Bascom Professor of Education, University of Wisconsin, Madison, and author of Can Education Change Society?Table of ContentsPreface Acknowledgements A Note to the Reader PART I - TAKING HISTORY AS IT COMES 1. The Long Apprenticeship 2. Entering History PART II - THE WORLD UPSIDE DOWN 3. Political Struggle 4. Political Agency 5. Political Purpose PART III - THINKING DIFFERENTLY 6. History is Now 7. The Long Revolution Coda: ‘I Was I Am I Shall Be’ Glossary: Dates and Events, Organisations and People Notes References Index

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Book SynopsisA myth-busting popular history of the German Revolution focusing on the roles of women, workers and ordinary peopleTrade Review'An excellent work with the focus on the grassroots out of which developed the revolutionary mass movements of the sailors and workers bringing peace and democracy to Germany' -- Ottokar Luban, International Rosa Luxemburg Society'A rigourous analysis and narrative history of the working class in a place and time where the idea of the emancipation of humanity was a real possibility' -- Raquel Varela, Labor Historian, New University of Lisbon, IISG Honorary FellowTable of ContentsForeword by Mario Kessler Introduction: What German Revolution? 1. Industrialization and the Emergence of the German Working Class 2. The Rise of Popular Radicalism 3. War, Suffering and Resistance 4. The Road to the November Revolution 5. The Kaiser Goes, the Generals Remain 6. Provocation, Revolt and Repression 7. Women in the War and the Revolution 8. Death Agony of the Revolution Conclusion Notes Index

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Book SynopsisWhere does the left go from here?Trade Review‘Rigorously reflecting on the choreography of contemporary left-wing experiments flirting with left populism in crisis-ridden Europe, Prentoulis offers a challenging first assessment of its political advances, limitations and potential for left strategy’ -- Yannis Stavrakakis, Professor at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece‘An outstanding contribution to understand the shortcomings and yet potentials of the left populist experience … explains what left populism modestly achieved but also points very convincingly to what it has to do in the future to promote the values of equality, social justice and internationalism’ -- Óscar García Agustín, Associate Professor at Aalborg University, Denmark‘An important, timely appraisal of the European left, one that will inform and inspire activists’ -- Manuel Cortes, General Secretary of the Transport Salaried Staffs' Association (TSSA)‘It’s been a dramatic decade for left-wing political projects in Greece, Spain, and the UK. Through personal experience, a wealth of interviews and analysis, Prentoulis pulls together an assessment which is vital for anyone who wants to understand the post-crash upsurge of radical politics in Europe’ -- Nick Dearden, Director of Global Justice NowTable of ContentsAcknowledgements Introduction: Why Left Populism? 1. The Politics of Left Populism after the Global Financial Crisis 2. Grassroots Resistance, Austerity and the ‘Populist Moment’ 3. Creating a Party for the Twenty-First Century: New Parties, New Structures? 4. Left Populism at Elections: Rhetoric and Programmes 5. The Institutionalisation of the Populist Promise 6. Europe and Its ‘Peoples’: Negotiating Sovereignty Conclusion: Where We Are Today with Left Populism Notes Index

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Book SynopsisAn iconic memoir by one of the first female fighters of the PKKTrade Review'Sakine Cansiz was a true pioneer and one of the founders of a political movement whose story is far from over and whose latest chapters we witness unfolding in today's events in Turkey and Syria. This book is essential reading for anyone who wishes to understand the real motivates of this unique modern political movement' -- Estella Schmid, Peace in Kurdistan Campaign'A brilliant, passionate girl who discovers Kurdish politics in high school and flees her family, determined to become a revolutionary instead of a housewife - A riveting, inspiring book' -- Meredith Tax, feminist activist and author of A Road Unforeseen: Women Fight the Islamic State (2016)'Here is the story of a fearless Kurdish woman full of fight, who, with pain and resistance, resurrected and caused resurrection, who rebelled and caused rebellion, who became free and caused freedom. Her story is the story of Kurdistan, the story of Kurdish women, the story of Middle Eastern women. A story that renews itself with the consciousness of freedom' -- Çiğdem Doğu, coordination of Kurdistan Women's Communities KJKTable of ContentsTranslator’s note German translator’s note Author’s preface Translator’s introduction: The 1970s political context Sara Notes Index

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Book SynopsisA literary biography of one of the early heroes of radical Scottish Independence.Trade Review'This is an extremely interesting and well-researched book – it provides a valuable insight into the life of one of Scotland’s most important, respected and influential political figures, whose legacy shines on today' -- Nicola Sturgeon, First Minister of Scotland and leader of the Scottish National Party'A beautifully structured and brilliantly written biography... Henry Bell's moving, evocative portrait of the complex man and his times is compelling and timely. It tells not just the story of the radical hero from the red Clyde, but a story of Scotland' -- Jackie Kay, novelist and Makar, Scottish Poet Laureate'John Maclean's swing towards the project of socialist independence for Scotland contains detailed lessons for today. Bell's biography tells the story of how a potter's son from the outskirts of Glasgow ended up schooling Lenin on the dynamics of class and nation' -- Paul Mason, journalist and author'A fine introduction to Scotland's most famous revolutionary. It acknowledges the power of the John Maclean legend but gives the facts from which that legend grew... and it reminds us of the tragic price that he and his family paid for his dedication to the cause of Marxist revolution' -- James Robertson, novelist and poet'There have been other biographies of John Maclean, but this clearly written narrative by Henry Bell sets a new standard in its careful balance and judicious conclusions. Maclean emerges from the pages of the book as a more complex figure than that depicted hitherto' -- Sir Tom Devine, Professor Emeritus at The University of Edinburgh'It is always good to see something new published about John Maclean. Since the Glasgow Labour Party retreated from Socialism it has done it's best to forget him... Scotland does not deserve its greatest people' -- Alasdair Gray, writer and artistTable of ContentsAcknowledgements List of Abbreviations 1. Out for Life and All That Life Can Give Us 2. Dispeller of Ignorance 3. The Revolutionary Gospel 4. The Rapids of Revolution 5. Internationalists First, Last, and All the Time 6. The War Within a War 7. Convict 2652 8. We are Going to Live to See the Day 9. Scotland's Bolshevik 10. The Accuser of Capitalism 11. Let's Kill Capitalism this Year 12. One Big Union 13. An Open Letter to Lenin 14. All Hail the Scottish Workers' Republic 15. The John Maclean March Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisForty years after its first publication, In and Against the State returns with a new introduction and featuring an interview with John McDonnellTrade Review'The questions discussed in this gem of workers' inquiry and activist reflection are as relevant in the aftermath of the Covid-19 crisis, when massive stimulus packages signal a departure from monetarism, as they were in 1979, when Thatcher's public spending cuts started to ravage an already problematic welfare state. Only by struggling against the state's reproduction of inequality and struggling for a democratisation of its functions we can start imagining a just and sustainable alternative' -- Paolo Gerbaudo, Reader in Digital Politics, King's College London and author of 'The Digital Party' (Pluto, 2018)'How can we fight both inside and outside the state for the socialist futures we so urgently need? There never was a better time to revisit the 'in and against the state' formulations of the radical left. Essential reading for everyone eager for change in these dangerous times' -- Lynne Segal, author of 'Radical Happiness: Moments of Collective Joy' (Verso, 2018)'This new edition of a seminal 1980 text is a revelation. The interview with ex-Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell and a new, contextualising introduction reveals a decades spanning red thread which will prove vital for the left's continued renewal' -- Keir Milburn, author of 'Generation Left' (Wiley, 2019)'Superbly timely. 'In and Against' is such a creative strategic concept, avoiding dogmatic binaries' -- Hilary Wainwright, Founding Editor of 'Red Pepper' and author of 'A New Politics From the Left' (Polity Press, 2018)Table of ContentsIntroduction - Seth Wheeler (University of Royal Holloway) Preface to Second Edition Preface to First Edition 1. In the State 2. The Predicament 3. Understanding the Capitalist State 4. Crisis 5. Against the State 6. Oppositional Possibilities Original Postscript 1 Living the Crisis 2 The New Mode of Domination 3 Anger, Resistance and the Making of Socialism 4 Interview with John McDonnell

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Book SynopsisAn all-encompassing Marxist assessment of the economics and politics of the Latin American Left from 1990-2015Trade Review'If you have ever wondered what happened to the beacon of hope that was, until recently, Latin America, this is the book to turn to' -- Andreas Malm, author of Fossil Capital: The Rise of Steam Power and the Roots of Global Warming (Verso, 2015)'Combining a Marxist and a decolonial theoretical framework, Webber brings us much more than a study on economic policies: an insightful assessment of class struggles against the capitalist oligarchies and the market dictatorship in Latin America' -- Michael Löwy, author of Ecosocialism: A Radical Alternative to Capitalist Catastrophe (Haymarket, 2015)'At a time when most scholars of contentious politics have abandoned political economy, Jeffery Webber's latest book is a breath of fresh air ... simply the best book we have on the rise and current crisis of the new Latin American Left' -- Jeff Goodwin, New York University'A lucid, incisive and indispensable contribution for understanding the rise and fall of left and center-left governments associated with Latin America's 'pink tide.' Webber validates the superiority of a critical Marxian and decolonial approach for slicing through the thick layers of the center-left's self-serving rhetoric' -- Fernando Leiva, author of Latin American Neostructuralism: The Contradictions of Post-Neoliberal Development'[A] comprehensive analysis of the rise and recent crisis of the wave of progressive governments in Latin America ... Webber steers a judicious path between the uncritical cheerleaders of this process and those who deny any real gains' -- Socialist Resistance'I strongly recommend that people grappling with the political crisis of left governments in Latin America buy his book and pay close attention to his arguments' -- Louis Proyect, CounterpunchTable of Contents1. Latin America's Second Independence 2. Global Crisis and Latin American Tendencies: The Political Economy of the New Latin American Left 3. Contemporary Latin American Inequality: Class Struggle, Decolonization and the Limits of Liberal Citizenship 4. The Indigenous Community as 'Living Organism': José Carlos Mariátegui, Romantic Marxism and Extractive Capitalism in the Andes 5. Chile's New Left: More Than a Student Movement 6. Evo Morales and the Political Economy of Passive Revolution in Bolivia, 2006-2016 7. The Long March East: Evo Morales and the Consolidation of Agrarian Capitalism in Bolivia 8. Dual Powers, Class Compositions and the Venezuelan People: Reflections on We Created Chávez 9. Conclusion: From Hegemony to Impasse Acknowledgements Index

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Book SynopsisThe essential introduction to the writings of Abdullah Öcalan, founder of Democratic ConfederalismTrade Review'Abdullah Ocalan seems to have done a better job writing with the extremely limited resources allowed him by his jailers than authors like Francis Fukuyama or Jared Diamond did with access to the world's finest research libraries' -- David Graeber, author of Debt: The First 5000 YearsTable of ContentsForeword by Nadje Al-Ali Introduction 1. War and Peace in Kurdistan: Perspectives on a Political Solution to the Kurdish Question 2. Democratic Confederalism 3. Liberating Life: Woman’s Revolution 4. Democratic Nation Index

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Book SynopsisWe are told that this is a new world, with which old theories cannot cope. But the dynamic driving the current global transformation is not as new as our pundits and politicians pretend. The global market-place of our day may have little in common with the tamed welfare capitalism of the post-war period but it is uncannily reminiscent of the untamed capitalism of 100 years ago. Keynes and Beveridge may be dead, but Marx, Malthus and Ricardo have had a new lease of life. In these timely essays, David Marquand challenges the fashionable amnesia of the 1990s and addresses the crucial questions raised by the capitalist renaissance which has followed the collapse of Communism and the end of the cold war. In this bewildering new world, which is at the same time an all-too-familiar old world, how can the values of social solidarity and democratic citizenship be realized? Granted that socialism is no longer with us, does it have anything to say from beyond the grave? HoTrade Review"David Marquand's quest to understand our times and so reinvent the British liberal tradition has been one of the most important influences on British politics over the last ten years - and on me personally. The New Reckoning assembles some of his most challenging and thought-provoking writing - and it is as subtle, intelligent and persuasive as I have come to expect. Another important contribution from the master." Will Hutton "David Marquand is that very rare bird these days - a politician (somewhat ex - by his own choice) who is more interested in ideas than in the gossip of who's in and who's out. As however he writes with a flair and even a raciness which should make most gossip columnists green with envy, he is immensely readable. He also writes with a rigorous and disinterested intellectual courage. He follows his argument where it takes him, without regard to which political interests it offends or supports. This book of essays, some old and some new, would be worthwhile just for its brilliant introduction (significantly entitled Journey to an Unknown Destination) alone. But it also has much else of wisdom on the dilemmas of modern societies." The Right Hon. Lord Jenkins of Hillhead "No observer of Labour's postwar evolution is more perceptive or more deeply reflective than David Marquand. The result is one of the most arresting and thought-stirring books on politics to have appeared for many years. It has the rare merit of combining theoretical and historical vision with an intimate understanding of political practice. It is also a fascinating fragment of political and intellectual autobiography." The New Statesman and Society "David Marquand's latest offering will not disappoint: his eloquent style, rigorous analysis and challenging commentary characterises The New Reckoning. [It] engages the reader in a thought-provoking, intelligent debate from which few of us will escape without new insights to the political era over which the Blair government presides." The Stakeholder "David Marquand is an engaging and stylish political thinker, who moves adventurously across academic frontiers and straddles the worlds of scholarship and politics." Prospect "Marquand has fluently channelled some of his most challenging and thought provoking arguments into what promises to be one of the most influential contributions to modern British politics." Social Science "The next instalment from this reflective mind will be worth waiting for." The Economist "It is the work of Britain's most scrupulous liberal commentator on politics ... producing essays of clarity and fine judgment." The Times Literary Supplement "Comparative and international in his perspective, non-sectarian in his argument, clear in his prose, Marquand brings together a command of political economy, history and political culture and a commitment to the people that belongs to that time. In his writing he makes the fusion that he calls for in British politics." The Guardian "A fascinating account of his own intellectual development." Government and Opposition "Marquand's arguments and interpretations are lucid, thought provoking and undeniably pertinent." International AffairsTable of ContentsAcknowledgements. 1. Journey to an Unknown Destination. Part I: Capitalism, Socialism and Citizenship:. 2. Reinventing Civic Republicanism. 3. After Socialism. 4. Liberalism's Revenge? Resolving the Progressive Dilemma. Part II: Europe:. 5. The Politics of Monetary Union. 6. The New Medievalism. 7. Reinventing Federalism. Part III: Britain:. 8. History Derailed?. 9. The Enterprise Culture: Old Wine in New Bottles?. 10. Henry Dubb versus Sceptred Awe. 11. Collaborative Capitalism and Constitutional Reform. 12. Travels of an Ancien Régime. Notes. Index.

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Book Synopsisaeo This is a major new book by one of Britaina s foremost political commentators. aeo The volume offers a comprehensive re--interpretation of British politics from the Second World War to the present. aeoMarquand poses sharp dilemmas and new questions for our politicians faced with the extension of capitalism on a transnational basis.Trade Review"David Marquand's quest to understand our times and so reinvent the British liberal tradition has been one of the most important influences on British politics over the last ten years - and on me personally. The New Reckoning assembles some of his most challenging and thought-provoking writing - and it is as subtle, intelligent and persuasive as I have come to expect. Another important contribution from the master." Will Hutton "David Marquand is that very rare bird these days - a politician (somewhat ex - by his own choice) who is more interested in ideas than in the gossip of who's in and who's out. As however he writes with a flair and even a raciness which should make most gossip columnists green with envy, he is immensely readable. He also writes with a rigorous and disinterested intellectual courage. He follows his argument where it takes him, without regard to which political interests it offends or supports. This book of essays, some old and some new, would be worthwhile just for its brilliant introduction (significantly entitled Journey to an Unknown Destination) alone. But it also has much else of wisdom on the dilemmas of modern societies." The Right Hon. Lord Jenkins of Hillhead "No observer of Labour's postwar evolution is more perceptive or more deeply reflective than David Marquand. The result is one of the most arresting and thought-stirring books on politics to have appeared for many years. It has the rare merit of combining theoretical and historical vision with an intimate understanding of political practice. It is also a fascinating fragment of political and intellectual autobiography." The New Statesman and Society "David Marquand's latest offering will not disappoint: his eloquent style, rigorous analysis and challenging commentary characterises The New Reckoning. [It] engages the reader in a thought-provoking, intelligent debate from which few of us will escape without new insights to the political era over which the Blair government presides." The Stakeholder "David Marquand is an engaging and stylish political thinker, who moves adventurously across academic frontiers and straddles the worlds of scholarship and politics." Prospect "Marquand has fluently channelled some of his most challenging and thought provoking arguments into what promises to be one of the most influential contributions to modern British politics." Social Science "The next instalment from this reflective mind will be worth waiting for." The Economist "It is the work of Britain's most scrupulous liberal commentator on politics ... producing essays of clarity and fine judgment." The Times Literary Supplement "Comparative and international in his perspective, non-sectarian in his argument, clear in his prose, Marquand brings together a command of political economy, history and political culture and a commitment to the people that belongs to that time. In his writing he makes the fusion that he calls for in British politics." The Guardian "A fascinating account of his own intellectual development." Government and Opposition "Marquand's arguments and interpretations are lucid, thought provoking and undeniably pertinent." International AffairsTable of ContentsAcknowledgements. 1. Journey to an Unknown Destination. Part I: Capitalism, Socialism and Citizenship:. 2. Reinventing Civic Republicanism. 3. After Socialism. 4. Liberalism's Revenge? Resolving the Progressive Dilemma. Part II: Europe:. 5. The Politics of Monetary Union. 6. The New Medievalism. 7. Reinventing Federalism. Part III: Britain:. 8. History Derailed?. 9. The Enterprise Culture: Old Wine in New Bottles?. 10. Henry Dubb versus Sceptred Awe. 11. Collaborative Capitalism and Constitutional Reform. 12. Travels of an Ancien Régime. Notes. Index.

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Book Synopsisaeo An original analysis of New Labour and its model of government. aeo Investigates the connections between global processes and domestic politics. aeo Provides a new conception of social democracy which takes account of the effects of globalization.Trade Review'This is an ambitious and original study of the politics of New Labour ... It offers a fresh perspective and a challenging assessment of what New Labour needs to do to carry its project through to success.' Andrew Gamble, University of Sheffield 'It is most exciting to have a book on New Labour that focuses not on political parties or personalities or even just on economic and constitutional challenges but on our changed social conditions - and that includes new ethnicities and transnational identities. Ethnic minority groups are struggling with what "community" means - in practical terms, what it means to be Muslim or Indian or black. Krieger sees these debates as key to the reconceptualization of collectivity today and challenges New Labour to connect these debates to its core value of community. His understanding of a new multicultural social democracy is an important contribution to the reformulation of centre-left politics - and not just in Britain.' Tariq Modood, Professor of Sociology, Politics and Public Policy, University of Bristol 'This is a powerful and original argument for the renewal of social democracy in Britain. Like Tony Blair, Joel Krieger recognizes that the Labour Party must break radically with the welfare state which it took the lead in establishing after World War Two.' Samuel H. Beer, Harvard University "His analysis is something of a tour de force: globalisation and post-Fordism, deindustrialisation and the British working class, the impact of women and minorities on work and social policy." Michael St John Parker, Parliamentary Affairs " . an important book that adds clarity to the often amorphous notion of globalization.The book's conceptual and theoretical rigor, combined with its concern to analyse the effect of changed structural conditions on social democratic politics, serves as a useful antidote to the journalistic obsession with the "Blair effect" and the ubiquitous spin doctors.The book is an important and enriching contribution to the analysis of British politics. It eschews the language of "no alternative" to argue that in a global age New Labour can and should seek to craft a distinct form of social democratic politics equipped for a multinational and multiethnic Britain. It deserves to be widely read." Andrew P Geddes, University of Liverpool, American Political Science ReviewTable of ContentsPreface. Part I: Situating New Labour:. 1. Social Democracy: The British Case in Theoretical and Comparative Perspective. 2. New Labour: Regime Characteristics, Strategic Options, Dilemmas. Part Two: The Organization of Production:. 3. Social Democracy, Class and National Policy Sovereignty. 4. Globalization, Post-Fordism and the British Model. Part Three: The Unmaking of the English Working Class. 5. Women, Work and Social Policy. 6. Ethnic Minority Groups: Employment and Settlement Patterns. Part Four: Modular Politics:. 7. Modularity, Identities and Cultural Repertoires. 8. National Identities. 9. Communities: Actual and Imagined. Conclusion. . 10. Challenges to Contemporary British Government. Notes. References. Index.

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Book SynopsisEurope is entering a new political epoch. The centre--left, now in government in many EU countries, has struggled to modernize itself and is now defining the shape of politics for the future.Trade Review"Bodo Hombach had a major role in the reconstruction of leftist politics in Germany that led to the electoral victory of the Social Democractic Party in 1998. The history of German social democracy over the past two decades or so quite closely resembles that of the Labour Party in Britain and it isn't surprising that in The Politics of the New Centre the author makes considerable play with the changes initiated by New Labour in the UK. The ideas presented in this book give form and substance to the evolutuion of the debate about third way politics in the English-speaking world. This translation of Hombach's book is a welcome event. His work should provoke as much interest, and controversy, as it did on its initial appearance in Germany." Anthony Giddens, London School of Economics and Poltical Science.Table of ContentsPreface: Anthony Giddens. Introduction: Mark Leonard. Foreword to the Original German edition. 1. Breaking the Mould. 2. The Maxims of a Proactive State. 3. The Future of the Parties. 4. The Beginnings of a New Corporatism. 5. What Can We Learn From Others?. 6. New Paths to Growth and Full Employment. 7. Policies for a Proactive Society. Postscript: Gerhard Schröder. Appendix: The Third Way, Die Neue Mitte: Tony Blair and Gerhard Schröder. Index.

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Book SynopsisBreaking with the insularity that has marked much political debate in the UK, this title draws on the experience of social democrats in other countries. It argues that New Labour can and should develop a compelling ideological framework, and a clearer view of what kind of society Britain should become.Table of ContentsPreface vii Introduction 1 1 New Labour and its Critics 3 2 Myths of the Left 14 3 ‘Third Way, Phase Two’ 29 4 What Kind of Society Should Britain Become? 38 5 The Revival of Public Services 54 6 Internationalism and Globalization 69 7 Conclusion 76 Notes 81

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Book SynopsisFirst published in 1952 then out of print in recent years, this classic account of the American Left is once again available. In his introduction to the Cornell paperback edition, Michael Kazin reevaluates the book, viewing it in the context of subsequent work on the subject and of the recent history of the Left...Trade ReviewStudents... can benefit from reading this book and will find that both the introduction and the afterword contain useful surveys of Bell's critics and competitors. -- John Callaghan * Labour History Review *

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Book SynopsisAs we experience yet another deep economic recession, people throughout the world are feeling the symptoms of capitalist crisis, from unemployment to bankruptcy to deficits to cutbacks and so on. With this timely book, Murray E.G. Smith invites readers to a reconsideration of the themes pertinent to an understanding of capitalist economic crises and to discussion of the ways to overcome them.The text is broad-ranging, integrating eleven studies that consider the theory of labour-value from historical, philosophical, and economic perspectives. Smith incorporates a thorough review of the controversy that has raged around Marx’s theory of labour-value, reporting the key arguments of orthodox Marxists, neo-Ricardians, neo-orthodox Marxists, and fundamentalists Marxists. He concludes that the Marxian theory of labour-value remains a logically coherent and theoretically sound basis for understanding capitalism’s historical-structural crises. Also included is a reconsi

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Book SynopsisIn this text the author demonstrates that the efforts to understand black people's history of resistance solely through the prism of Marxist theory are incomplete and inaccurate, because it presupposes European models of history. Black radicalism, he argues, must be linked to the African traditions

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Book SynopsisA devastating account of the American left during wartime, and at war with itselfTrade Review[E]ngaging and provocative. [Aims] to stimulate the Left through an injection of new ideas. To the extent that these ideas challenge what some see as core Leftist convictions, some on the Left - those who are content to stay the course and await the coming revolution - will not welcome them. But those who see the Left at a critical crossroads, who believe that its recent political failures have amplified the need for the Left to reinvent and revitalize itself, will certainly find these ideas worth consideration... [Berube has] done valuable work in clearing the way for a more intellectually innovative and politically effective Left. * Marx & Philosophy *Youll rejoice that theres such an intelligent and even-minded critic of the left who takes his principles seriously enough to challenge those who threaten to destroy them from within. * Bookforum *Bérubé links progressives inability to control the conversation on national security during the Bush administration to cultural studies failure to deliver on its promise of a vibrant New Left. And in the process, he also tries to imagine a newer and better onea left that both knows what is worth fighting for and how to fight for it. * American Prospect *If Berube succeeds in making leftists, from center-left politicians like Nancy Pelosi and Barney Frank all the way out to the most radical anarchists, ponder the question of violence seriously, he will have done an inestimable service. That he attempts to do just that makes the most important book I have read in the past five years. -- John McGowan in SymplokeA rigorous, hard-hitting, and impressively detailed critique and account of the United States left during wartimeand at war with itself. It is far and away the most thoroughly reasoned and researched brief for a middle way between a predictably anti-imperialist left and a revoltingly hawkish liberalism, and in this it is immensely useful both as a guide to recent debates and as a sort of internationalist handbook. Rousing, engrossing, principled, and brave. -- Eric Lott,author of The Disappearing Liberal IntellectualAn incisive critique of the excesses of the political and academic left. Bérubé is uniquely positioned to diagnose the relationship between policy debates over the Iraq War and the fate of cultural studies in United States. The result is a fog-clearing argument for a new left internationalism centered on human rights and supranational institutions, and a timely reconsideration of Stuart Halls rich analysis of the rise of Thatcherism in England. This is an important and bracing book. -- Amanda Anderson,author of The Way We Argue Now: A Study in the Cultures of TheoryBérubé is the kind of critic, and the kind of advocate, that the Left desperately needs. I sometimes disagree with him, and then I argue with him in my head. I strongly recommend this practice: read him, learn from him, argue with him. It is a wonderfully bracing experience. -- Michael Walzer,editor, Dissent MagazineBérubés new book delivers an incredibly timely message of tough love to the American Left. On issue after issuefrom Afghanistan to Iraq to the domestic fronthe separates progressive myth from progressive reality. In the process he distinguishes good reasoning from bad among the major political writers of the last generation and gives us a fresh agenda for future work. -- Cary Nelson,University of Illinois, Urbana-ChampaignIndefatigably clear-minded and relentlessly researched, Bérubés The Left at War offers an invaluable excavation of just what has gone wrong, and occasionally right, with the academic/intellectual left in America. Anyone concerned with its future will be relying on this work for many years to come. -- Eric Alterman,author of Why Were LiberalsThe most important book I have read in the past fiver years. -- John McGowanTable of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction: On Time 1 Nowhere Left to Go 2 Root Causes 3 Iraq: The Hard Road to Debacle 4 Cultural Studies and Political Crisis5 What Is This "Cultural" in Cultural Studies? Conclusion: Equality and Freedom Notes Works cited Index About the Author

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Book SynopsisProvides the only book-length analysis of the environmental situation in Cuba after four decades of socialist rule, based on extensive examination of secondary sources, informed by the study of development and environmental trends in former socialist countries as well as in the developing world.

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Book SynopsisStrategic Frames analyzes minority policies in Estonia and Latvia following their independence from the Soviet Union. It weighs the powerful influence of both Europe and Russia on their policy choices, and how this intersected with the costs and benefits of policy changes for the politicians in each state.Trade Review"Schulze shows how we should consider Estonian and Latvian minority policies within the context of both European and Russian pressures. It provides a corrective to what has been too strong an emphasis on only European Union influences. The book analyzes a wealth of material in the local languages in making the argument, and is an interesting and convincing read." - Sherrill Stroschein, University College London"Drawing on extensive and original research, Schulze provides an in-depth look into the policymaking processes around citizenship, language, and minority inclusion in Estonia and Latvia since the break-up of the Soviet Union. An important contribution to the study of minority politics in the post-Soviet space, Russian kin-state activism, and the impact of European norms and institutions on domestic policies." - Myra A. Waterbury, Ohio University"A meticulously researched and valuable study of minority politics that will be of particular worth to scholars interested in Estonia and Latvia. [...] The book should serve as a fundamentally important reference point for all future scholarship in the field." - Europe-Asia Studies

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Book SynopsisThrough a critique of Left realism, culturalism, and pessimism from the standpoint of heterodox Marxism and Black radicalism, Gary Wilder insists that we place questions of solidarity and temporality at the center of Left political thinking. He makes a bold case for embracing a concrete utopian politics of the possible-impossible adequate to current planetary crises.Table of ContentsPreface | ix Introduction: The Opposite of Pessimism Is Not Optimism | 1 I. Refiguring Politics 1. The Possible- Impossible: Dialectical Optics and Uncanny Refractions (Here, Now, Us) | 17 2. Concrete Utopianism and Critical Internationalism: Refusing Left Realism | 35 3. Practicing Translation: Beyond Left Culturalism | 62 4. Of Pessimism and Presentism: Against Left Melancholy | 86 Intermezzo 5. Solidarity | 109 6. Anticipation | 122 II. Unthinking History 7. Time as a Real Abstraction: Clock- Time, Nonsynchronism, Untimeliness | 139 8. Dialectic of Past and Future | 157 9. It’s Still Happening Again: Ontology, Hauntology, and Ellison’s Dialectics of Invisibility | 191 10. A Prophetic Vision of the Past: Glissant’s Poetics of Nonhistory | 221 III. Anticipating Futures 11. The World We Wish to See | 263 Acknowledgments | 291 Notes | 295 Index | 363

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Book SynopsisExamines the international politics of Southeast Asia from within. This book provides an up-to-date, coherent narrative of the Cold War as it played out in Southeast Asia against a backdrop of superpower rivalry.

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Book SynopsisRefutes certain misconceptions about the current European Left and its relation to Marxist and Marxist-Leninist parties that existed in the recent past. Among the misconceptions that the book treats critically is that the Post-Marxist Left springs from a Marxist tradition of thought and represents a rejection of American values and practices.

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Book SynopsisTells a story of censorship and politics during the early Cold War. The author recounts the 1950 Empire Zinc Strike in Bayard, New Mexico, the making of the extraordinary motion picture Salt of the Earth by Local 890 of the International Union of Mine, Mill, and Smelter Workers, and the films suppression by Hollywood, federal and state governments, and organised labour.

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Book SynopsisEdited by Samuel H. Beer, with key selections from Capital and The Eighteenth Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte, this volume features an especially helpful introduction that serves as a guide to Marxist political and economic theory and to placing the specific writings in their contemporary setting. Included are a bibliography and list of important dates in the life of Karl Marx.Table of ContentsIntroduction vii Principal Dates in the Life of Marx xxx The Communist Manifesto 1 The Eighteenth Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte (Selections) 47 The General Law of Capitalist Accumulation (Selections from Chapter 25, Volume I, Capital) 65 Bibliography 95

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Book SynopsisTrade Review‘With this book Bruno Jossa brings to completion his lifelong research on market socialism. Drawing on economics, politics and philosophy, he presents a modern manifesto for industrial democracy. No student and no militant should ignore it, for it constitutes the most comprehensive, scrupulous and deep model of a socialist system available to date.’ -- Ernesto Screpanti, University of Siena, Italy‘Bruno Jossa offers a comprehensive exposition of the cooperative form of enterprise as an organisation that assigns ownership rights and governance control to stakeholders other than investors. With a great deal of literary panache, he writes in a non-technical language accessible to non-specialist readers and shows how Marx’s equation of capitalism with market has been inhibited for a long time and considers that a prospective socialist society does not imply the destruction of the market system per se, but only the abolition of the privately-owned firms. Jossa’s account will capture the attention of anyone seriously interested in the future of the market system as a viable and inclusive model of social order. A must read.’ -- Stefano Zamagni, University of Bologna, ItalyTable of ContentsContents: Introduction 1. The labour-managed firm: an introduction 2. A model of socialism 3. Is the final advent of socialism a realistic prospect? 4. Marxism and producer cooperatives 5. On ‘contradiction’ in Marxism and the orthodox economic theory 6. Democratic firm management and the role of the state in a system of cooperative firms 7. Reform versus revolution: Struve’s critique of Marx Index

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Book SynopsisThis insightful book sheds light on three competing ideological windows on the world: conservatism, liberalism and socialism. David Reisman explores the importance of these perspectives not only to generating public policy, but also in our capacity to explain the very nature of reality.Table of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction 2. The common mind 3. Conservatism 4. Rousseau: the general will 5. Burke: the chain of being 6. The whole and the part 7. The liberal way 8. Being free 9. Self and state: Hobbes 10. Nature and law: Locke 11. Hobbes and Locke: politics and economics 12. Liberalism gone wrong 13. Socialism 14. The socialist future 15. The end of ideology Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisThis brief history connects the past and present of utopian thought, from the first utopias in ancient Greece, right up to present day visions of cyberspace communities and paradise. Explores the purpose of utopias, what they reveal about the societies who conceive them, and how utopias have changed over the centuries Unique in including both non-Western and Western visions of utopia Explores the many forms utopias have taken prophecies and oratory, writings, political movements, world''s fairs, physical communities and also discusses high-tech and cyberspace visions for the first time The first book to analyze the implicitly utopian dimensions of reform crusades like Technocracy of the 1930s and Modernization Theory of the 1950s, and the laptop classroom initiatives of recent years Trade Review"Segal does not shy away from bold definitions and delineations to separate utopias from millenarianism and science fiction, from abstract utopias and daydreams. ...Utopias is an accessible and thought-provoking introduction to utopias and utopianism and will appeal to scholars, students, and the general reader alike." (Utopian Studies, 1 October 2015) "In the capable hands of Howard P. Segal, professor of history at the University of Maine, technology rightfully has an important role in the imagination of alternative societies. His concise, well-written book covers utopias ancient and modern, Western and non-Western, and it is not limited to fiction conventionally labeled utopian but includes world’s fairs, social science, digital media, prophecies, millennial movements, and science fiction." (Technology and Culture, 1 October 2015) “To conclude: Segal’s book on utopias is a well-made treatise on an important aspect of European and American history. He convincingly shows that utopias had a political, as well as an economic, relevance. The view on the interaction between different cultural systems, such as art, politics, religion, technology, and economics, is a great strength of the book. It shows how complex processes around utopian visions have been, and how relevant they are for the implementation and change of different cultural spheres.” (Religion, 30 May 2015) “Segal does a good job of surveying the history of utopias, particularly focusing on the connections with science and technology. Histories of this topic tend to highlight the religious or cultural motivations for writing about or creating utopian societies, but here the author expands the discussion to include virtual communities … This text provides a unique approach for teaching history and the history of science. Highly recommended: general readers; lower-division undergraduates and above.” Choice (1 February 2013) “Segal brings considerable scholarship and experience to bear, particularly on the historical intersections between technology and utopia ... [He] covers several continents and many centuries, addressing key texts and thinkers ... [and] supplies impressive coverage and thoughtful interpretations.” Times Higher Education (12 July 2012) Table of ContentsPreface xi Introduction 1 1 The Nature of Utopias 5 Utopias Defined 5 Utopias Differ from both Millenarian Movements and Science Fiction 8 Utopias' Spiritual Qualities are Akin to those of Formal Religions 9 Utopias'Real Goal: Not Prediction of the Future but Improvement of the Present 12 How and When Utopias are Expected to be Established 13 2 The Variety of Utopias 16 The Global Nature of Utopias: Utopias are Predominantly but not Exclusively Western 16 The Several Genres of Utopianism: Prophecies and Oratory, Political Movements, Communities, Writings, World's Fairs, Cyberspace 24 3 The European Utopias and Utopians and Their Critics 47 The Pioneering European Visionaries and Their Basic Beliefs: Plato's Republic and More's Utopia 47 Forging the Connections Between Science, Technology, and Utopia 50 The Pansophists 53 The Prophets of Progress: Condorcet, Saint-Simon, and Comte 55 Dissenters from the Ideology of Unadulterated Scientific and Technological Progress: Thomas Carlyle, John Ruskin, and William Morris 58 The Expansive Visions of Robert Owen and Charles Fourier 60 The "Scientific"Socialism of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels 66 4 The American Utopias and Utopians and Their Critics 74 America as Utopia: Potential and Fulfillment 74 The Pioneering American Visionaries and their Basic Beliefs in America as Land of Opportunity: John Adolphus Etzler, Thomas Ewbank, and Mary Griffith 78 America as "Second Creation": Enthusiasm and Disillusionment 81 5 Growing Expectations of Realizing Utopia in the United States and Europe 89 Later American Technological Utopians: John Macnie Through Harold Loeb 89 Utopia Within Sight: The American Technocracy Crusade 96 Utopia Within Reach: "The Best and the Brightest"—Post-World War II Science and Technology Policy in the United States and Western Europe and the Triumph of the Social Sciences 99 On Misreading Frankenstein: How Scientific and Technological Advances have Changed Traditional Criticisms of Utopianism in the Twentieth and Twenty-First Centuries 123 6 Utopia Reconsidered 139 The Growing Retreat from Space Exploration and Other Megaprojects 139 Nuclear Power: Its Rise, Fall, and Possible Revival—Maine Yankee as a Case Study 142 The Declining Belief in Inventors, Engineers, and Scientists as Heroes; in Experts as Unbiased; and in Science and Technology as Social Panaceas 157 Contemporary Prophets for Profit: The Rise and Partial Fall of Professional Forecasters 160 Post-colonial Critiques of Western Science and Technology as Measures of "Progress"169 7 The Resurgence of Utopianism 186 The Major Contemporary Utopians and Their Basic Beliefs 186 Social Media: Utopia at One's Fingertips 193 Recent and Contemporary Utopian Communities 194 The Star Trek Empire: Science Fiction Becomes Less Escapist 199 Edutopia: George Lucas and Others 203 The Fate of Books and Newspapers: Utopian and Dystopian Aspirations 217 8 The Future of Utopias and Utopianism 234 The "Scientific and Technological Plateau"and the Redefinition of Progress 234 Conclusion: Why Utopia Still Matters Today and Tomorrow 241 Further Reading 261 Index 269

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Book SynopsisThis brief history connects the past and present of utopian thought, from the first utopias in ancient Greece, right up to present day visions of cyberspace communities and paradise. Explores the purpose of utopias, what they reveal about the societies who conceive them, and how utopias have changed over the centuries Unique in including both non-Western and Western visions of utopia Explores the many forms utopias have taken prophecies and oratory, writings, political movements, world''s fairs, physical communities and also discusses high-tech and cyberspace visions for the first time The first book to analyze the implicitly utopian dimensions of reform crusades like Technocracy of the 1930s and Modernization Theory of the 1950s, and the laptop classroom initiatives of recent years Trade Review"Segal does not shy away from bold definitions and delineations to separate utopias from millenarianism and science fiction, from abstract utopias and daydreams. ...Utopias is an accessible and thought-provoking introduction to utopias and utopianism and will appeal to scholars, students, and the general reader alike." (Utopian Studies, 1 October 2015) "In the capable hands of Howard P. Segal, professor of history at the University of Maine, technology rightfully has an important role in the imagination of alternative societies. His concise, well-written book covers utopias ancient and modern, Western and non-Western, and it is not limited to fiction conventionally labeled utopian but includes world’s fairs, social science, digital media, prophecies, millennial movements, and science fiction." (Technology and Culture, 1 October 2015) “To conclude: Segal’s book on utopias is a well-made treatise on an important aspect of European and American history. He convincingly shows that utopias had a political, as well as an economic, relevance. The view on the interaction between different cultural systems, such as art, politics, religion, technology, and economics, is a great strength of the book. It shows how complex processes around utopian visions have been, and how relevant they are for the implementation and change of different cultural spheres.” (Religion, 30 May 2015) “This text provides a unique approach for teaching history and the history of science. Highly recommended. General readers; lower-division undergraduates and above. (Choice, 1 February 2013) “Segal brings considerable scholarship and experience to bear, particularly on the historical intersections between technology and utopia ... [He] covers several continents and many centuries, addressing key texts and thinkers ... [and] supplies impressive coverage and thoughtful interpretations.” (Times Higher Education, 12 July 2012) Table of ContentsPreface xi Introduction 1 1 The Nature of Utopias 5 Utopias Defined 5 Utopias Differ from both Millenarian Movements and Science Fiction 8 Utopias' Spiritual Qualities are Akin to those of Formal Religions 9 Utopias'Real Goal: Not Prediction of the Future but Improvement of the Present 12 How and When Utopias are Expected to be Established 13 2 The Variety of Utopias 16 The Global Nature of Utopias: Utopias are Predominantly but not Exclusively Western 16 The Several Genres of Utopianism: Prophecies and Oratory, Political Movements, Communities, Writings, World's Fairs, Cyberspace 24 3 The European Utopias and Utopians and Their Critics 47 The Pioneering European Visionaries and Their Basic Beliefs: Plato's Republic and More's Utopia 47 Forging the Connections Between Science, Technology, and Utopia 50 The Pansophists 53 The Prophets of Progress: Condorcet, Saint-Simon, and Comte 55 Dissenters from the Ideology of Unadulterated Scientific and Technological Progress: Thomas Carlyle, John Ruskin, and William Morris 58 The Expansive Visions of Robert Owen and Charles Fourier 60 The "Scientific"Socialism of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels 66 4 The American Utopias and Utopians and Their Critics 74 America as Utopia: Potential and Fulfillment 74 The Pioneering American Visionaries and their Basic Beliefs in America as Land of Opportunity: John Adolphus Etzler, Thomas Ewbank, and Mary Griffith 78 America as "Second Creation": Enthusiasm and Disillusionment 81 5 Growing Expectations of Realizing Utopia in the United States and Europe 89 Later American Technological Utopians: John Macnie Through Harold Loeb 89 Utopia Within Sight: The American Technocracy Crusade 96 Utopia Within Reach: "The Best and the Brightest"—Post-World War II Science and Technology Policy in the United States and Western Europe and the Triumph of the Social Sciences 99 On Misreading Frankenstein: How Scientific and Technological Advances have Changed Traditional Criticisms of Utopianism in the Twentieth and Twenty-First Centuries 123 6 Utopia Reconsidered 139 The Growing Retreat from Space Exploration and Other Megaprojects 139 Nuclear Power: Its Rise, Fall, and Possible Revival—Maine Yankee as a Case Study 142 The Declining Belief in Inventors, Engineers, and Scientists as Heroes; in Experts as Unbiased; and in Science and Technology as Social Panaceas 157 Contemporary Prophets for Profit: The Rise and Partial Fall of Professional Forecasters 160 Post-colonial Critiques of Western Science and Technology as Measures of "Progress"169 7 The Resurgence of Utopianism 186 The Major Contemporary Utopians and Their Basic Beliefs 186 Social Media: Utopia at One's Fingertips 193 Recent and Contemporary Utopian Communities 194 The Star Trek Empire: Science Fiction Becomes Less Escapist 199 Edutopia: George Lucas and Others 203 The Fate of Books and Newspapers: Utopian and Dystopian Aspirations 217 8 The Future of Utopias and Utopianism 234 The "Scientific and Technological Plateau"and the Redefinition of Progress 234 Conclusion: Why Utopia Still Matters Today and Tomorrow 241 Further Reading 261 Index 269

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Book SynopsisThe monolithic nature of the communist movement during the Stalinist period overlay pluralist tendencies. These were suppressed in the 1920s, though they were to re-emerge after Stalin's death.The history of the Communist Youth International is revealed in this volume as an important example of the 'autonomist' tendencies in the communist movement after the First World War. The experience of the CYI also demonstrates that differences between Leninist and Stalinist eras were of degree, rather than of kind. Under Lenin, organizational principles and practices were introduced that gave to the new communist movement a distinct, authoritarian cast.Cornell considers the relevance, in the development of radical movements among the young, of such qualities as untempered idealism, a predisposition to embrace the most radical alternatives for social change, and a self-assertiveness or rebelliousness directed against traditional adult teachings. He shows how these qua

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Book SynopsisBy examining how planners and other urban inhabitants experienced, lived, and struggled with socialism and Stalinism, DeHaan offers readers a much broader, more complex picture of planning and planners than has been revealed to date.Trade Review'The reader will find this book a thought-provoking contribution to the contemporary scholarship on Stalinist culture... DeHaan's book is one of the few studies of local city planning in Soviet Union accessible in English. This makes the monograph a valuable resource for researchers.' -- Maria Silina H-Russia September 2016 DeHaan's book is a triumph of archival research. She reconstructs historical conflicts in beautiful detail... Stalinist City Planning is clearly a major achievement ... It is sure to interest anyone who works on cities in Russian culture, the Russian provinces, the construction of Stalinist culture, or architectural history.' -- Emily D. Johnson Slavic and East European Journal vol 59:04:2015 'A thought-provoking contribution to the contemporary scholarship on Stalinist Culture... This monograph is a valuable resource for researchers of Soviet architecture and urban history.' -- Maria Silina H-Net/H-Russia September 2016 'This book deserves a wide audience among scholars of Soviet history and will be valuable to urban historians in other fields as well.' -- David L. Hoffmann American Historical Review - vol 119:03:2014 'Stimulating, insightful... This book is particularly rewarding because it uses the case study as a springboard to analyze a wide range of thought-provoking issues concerning city design and planning in both the pre-revolutionary and Soviet eras... Highly recommended.' -- N.M Brooks Choice Magazine - vol 51:04:2013 'Historians of the Stalinist era and scholars of socialist city planning will find much of interest in this well researched book... DeHaan has made an important contribution to our understanding of urban planning and local politics under Stalin.' -- Steven E. Harris Canadian Slavonic Papers vol 75:3-4:2013 Soviet City Planning examines the many ways the Soviet authority aimed to shape a collective identity though design but is most enjoyable when animating the fascinating contradictions of the lived experience. -- Jonathan Studman Spacing Magazine 'Heather DeHaan has written an engaging, incisive, and thoroughly documented account of city planning under Stalin... She skillfully illuminates the experience of planners before, during and after the Stalin era.' -- Peter Sigrist The NEP Era: Soviet Russia 1921-1928 'Dehaan's insightful new study takes the readers into the rooms where the Soviet future was drafted and where the cracks in the edifice were unwittingly drawn in.' -- Stephen Brain The Journal on Modern History vol 87:01:2015 'DeHaan's discussion of city planners under Stalin has produced innovative work based on archival documents. She weaves an engaging tale of the interaction of impossible visions, planning, design, politics, and the realities of a cityscape... A well-written book.' -- Charles J. Ruud University of Toronto Quarterly vol 84:03:2015 'Dehaan's excellent study deserves to be read widely... Historians of Stalinism more generally will find much of interest and value here, especially for thinking about how socialism was built, both literally and metaphorically.' -- Robert Dale Europe-Asia Studies vol 67:08:2015Table of ContentsList of maps & illustrations List of Acronyms and Abbreviations A Note on Transliteration, Translation, and Toponyms Acknowledgements Introduction: Planning, Planners, and Performance 1 From Nizhnii to Gorky: The City as Palimpsest & Stage 2 Visionary Planning: Confronting Socio-Material Agencies 3 From Ivory Tower to City Street: Building a New Nizhnii, 1928-1932 4 Stalinist Representation: Iconographic Vision, 1935-1938 5 Stalinism as Stagecraft: The Architecture of Performance 6 A City That Builds Itself: The Limits of Technocracy 7 Performing Socialism: Connecting Space to Self 8 Conclusion: Living Socialism - In the Shadow of the Political Select Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisArguing that the hegemony of the neoliberal/capitalist nexus must be challenged if we are to address the proliferating challenges facing our world, this inspiring book explains how democracy can revive the political fortunes of the left. Explores issues central to the civil uprisings that swept the world in 2011, drawing profound connections between democracy and neoliberalism in an urban context Features in-depth analysis of key political theorists such as Gramsci; Lefebvre; Rancière; Deleuze and Guattari; and Hardt and Negri Advocates the reframing of democracy as a personal and collective struggle to discover the best in ourselves and others Includes empirical analysis of recent instances of collective action Trade Review“Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduate and graduate collections.” (Choice, 1 December 2013) “You can’t help but pick up a copy of The Down-Deep Delight of Democracy (DDDD) by Mark Purcell. The texture of its title – quadruple ‘D’ – and the promise of delight are irresistible. Its timely focus on democracy and the potential we have to become (more) democratic have much to offer critical geography. The idea that democratic futures can be grown from present democratic struggles and that as scholars we might contribute to this growth by recognizing and valuing them is especially important for future research agendas ... Purcell’s point is that people are finding their democratic strength in the world ... DDDD is a great start toward an examination of democratic possibilities.” (Antipode, 1 October 2013) Table of ContentsAcknowledgments viii 1 What Is to Be Done? 1 2 What Democracy Means 29 3 Becoming Democratic 75 4 Becoming Active 92 5 Revolutionary Connections 122 6 Conclusion 143 References 159 Index 168

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Book SynopsisAnthony Crosland's The Future of Socialism (1956) provided a creed for governments of the centre left. Now Peter Hain revisits this classic text and presents a stimulating political prospectus for today. It should be read by everyone interested in the future of the left.Trade Review"The book is thoughtful, and well written and it provides a useful overview of recent developments, written from a positive but critical socialist perspective." Political Studies Review"Indefatigably upbeat" Observer"A clarion call for justice, equality and liberty to triumph" Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Archbishop Emeritus of Cape Town and Nobel Peace Prize Winner"This is a tour de force, and could hardly be more timely" William Keegan, Senior Economics Commentator, The Observer"Fresh thinking to tackle rising inequality and environmental degradation which imperil human development today." Helen Clark, United Nations Development Programme and former Prime Minster of New Zealand“A front-line politician's treatise that makes the case for democratic socialism over neo-liberalism, has to be welcome. Peter Hain makes clear why there can be no going back to New Labour, if the party is to be true to its soul." Baroness Ruth ListerTable of ContentsPreface; Introduction: Back to the future of socialism; The Crosland agenda; New Labour, Crosland and the crisis; Finance and the new capitalism; Growth not cuts; Growth by active government; Fraternity, cooperation, trade unionism; But what sort of socialist state?; A new internationalism; Britain in Europe; Refounding Labour; Faster, sustainable growth; A fairer, more equal society; A future for Labour.

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