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Verso Books Fully Automated Luxury Communism: A Manifesto
Book SynopsisFully Automated Luxury Communism promises a radically new left future for everyone. New technologies will liberate us from work, providing the opportunity to build a society beyond both capitalism and scarcity. Automation, rather than undermining an economy built on full employment, is instead the path to a world of liberty, luxury and happiness. Solar power will deliver the energy that we need, while asteroid mining will deliver the necessary resources, allowing us to end the devastation of our environment. Innovations in AI, gene editing, food technology will leads us to new ways of living better lives. In his first book, radical political commentator Aaron Bastani conjures a new politics: a vision of a world of unimaginable hope, highlighting how we move to energy abundance, feed a world of nine billion, overcome work, transcend the limits of biology and build meaningful freedom for everyone. Rather than a final destination, such a society heralds the beginning of history.Trade ReviewIn 100 years' time many of the ideas in this book will be mainstream, while kindergarten students laugh at our mainstream economic textbooks. Bastani's genius is to see the future with crisp clarity, unafraid of the consequences of being right -- Paul Mason, author of PostcapitalismOne of the most important books to come out of the British left in recent years. Incredibly ambitious and wide-ranging, but also well-written and readable, it provides a fascinating glimpse into a future beyond scarcity and beyond capitalism. Not simply a set of predictions about an unknowable future, it is a call to action to those seeking to bring an entirely new world into being. -- Grace Blakeley, New StatesmanThe debate is no longer about tinkering with our current broken social order, but replacing it: this fascinating book is an absolutely critical contribution, and a must-read for all those who aspire to build a new society. -- Owen Johns, author of The EstablishmentAt a time when our horizons have shrunk, when instead of striving for a better world we look backward to old comforts, Aaron Bastani calls us to dream and struggle for the type of society finally fit for humanity to live as humans should. -- Bhaskar Sunkara, author of The Socialist ManifestoRousing * Red Pepper *In a world where we are constantly told we have no choice but to accept the status quo his confidence in the possibility of change is refreshing. * Socialism Today *
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Verso Books The Socialist Manifesto: The Case for Radical
Book SynopsisThe success of Jeremy Corbyn's left-led Labour Party and Bernie Sanders's 2016 presidential campaign revived a political idea many had thought dead. But what, exactly, is socialism? And what would a socialist system look like today? In The Socialist Manifesto, Bhaskar Sunkara, editor of Jacobin magazine, argues that socialism offers the means to achieve economic equality, and also to fight other forms of oppression, including racism and sexism. The ultimate goal is not Soviet-style planning, but to win rights to healthcare, education, and housing and to create new democratic institutions in workplaces and communities. The book both explores socialism's history and presents a realistic vision for its future. A primer on socialism for the 21st century, this is a book for anyone seeking an end to the vast inequities of our age.Trade ReviewMr. Sunkara's motto seems to be: by any means necessary. * New York Times *Jacobin, which turned 5 this year, is perhaps the most relevant and important publication of the American political left today. * Vox.com *Accessible, irreverent and entertaining, Bhaskar Sunkara has delivered a razor-sharp guide to socialism's history, transformative promise, and path to power. This book also serves as an irresistible invitation to join in building that power, and in shaping the radically democratic future that is our best hope in these make-or-break times. -- Naomi KleinFrom one of the brightest stars of the American left, essential reading for anyone who wants to build a new society based on people's needs, not profit for the elite. -- Owen Jones, author of ChavsThrough his work pioneering work with Jacobin, Bhaskar Sunkara has been one of the most important global voices provoking a new worldwide conversation about socialism for a whole new generation of people, drowning in wealth inequality and economic crises, who are newly receptive to its core precepts. In the Socialist Manifesto, Sunkara strengthens his arguments even more powerfully, offering not just a compelling economic case for socialism, but a deeply moral one. Written with the kind of urgency and clarity that can move people, while dispensing with much of the ossified academic jargon that has often plagued and crippled discourse around Socialism, Sunkara's book is crucial for obliterating the myths and propaganda that have often drowned socialism, and instead illuminating its genuine virtues. -- Glenn Greenwald
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Verso Books Bigger Than Bernie: How We Go from the Sanders
Book SynopsisThe political ambitions of the movement behind Bernie Sanders have never been limited to winning the White House. Since Bernie first entered the presidential primaries in 2016, his supporters have worked to organize a revolution intended to encourage the active participation of millions of ordinary people in political life. That revolution is already underway, as evidenced by the massive growth of the Democratic Socialists of America, the teachers Bernie motivated to lead strikes across red and blue states, and the rising new generation of radicals in Congress-led by AOC and Ilhan Omar-inspired by his example.In Bigger than Bernie, activist writers Meagan Day and Micah Uetricht give us an intimate map of this emerging movement to remake American politics top to bottom, profiling the grassroots organizers who are building something bigger, and more ambitious, than the career of any one candidate. As participants themselves, Day and Uetricht provide a serious analysis of the prospects for long-term change, offering a strategy for making "political revolution" more than just a campaign slogan. They provide a road map for how to entrench democratic socialism in the halls of power and in our own lives.Bigger than Bernie offers unmatched insights into the people behind the most unique campaign in modern American history and a clear-eyed sense of how the movement can sustain itself for the long haul.Trade ReviewMeagan Day and Micah Uetricht are two of the most brilliant and courageous intellectuals organically grounded in the marvelous militancy of the Sanders Movement. This indispensable book is a powerful, pioneering analysis of these new radical times, and a compelling vision of where it all might be going. -- Cornel West, author of Races MattersHannah Arendt said we should 'think what we are doing.' And that is what Meagan Day and Micah Uetricht have done here. Their book not only examines all that democratic socialists have achieved in the past few years but also gives an exhilarating account of what we'll be doing in the coming years. Anyone who thinks, with dread or relief, that the work comes to an end after Election Day in 2020 will think again. As Day and Uetricht show, the fight for democratic socialism has only just begun, and I'm going to keep coming back to them and their book in order to understand where and how it goes in the future. -- Corey Robin, author of The Enigma of Clarence ThomasBigger Than Bernie is a comprehensive and necessary read for those longing for a more humane country, and as someone who has been up close in many of our current fights for justice, I can attest to the power of its analysis. The authors champion non-reformist reforms that arise from and propoel social movements, and provide an essential roadmap for achieving permanent change. An energizing and instructive account that brings socialism into the present tense. -- RoseAnn DeMoro, former head of National Nurses UnitedPart history lesson, part guide book; this is a love letter to the everyday people and movements who transformed this country and who continue to declare that our lives have meaning, and our future is worth fighting for. Bigger than Bernie, isn't about the man who's spent the majority of his political career on the fringes. It's about fighters. It's about thinkers. It's about love. It's about US. -- Phillip Agnew, Co-founder of the Dream DefendersAn indispensable guide to 21st century socialism from the view of clear eyed, sharp witted, smart, funny authors who lay bare the past failures of angry, narrow sectarianism, and offer a bold, dynamic vision for using the Sanders moment to build a stronger left. These authors, like the magazine they write for, give me hope! -- Jane McAlevey, author of A Collective BargainBigger Than Bernie offers an important contribution to the urgent debates about rebuilding the American Left. Leading members of the Democratic Socialists of America, Megan Day and Micah Uetricht link that process to the improbable emergence of Bernie Sanders' presidential campaign and his insistence on "Not me, Us." Day and Uetricht put flesh on Sanders's call for a "political revolution" which they see as not only critical to the success of Sanders' campaign, but the revitalization of class struggle politics and organizing in the U.S. Buy, read, discuss and debate this book! -- Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, author of From #BlackLivesMatter to Black Liberation
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC One Hundred Years of Socialism: The West European
Book SynopsisThis new edition of Donald Sassoon's magisterial history of the Left in the twentieth century includes a substantial new introduction by the author. With unique authority and unparalleled scholarship, Sassoon traces the fortunes of the political parties of the left in Western Europe across 14 countries, covering the fortunes of socialism from the rise of the Bolsheviks through two World Wars to the revival of feminism and the arrival of "green" politics.Trade Review'A genuinely major contribution to political understanding.' New York Times 'A remarkable new work of historical analysis, which will soon establish itself as a classic, Donald Sassoon's lucid and erudite One Hundred Years of Socialism, demonstrates that...the effective parties of the left, whether social democratic or (in a few cases such as France and Italy) communist...have served to regulate and socialise the wealth-creating and directionless economic dynamism of capitalism, not replace it.' Eric Hobsbawm, Guardian 'A majestic work. Nothing like this great survey exists in any language...stylishly written, with an ironic wit and vivid gift of metaphor, the book is an unfailing pleasure to read.' The Economist 'Epic...and encyclopedic comparative work drawing freely on the histories of countries as diverse as Britain, Germany, Greece, Denmark and Finland...its greatest strength lies in his placing of the left-right ideological batle within the context of the change and development of a capitalist system. Thus, [Sassoon] says, there has been no defeat of socialism by capitalism; the crisis of socialism was precipitated by the expansion of and changes in capitalism.' Alan Thompson, Times Higher Education Supplement 'Brilliant...Sassoon's view is based on quite phenomenally extensive reading and knowledge. Yet we never feel ourselves to be drowning in a morass of unconnected or undigested detail. Nor does learning here preclude liveliness and wit...an astonishing achievement, whish deserves to become a classic of socialist history.' Anthony Arblaster, Tribune 'Sassoon's book is remarkable. A massive and original synthesis which deserves to become a classic, there is nothing comparable to it in the English language.' David Marquand '[An] extraordinary achievement...Sassoon constantly stresses, with and amazing and enviable width of scholarship, how the pre-existent cultures of different countries made the socialist project so different in each...this book is a small masterpiece. It is vastly informative...and wise in its conclusions...I have not felt so sure that a work would be a standard book in a long time'. Sir Bernard Crick 'An astonishing achievement. One Hundred Years of Socialism is so learned and wide-ranging, so densely packed and yet so readable, so subtle and refined in its judgements and scholarship, it is a constant source of inspiration.' Hugo Young 'I read it with unflagging interest and appetite never wishing it a page shorter. After reading Sassoon's enthralling account, glib capitalist triumphalism seems as historically misconceived as the naive socialist millenarianism of an earlier generation.' Peter Clarke 'Donald Sassoon tells his kaleidoscopic story with ease and urbanity as he guides his readers, with great skill, through the complex issues of ideology and industrial development, diplomacy and war, which have shaped one hundred years of European socialism.' Paul Preston 'Admirable...based on vast reading (the sixty-page bibliography is no exercise in vanity, but is copiously exploited in ninety pages of helpful notes), the book is an authoritative guide to the recent history of Social Democratic parties and governments not only in the major Western European states but also in the many smaller countries.' Tony Judt, Time Literary Supplement 'The panoptic history of the European left, from Oslo to Athens, and 1900 to 1995, is uninterruptedly interesting...the author has scaled a mountain of scholarship and returned with an indispensable work of reference and reflection.' Norman Birnbaum, Political Quarterly 'A compelling account.' Malcolm Rutherford, Financial Times 'This history of the western European Left, recounted by Donald Sassoon with style and sympathy, is the history not of revolution but of reform'. Stephen Tindale, Prospect 'Compelling...an antidote to the fin de siecle gloom and modish talk of the end of ideology.' Fabian Review 'The major political book of the year...Sassoon offers an extraordinary, wide-angle focus on socialist parties over a century and across the industrialized world.' Patricia Hewitt, New Statesman Books of the Year 'A brilliant and scholarly work.' Tony BennTable of ContentsList of Tables List of Figures Acknowledgements List of Abbreviations New Introduction Introduction to the First Edition Book One: Expansion Part One: The Hard Road to Political Power 1. The Establishment of Socialism Before 1914 2. From War to War (1914-40) 3. Thwarted Alternatives 4. The War, Resistance and Its Aftermath: The Rise and Fall of West European Communism 1939-48 Book Two: Consolidation Part Two: The Construction of Western Socialism 1945-50 5. The Socialists After 1945 6. Building Social Capitalism 1945-50 7. External Constraints: A Socialist Foreign Policy? Part Three: Toward Revisionism 1950-69 8. The Golden Age of Capitalism 9. Between Neutralism and Atlanticism 10. The Foundations of Revisionism Part Four: The Perplexing Sixties: 'Something in the Air' 11. The Return of the Left 12. The Establishment of a Foreign Policy Consensus Part Five: The Great Contestation 13. The Revival of Working Class Militancy 1960-73 14. The Revival of Ideology and the Student Contestation 15. The Revival of Feminism Book Three: Crisis Part Six: The End of the Great Capitalist Boom 1973-89 16. The Crisis and the Left: An Overview 17. Social Democracy in Small Countries: Austria, Sweden, Holland and Belgium 18. Germany and Britain: SPD and Labour in Power 19. The French Experiment 20. The Failure of Italian Communism 21. The End of Authoritarian Regimes in Western Europe: Portugal, Spain and Greece Part Seven: The Great Crisis of Socialism 22. Workers, Women and Greens 23. The 1980s: Radicalism in its Last Redoubt 24. The New Revisionism Epilogue Notes Bibliography Index
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Bloomsbury Publishing USA China After Mao: The Rise of a Superpower
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Verso Books The Assassination of Lumumba
Book SynopsisThe Assassination of Lumumba unravels the appalling mass of lies, hypocrisy and betrayals that have surrounded accounts of the 1961 assassination of Patrice Lumumba-the first prime minister of the Republic of Congo and a pioneer of African unity-since it perpetration. Making use of a huge array of official sources as well as personal testimony from many of those in the Congo at the time, Ludo De Witte reveals a network of complicity ranging from the Belgian government to the CIA. Patrice Lumumba's personal strength and his quest for African unity emerges in stark contrast with one of the murkiest episodes in twentieth-century politics.Trade ReviewDe Witte has assembled a staggering amount of detail to support his allegations of direct government participation in Lumumba's murder. * Washington Post Book World *De Witte has performed an important service in establishing the facts of Lumumba's last days and Belgium's responsibility for what happened. * New York Review of Books *De Witte writes without stylish frills or narrative tricks, but this is a vivid and utterly compelling account of a nation strangled at birth by the West. -- Ronan Bennett * Los Angeles Times *De Witte's book, politically passionate as it is, is an unignorable effort to bring the West face to face with its culpability in this entire sad and sanguinary tale. -- Richard Bernstein * New York Times *One Belgian author has triumphed over decades of official obfuscation: Belgium did collude in Patrice Lumumba's assassination ... It raises questions about Western policy in Africa that will reverberate for decades to come. -- Michela Wrong * Financial Times *One should never underestimate the ruthlessness of British gentlemen cradling endangered shares. -- Neal Ascherson * London Review of Books *Thoroughly researched, passionately written, deeply disturbing. * Kirkus Reviews (starred review) *Whilst the battle for control over the resources of the Congo (now DR Congo) continues today this important book restores Congolese history and saves it from the official version peddled by those directly implicated in the affair. * New Internationalist *
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Encounter Books Arabella
Book SynopsisExposes Arabella Advisors as a major "dark money" operation that channels billions into progressive causes through opaque networks and deceptive grassroots groups, revealing its significant influence on U.S. politics and its far-reaching impact on issues from Supreme Court nominations to election manipulation."Ever heard of Arabella Advisors? Probably not. And that’s strange, since they’ve done a lot to destroy the world you grew up in. You should know, so read this book."—Tucker Carlson While billionaires like George Soros, Bill Gates, and Warren Buffett are well known as left-wing megadonors transforming the country’s politics, few Americans know about Arabella Advisors, a “dark money” operation that channels much of this money into particular causes via pop-up groups designed to look like grassroots outfits. Citizens across the spectrum will be shocked to learn how Arabella
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Haymarket Books “Freedom is Indivisible”: Case Studies
Book SynopsisAs the author of the ground-breaking work of Marxist political economy, Finance Capital, and a leader in the German Social Democratic Party, Rudolf Hilferding was a dominant intellectual and political figure in the history of European socialism from its halcyon days in the pre-1914 era until its collapse in the 1930s.This collection of his previously unpublished correspondence with key figures from the socialist movement allows readers to trace the evolution of Hilferding's thought as socialism's fortunes declined and his own fate became precarious. It shows how, in the face of rising Stalinism and fascism, democracy remained at the core of his socialist vision.Table of ContentsPrefaceList of FiguresAbbreviationsPart 11 Introduction to Part 1: Passing the Torch2 Rudolf Hilferding’s Letters to Karl Kautsky, 1902–073 Rudolf Hilferding’s Letters to Karl Kautsky, 1915–184 Hilferding’s Letters to Karl Kautsky, 1924–335 Hilferding to Kautsky, 1933–38Part 26 Introduction to Part 2: A Political Friendship?7 Leon Trotsky’s Letters to Rudolf Hilferding, 1907–12Part 38 Introduction to Part 3: “Freedom or Slavery”9 Rudolf Hilferding’s Correspondence with Paul Hertz, 1933–38BibliographyIndex
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ACA Publishing Limited A Discussion on the Systems of Socialism with
Book SynopsisIn a series of nine essays, He Yiting explores the ideology of the Communist Party of China, with items discussed during the Fourth Plenary Session of the 19th CPC Central Committee forming the basis of his analysis. Guided by Xi Jinping Thought, this series of essays evaluates the CPC’s role in applying and adapting the basic principles of Marxism to the concrete reality of modern day China in order to uphold and maintain a modern socialist superpower.He Yiting looks at how the basic, fundamental and major institutions of socialism with Chinese characteristics are upheld and refined in order to achieve this.These essays cover topics which outline the significant challenge of blending the basic principles of socialism with China’s own national character and highlight the immense achievement of the CPC in tackling and overcoming the unique obstacles posed in the process of articulating, establishing and upholding a socialist system of national governance designed for the 21st century.
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Renard Press Ltd Art, Wealth and Riches
Book SynopsisWilliam Morris is perhaps best known today for the beautiful textile designs he created under the banner of Morris & Co, which continue to decorate homes around the globe. As one of the leading lights of British socialism, however, he is less well known, and this series of Morris's Manifestos seeks to highlight his extraordinary contribution to the literary canon on subjects socialist and artistic. Based on a lecture given at the Manchester Royal Institution in 1883, Art, Wealth and Riches is a thought-provoking essay that considers art as having educative and aesthetic value that should be shared with the many, rather than financial value that should be hoarded by the few. Morris asks: 'Is art to be limited to a narrow class who only care for it in a very languid way, or is it to be the solace and pleasure of the whole people?'
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Little, Brown & Company Defeating Big Government Socialism: Saving
Book SynopsisIn communities across our country, Americans are debating Critical Race Theory, vaccine mandates, tax increases, rising inflation, online censorship, and a host of other important issues. We have serious decisions to make about the future of our nation. Do we want big government, or limited government? Do we want to work hard and keep what we earn, or do we want government to decide how our money is spent? Do we want our children to learn how to think in school, or be told what to think? Do we want to make our own decisions about health care, or should the federal government dictate our treatments? Should American companies compete on a level playing field, or should Washington decide who wins and loses? Speaker Gingrich analyzes these questions, describes the polling that shows what the American Majority wants, and illustrates how we can create a safer, more prosperous, and secure future for America. In Defeating Big Government Socialism, best-selling author and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich explains how Americans must confront Big Government Socialism, which has taken over the modern Democratic Party, big business, news media, entertainment, and academia. He also offers strategies and insights for everyday citizens to save America's future and ensure it remains the greatest nation on earth.
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Haymarket Books Socialism . . . Seriously: A Brief Guide to
Book SynopsisA sharp, funny, and engaging introduction to socialist ideas, movements, and solutions for a world in crisis.Now with 50% more socialism!Socialism…Seriously is a warm and witty introduction to the radical traditions of protest and politics that stretch from Karl Marx through today’s movements for democracy, equality, and a livable planet. In this thoroughly revised and expanded edition, Danny Katch uses humor and imagination to take an unflinching look at the rising threats posed by climate change, billionaire oligarchs, and the far right—and makes a compelling case that a socialist world is both necessary and possible.Katch separates the lies spun by capitalism’s defenders from the system’s brutal realities, and is candid about debates and challenges facing the socialist movement today. This book is for people who want to take a deeper look at what socialism is… but maybe not that deep.Sincere, irreverent, informative, and playful, Socialism… Seriously is a unique and timely contribution to our movements for justice.Trade Review"[W]ith his humorous dissecting of the inanities of capitalism and his ability to make socialist ideas accessible and attractive, Katch makes a compelling case throughout his book for why we should still do everything we can to bring such a world into existence." —The Indypendent“Socialism… Seriously is a refreshing embrace of socialism as an alternative to the greed, inequality, racism and xenophobia of the capitalist world we are living in.”—Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, author of From #BlackLivesMatter to Black Liberation“Give this book to your grandma, your mailman, to everyone except your boss—it’s the most fun and accessible introduction to socialist ideas I’ve ever read.”—Anand Gopal, author of No Good Men Among the Living“Read Socialism… Seriously, then pass it on to a friend. It's the perfect gateway drug to becoming the full-throttled socialist organizer that you've been waiting for.”—Hadas Thier, author of A People’s Guide to Capitalism“Capitalism was a system built to be skewered. But to do it right, you need the political chops and you need to know how to make the jokes. Danny Katch checks every box and his Socialism….Seriously is a necessary book.”—Dave Zirin, author of The Kaepernick Effect“Everyone* will love this book.”*Billionaires, multi-million dollar corporations, and yacht-owning CEOs not included.—Judah Friedlander, World Champion“I've been waiting for someone to write this book—a lighthearted, easy read that packs an intro course on socialism into a short volume. With jokes that made me laugh out loud, and a lot of heart. Socialism is for lovers. Indeed.”—Sarah Jaffe, author of Work Won't Love You Back“The promise of a more lovely world is worth our best energies and our sustained commitment—Danny Katch shows us that socialism is for lovers, not losers.”—Bill Ayers, author of Demand the Impossible!“Danny Katch brings the socialist vision to life.”—Bhaskar Sunkara, editor of JacobinTable of ContentsIntroduction2040: A Cold Day in PhiladelphiaPart I: The End?1 All is Not Lost2 Ghost StoriesPart II: Capitalism3 Welcome to the Jungle4 Freedom and the Fine Print5 The Deep StatePart III: Socialism6 Workers Power7 Land Back 8 Revolution?9 Wait, is this Communism?Part IV: The Beginning2040: A Hot Day in Queens10 Will Socialism be Boring? 11 Is Socialism a Religion? Should it Be?Conclusion: Here’s Exactly What To Do When You Finish this Book
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The Merlin Press Ltd Socialist Register 2024
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Collective Ink Give Them an Argument: Logic for the Left
Book SynopsisMany serious leftists have learned to distrust talk of logic and logical fallacies, associated with right-wing "logicbros". This is a serious mistake. Unlike the neoliberal technocrats, who can point to social problems and tell people "trust us", the serious Left must learn how to argue and persuade. In Give Them an Argument, Ben Burgis arms his reader with the essential knowledge of formal logic and informal fallacies.
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Haymarket Books Red Hamlet: The Life and Ideas of Alexander
Book SynopsisIn the first full-length biography of Alexander Bogdanov, James D. White traces the intellectual development of this key socialist thinker, situating his ideas in the context of the Russian revolutionary movement. This sweeping and informative volume examines the part Bogdanov played in the origins of Bolshevism, his role in the revolutions of 1905 and 1917, and his conflict with Lenin which lasted well after the revolution. The book goes on to examine Bogdanov's intellectually legacy—a legacy that, despite being deliberately obscured and distorted, was considerable and of lasting significance. Bogdanov was an original and influential interpreter of Marx. He attained mastery of many spheres of knowledge, and employed this varied expertise in writing his chief theoretical work, Tectology, which anticipates modern systems theory.Table of ContentsTable of Contents Preface 1 Tula 1 Early Life 2 Radicalisation 3 Back in Tula 4 The Short Course of Economic Science 5 The Basic Elements of the Historical View of Nature 6 The Second Edition of the Short Course 7 Agitation 8 Kharkov 2 Kaluga 1 Lunacharsky 2 Mach 3 Avenarius 4 Avenarius and Mach 3 Vologda 1 The Exiles 2 Berdyaev 3 The Debates 4 What is Idealism? 5 Perception from the Historical Point of View 6 Problems of Idealism and Studies in the Realist World View 7 External Relations 4 The Alliance 1 Pravda 2 Meeting with Lenin 3 Our Misunderstandings 4 The Alliance 5 Pamphlets 6 In St Petersburg 5 The 1905 Revolution 1 After 9 January 2 Novaia zhizn 3 Revolution and Philosophy 6 Empiriomonism 1 Empiriocriticism 2 The Meaning of Objectivity 3 Universal Validity 4 Socially-Organised Experience and Individually-Organised Experience 5 Parallelism 6 Life and the Psyche 7 The First Volume of Empiriomonism 8 Akselrod-Ortodoks's Criticism 9 The Second Volume of Empiriomonism 10 Plekhanov's &'thing-in-itself' 11 The Fourth Congress 12 The Third Volume of Empiriomonism and the Conflict with Plekhanov 7 Years of Reaction 1 The Fifth Congress 2 The Kotka Conference 3 Religion and Socialism 4 The Open Letter to Plekhanov 5 Materialismus Militans 6 Adventures of One Philosophical School 7 Studies in the Philosophy of Marxism 8 Socialist Society 9 Red Star 8 End of an Alliance 1 Ten Questions 2 The Paris Conference 3 God-Building 4 The Extended Editorial Board of Proletarii5 Materialism andEmpiriocriticism 6 The Fall of the Great Fetish 9 Vpered 1 Party Schools 2 The Translation ofMarx'sDasKapital 3 The Platform of Vpered 4 The Tenth Plenum of the Central Committee 5 The Bologna Party School 6 Longjumeau 7 Cultural Tasks of Our Times 8 The Course of Political Economy 9 Engineer Menni 10 The Fate of Vpered 11 Pravda Articles 10 Tectology 1 The Secret of Science 2 Tectology as Science 3 Organising Methods 4 Regulative Mechanisms 5 The Stability of Forms 6 Divergence and Convergence of Forms 7 Crises C and D 8 Tectology and General System Theory 11 The Philosophy of Living Experience 1 Philosophy in Tectological Perspective 2 The Materialism of Modern Times 3 Empiriomonism 4 The Science of the Future 5 A Decade of Excommunication from Marxism 6 Reaction to the War 12 War and Revolution 1 Bogdanov in the War 2 The Science of Social Consciousness 3 World Crises Peaceful and Military 4 Disagreement with Skvortsov-Stepanov 5 Bukharin 6 Will It Be Tomorrow? 7 The February Revolution 8 Bogdanov in 1917 9 What Is It That We Have Overthrown? 10 The Commune State 11 On Party Unity 12 Questions of Socialism 13 Proletkult 1 Proletarskaia Kultura 2 Methods of Labour and Methods of Perception 3 The First Conference of Proletkult 4 Elements of Proletarian Culture 5 The Proletarian University 6 The Workers' Encyclopaedia 7 International Proletkult 14 The Final Decade 1 Bogdanov's Influence 2 Oppositions 3 Lenin's Offensive against Bogdanov 4 Bogdanov's Arrest 5 The Communist Academy 6 Blood Transfusion 7 The Struggle for Viability 8 A Martyr to Science 9 Obituaries Conclusion: Bogdanov in Retrospect Bibliography Index
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Bold Type Books Why Women Have Better Sex Under Socialism: And
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Little, Brown Book Group The Unfinished Revolution
Book SynopsisThe Unfinished Revolution is the definitive story of New Labour from its genesis to its election defeat 2010 - covering over 25 years and six general elections of strategy, rebuilding and reinvention. In this extraordinary book, Philip Gould, one of the world''s leading political strategists and a key adviser to Tony Blair during the period, brilliantly describes how New Labour came to dominate, falter and fall, assessing how successful it was in government, and where it should go from here. Drawing on his years of experience at the heart of New Labour he gives us his unique perspective on how best to understand the electorate, how to communicate policy and how to adapt in a rapidly changing world.Trade Review'Sincere and enthusiastic ... one of New Labour's defining texts ... this is an important political book' -- Will Hutton Observer 'The definitive account of the making of New Labour ... Fascinating' The Times 'Lively and revealing ... the best insider's account' -- Peter Kellner Evening Standard 'A fascinating piece of political history' -- Philip Stevens Financial Times
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc A Collective Bargain
Book SynopsisFrom longtime labor organizer Jane McAlevey, a vital call-to-arms in favor of unions, a key force capable of defending our democracyFor decades, racism, corporate greed, and a skewed political system have been eating away at the social and political fabric of the United States.Trade Review“An introduction to the world of unions and their enemies. . . . McAlevey’s writing is an attempt to circulate organizers’ skills, breathing life into the long-quiescent labor movement. . . . A Collective Bargain, like the rest of McAlevey’s work, is indispensable.” —Alex Press, Bookforum — Alex Press, Bookforum “Incisive, brilliant, combined with trenchant strategic analysis. If we had more organizers like Jane McAlevey, we’d be winning.” — Van Jones, CNN host and author of Beyond the Messy Truth “A half century ago, the Koch family targeted workers’ collective power with so-called right-to-work laws. Now they and their allies have expanded their agenda to shackling democracy writ large... McAlevey shows us how workplaces provided a laboratory for this audacious project of domination—and better still, she explains how following the strategies and tactics of savvy union organizers could help save America from an ever more ruthless right...This empowering book could not be more timely.” — Nancy MacLean, author of Democracy in Chains: The Deep History of the Radical Right’s Stealth Plan for America “Jane McAlevey has devoted her life to reigning the destructive power of concentrated wealth and she is consumed with one over-arching question: How do we win? In this essential book, she draws on decades of organizing experience to make an overwhelming case that the new face of working-class power is female and fiercely feminist. It’s past time to listen up.” — Naomi Klein, author of This Changes Everything “Jane McAlevey is a brilliant strategist, rousing organizer, and razor-sharp critic inside the labor movement. In this critical moment when labor is resurgent, McAlevey’s small “d” democratic spirit, and her humane, and deeply informed reporting and analysis is needed more than ever.” — Katrina vanden Heuval, Editorial Director & Publisher, The Nation “Read this book! It’s full of effective strategies for overcoming voter suppression against even the stiffest odds. Jane McAlevey is the type of experienced organizer the current White House fears.” — Benjamin Todd Jealous, Former National President and CEO of the NAACP “A battle cry for union rights in a time hostile to labor organizations.” —Kirkus — Kirkus Reviews “Labor activist McAlevey delivers a persuasive argument that the power of ‘strong, democratic’ trade unions can fix many of America’s social problems in this timely cri de coeur. . . . She offers a useful primer on how labor organizing works, and effectively refutes common assumptions about unions. . . . McAlevey’s . . . humor and contagious confidence in the efficacy of organized labor give this succinct volume an outsize impact.” — Publishers Weekly (starred review)
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Random House UK Speak for Britain
Book SynopsisWritten at a critical juncture in the history of the Labour Party, Speak for Britain! is a thought-provoking and highly original interpretation of the party''s evolution, from its trade union origins to its status as a national governing party. It charts Labour''s rise to power by re-examining the impact of the First World War, the general strike of 1926, Labour''s breakthrough at the 1945 general election, the influence of post-war affluence and consumerism on the fortunes and character of the party, and its revival after the defeats of the Thatcher era.Controversially, Pugh argues that Labour never entirely succeeded in becoming ''the party of the working class''; many of its influential recruits - from Oswald Mosley to Hugh Gaitskell to Tony Blair - were from middle and upper-class Conservative backgrounds and rather than converting the working class to socialism, Labour adapted itself to local and regional political cultures.Trade ReviewExcellent and provocative new history -- John Campbell * Mail on Sunday *An admirable model of how political history should be written * Times Literary Supplement *Overall the book is... spliced with incisive arguments and interspersed with challenging verdicts on Labour's evolution... This ambitious Labour history could well become compulsory reading for future party leaders -- John Shepherd * History Today *A startlingly revisionist book... The most provocative and clear-eyed history of the party yet... It is a tribute to Pugh's scholarship that almost everybody will learn something new from this thoughtful book -- Dominic Sandbrook * Sunday Times *A stimulating survey -- Kenneth O'Morgan * Literary Review *
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Penguin Books Ltd The Portable Karl Marx cxii Portable Library
Book SynopsisIncludes the complete Communist Manifesto and substantial extracts from On the Jewish Question, the German Ideology, Grundrisse, and Capital, a broad representation of his letters, and lesser-known works, especially his long-unavailable, early works.Table of ContentsIntroductionBibliographical Note and AcknowledgmentsChronology: Marx's LifeChronology: Marx's Chief WorksI. Marx the Man: Documents, Letters, and Reminiscences[Birth Certificate]Certificate of Matriculation of a Pupil at the High School at Trier[Marx's Record of Studies Issued by the University of Bonn][From Marx's Sister Sophie][Heinrich Marx to His Son][Karl Marx to His Father][Heinrich Marx to His Son][Bruno Bruno Bauer to Marx][Marx's Record of Studies in the University of Berlin][Letter of Professor C. F. Bachmann, Dean of the Faculty of Philosophy in the University of Jena, Presenting Marx's Doctoral Thesis to the Faculty for Consideration][Moses Hess on Karl Marx][Marx to Arnold Ruge][Marx to Arnold Ruge][Jenny von Westphalen to Marx][Arnold Ruge to Ludwig Feuerbach on Marx][Bakunin's Reminiscence][P. Annenkov: Karl Marx in 1846][Marx to Engels in Paris][Carl Schurz on Marx in Cologne Summer 1848][Marx to Engels in Brussels][Marx to Engels in Lausanne][Marx to Engels in Lausanne][Jenny Marx to Joseph Weydemeyer][Gustave Techow to a Friend][Marx to Engels][Marx to Engels][A Prussian Police Agent's Report][Marx to Engels][Marx to Engels][Marx to Engels][Karl Marx to His Wife][Marx to Engels][Marx to Engels][Eleanor Marx on Her Father][Marx to Engels in Manchester][Confessions of Marx][Karl Marx to Laura Marx][Karl Marx to François Lafargue][Karl Marx to Paul Lafargue][From R. Landor's Interview with Marx][Report on Karl Marx in Karlsbad][From the Chicago Tribune's Interview with Marx][Sir Mountstuart Elphinstone Grant-Duff to Empress Frederick][Karl Marx to Laura Lafargue][Engels's Speech at the Graveside of Karl Marx]II. Karl Marx's Writings1. The Formation of a Young Radical: Early Writings, 1841-1844From Doctoral Dissertation, The Difference between the Democritean and the Epicurean Philosophy of Nature"The Draft Divorce Law"From the Kreuznach Manuscripts: Critique of Hegel's Philosophy of RightFrom a Correspondence of 1843From "On the Jewish Questions"From "Contribution to the Critique of Hegel's Philosophy of Right: Introduction"2. Beyond Philosophy to Communism, Political Economy, and the Materialist Conception of History: Transitional Writings, 1844-1847From Economico-Philosophical Manuscripts of 1844From the First Manuscript: "Alienated Labor"From the Third Manuscript: "Private Property and Communism"From "Critical Notes on the Article 'The King of Prussia and Social Reform. By a Prussian"""Theses on Feuerbach"From A Contribution to the Critique of Political EconomyFrom The German Ideology, Volume One:Preface[The Materialist Conception of History][On History][Consciousness and the Division of Labour][Law and the Materialist Conception of History][The Role of Violence in History][Communism as the End of History]3. Revolution and Counter-Revolution: Political Writings, 1848-1852Manifesto of the Communist PartyThe Demands of the Communist Party in GermanyAddress of the Central Committee to the Communist LeagueFrom The Class Struggles in France: 1848 to 1850From The Eighteenth Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte4. Journalism and Politics: 1853-1864The British Rule in IndiaFrom "The Future Results of British Rule in India"Revolution in China and in EuropeThe Indian RevoltInaugural Address and Provisional Rules of the International Working Men's Association5. "Wading Through Economic Filth": Economic Writings, 1857-1867From Grundrisse, IntroductionFrom Value, Price and ProfitFrom Capital, Volume I:From the Preface to the First German EditionChapter 1: "Commodities"Chapter 26: "The Secret of Primitive Accumulation"From Chapter 27: "The Expropriation of the Agricultural Population from the Land"Chapter 31: "The Genesis of the Industrial Capitalist"Chapter 32: "The Historical Tendency of Capitalist Accumulation"Chapter 33: "The Modern Theory of Colonisation"6. The Paris Commune and the Future of Socialism: 1870-1882From The Civil War in France:Address of the General Council of the International Working Men's AssociationFrom the First Draft: "The Character of the Commune"Marginal Notes to the Programme of the German Workers' Party [Critique of the Gotha Programme]Preface to the Russian Edition of the Communist ManifestoReader's GuideIndex
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Penguin Books Ltd Servants of the People
Book SynopsisAndrew Rawnsley is Associate Editor and chief political columnist for the Observer. He has also made a string of critically acclaimed television programmes for Channel 4 and presents Radio 4's Westminster Hour. He lives in London.Trade Review"* 'The most readable contemporary history to be written since New Labour was elected' Roy Hattersley, Observer * 'Riveting... the Government's dirty washing has been well and truly hung out in public' Rachel Sylvester, Daily Telegraph"
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Penguin Books Ltd News from Nowhere and Other Writings Penguin
Book SynopsisThis volume illustrates the variety of William Morris's prose, while focusing on one theme: the earthly paradise. The Nowhere of News from Nowhere (1890) is England in 2102, an ideal pastoral society born out of revolution. It is as compelling a dream of the future as the nightmares of Brave New World and Nineteen Eighty-Four. Exhilaratingly, it reminds us that nothing is inevitable about the way we livenow or in 1890.Table of ContentsPart 1 Romance: the story of the unknown Church; a King's lesson; two extracts from "A Dream of John Ball"; "News from Nowhere". Part 2 Lectures: the lesser arts; some hints on pattern-designing; useful work versus useless toil; the hopes of civilization. Part 3 Occasional prose: "Looking Backward" - a review of "Looking Backward" by Edward Bellamy; under an elm-tree, or, thoughts in the countryside; preface in "The Nature of Gothic" by John Ruskin; foreword to "Utopia" by Sir Thomas More; how I became a socialist; a note by William Morris on his aims in founding the Kelmscott Press. Part 4 Letters: [the Eastern question]: letter to the "Daily News"; [anti-scrape]: letter to the "Athenaeum"; [St Mark's, Venice]: letter to the "Daily News".
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Penguin Books Ltd Liberal Fascism
Book SynopsisToday the word ''fascist'' is usually an insult aimed at those on the right, from neocons to big business. But what does it really mean? What if the true heirs to fascism were actually those who thought of themselves as being terribly nice and progressive - the liberals?Jonah Goldberg''s excoriating, opinion-driving, US bestseller explains why. Here he destroys long-held myths to reveal why the most insidious attemps to control our lives originate from the left, whether it''s smoking bans or security cameras. Journeying through history and across culture, he uses surprising examples ranging from Woodrow Wilson''s police state to the Clinton personality cult, the military chic of 60s'' student radicals to Hollywood''s totalitarian aesthetics, to show that it is modern progressivism - and not conservatism - that shares the same intellectual roots as fascism.This angry, funny, smart and contentious book looks behind the friendly face of the well-meaning liberal, and tTrade ReviewLove it or loathe it, Liberal Fascism is a book of intellectual history you won't be able to put down - in either sense of the term * Tom Wolfe *Deliciously amusing...witty intelligence that deals in ideas as well as insults * The New York Times *Brilliant, insightful and important * New York Sun *Bold and witty...insightful and honest * New York Post *Deliciously amusing...witty intelligence that deals in ideas as well as insults * The New York Times *
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Penguin Books Ltd The End of the Party
Book SynopsisAndrew Rawnsley''s bestselling The End of the Party lifts the lid on the second half of New Labour''s spell in office.Through riveting inside accounts of all the key events from 9/11 and the Iraq War to the financial crisis and the parliamentary expenses scandal, Rawnsley takes us through the triumphs and tribulations of New Labour. With entertaining portraits of the main playershe exposes the astonishing feuds and reconciliations between Tony Blair, Gordon Brown and Peter Mandelson.''Rawnsley has talked to everyone who has counted over the past ten years ... A brilliant account...a sheer delight for the political connoisseur. Almost every page provides a fresh insight or piece of information not previously in the public domain'' Peter Oborne, Daily Mail ''The book''s authority rests on an impressive breadth of research ... This lively Shakespearian account ... the most thorough, the most enjoyable and the most original book yet written about Ne
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Penguin Books Ltd Bread for All
Book SynopsisSHORTLISTED FOR THE LONGMAN-HISTORY TODAY PRIZE 2018LONGLISTED FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE 2018 ''Makes a gripping human story out of the wisest and most progressive policy achievement of any government in the history of the world ... the welfare state deserves books this good'' Stuart Maconie, New Statesman, Books of the Year''A brilliant book, full of little revelations'' Jon Cruddas, Prospect''Carefully argued, deftly balanced and wittily written, with countless lovely details'' Dominic Sandbrook, Sunday TimesA landmark book from a remarkable new historian, on a subject that has never been more important - or imperilledToday, everybody seems to agree that something has gone badly wrong with the British welfare state. In the midst of economic crisis, politicians and commentators talk about benefits as a lifestyle choice, and of ''skivers'' living off hard-working ''strivers'' as they debate what a welfaTrade ReviewA brilliant book, full of little revelations -- Jon Cruddas * Prospect *Carefully argued, deftly balanced and wittily written, with countless lovely details -- Dominic Sandbrook * Sunday Times *
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Penguin Books Ltd This Land
Book SynopsisA GUARDIAN, NEW STATESMAN AND SPECTATOR BOOK OF THE YEAR ''A whodunnit political page-turner'' Melissa Benn, New Statesman ''The best political book I have read for a long while'' Rod Liddle, The Spectator From the No.1 bestselling author of The Establishment, an urgent analysis of where the Left - and Britain - goes nextWe live in an age of upheaval. The global crisis of Covid-19 has laid bare the deep social and economic inequalities which were the toxic legacy of austerity. These revolutionary times are an opportunity for a radical rethink of Britain as we know it, as the politically impossible suddenly becomes imaginable. And yet, the Left''s last attempt to upend the established order and transform millions of lives came to a crashing halt on 12th December 2019, when Jeremy Corbyn led the Labour party to its worst electoral defeat since 1935. In This Land, Owen Jones provides an insider''s honest and unflinching appraisal of a movement: how it promised to change everything, why it went so badly wrong, where this failure leaves its values and ideas, and where the Left goes next in the new world we find ourselves in.He takes us on a compelling, page-turning journey through a tumultuous decade in British politics, gaining unprecedented access to key figures across the political spectrum. It is a tale of high hopes and hubris, dysfunction and disillusionment. There is, Jones urges, no future for any progressive project that does not face up to and learn from its errors. We have the opportunity to build a fairer country and a more equal world, but if our time is to come, then we must learn from our past.''An absorbing, nuanced account of the making of electoral disaster'' Gaby Hinsliff, Guardian Trade ReviewOwen Jones has managed to produce a whodunnit political page-turner and a surprisingly fair account (given that Jones was a player in the Corbyn project) of both an inspiring and tortuous period of Labour history. -- Melissa Benn * New Statesman *An absorbing, nuanced account of the making of electoral disaster. -- Gaby Hinsliff * Guardian *Very, very powerful ... you will not come away from reading This Land without your understanding of what happened to the Labour Party over the last five years massively enhanced. -- James O'BrienFor Owen Jones, the drama of these years is almost Shakespearean... Where Jones is strongest, and impressively so, is when he turns his analytical gaze on his own side. His dissection of the anti-Semitism issue is heartfelt and intelligent. His account of the infighting and weakness of the leader's team rings true... He correctly observes that Brexit left Labour on a hook. -- Robert Shrimsley * Financial Times *Jones has [a hard] task: to assess the failure of a project he championed, in which he was a significant player, and which depended on the work and was damaged by the flaws of people he is close to. It is a far more honest account of those difficulties than is ever given by journalists of the political centre, or the right ... Jones has made a serious attempt to understand the left's weaknesses as something other than the fault of the party's right ... Jones is making a brutal assessment, of the sort too often lacking in the past few years, of what is possible. -- James Butler * London Review of Books *Owen Jones is a phenomenon of our time * The Times Literary Supplement *The best political book I have read for a long while, all the better for Jones's unashamed participant observation. -- Rod Liddle * The Spectator *
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Oxford University Press Marx Capital and the Madness of Economic Reason
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Oxford University Press Inc The 99 Percent Economy
Book SynopsisWe live in a time of crises - economic turmoil, workplace disempowerment, unresponsive government, environmental degradation, social disintegration, and international rivalry. In The 99 Percent Economy, Paul S. Adler, a leading expert on business management, argues that these crises are destined to deepen unless we radically transform our economy. But despair is not an option, and Adler provides a compelling alternative: democratic socialism. He argues that to overcome these crises we need to assert democratic control over the management of both individual enterprises and the entire national economy. To show how that would work, he draws on a surprising source of inspiration: the strategic management processes of many of our largest corporations. In these companies, the strategy process promises to involve and empower workers and to ensure efficiency and innovation. In practice, this promise is rarely realized, but in principle, that process could be consolidated within enterprises andTrade ReviewThis is an important book on an issue crucial to organizational theorists of every stripe. Adler is dealing with fundamental issues about how best to structure and manage our organizations, and he has done so in a way that will provoke the kinds of conversations that our field and our world desperately need. * Mark S. Mizruchi, University of Michigan, Administrative Science Quarterly *What does "democratisation" mean in concrete terms? Some millennial socialists say everyone should be guaranteed a job; others want a universal basic income, a drastic reduction in the working week, or both. It also means promoting non-traditional forms of business organisation, including co-operatives, which give workers a decisive role in the day-to-day management of their company. Mr. Adler thinks through how such plans would function. Drawing on his expertise in management, he explains in detail how firms could be managed along socialist lines. * The Economist *From Bernie Sanders to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, candidates who call themselves socialists are winning more elections and wielding wider influence. Paul Adler's timely new book helps us imagine what a political economy, based on socialist ideas, might actually look like and how it might operate for the benefit of millions of Americans who are not well-served by our current system. The 99 Percent Economy is not just a compelling indictment of capitalism run amuck. Adler makes a clear and convincing case for economic planning, expanded public investment, and greater social ownership and democratic management of productive enterprises. His book will be an essential educational tool for activists in labor and on the left. * Steve Early, Former International Representative for the Communications Workers of America and author of Refinery Town: Big Oil, Big Money, and the Remaking of an American City *Lucidly written and powerfully argued. Rarely do we get insight into the opportunities a truly democratic socialist economy might offer from an expert who knows how decisions are really made in leading corporations and large institutions. A must read for anyone interested in the creation of a progressive future. * Gar Alperovitz, Author of America Beyond Capitalism and CoFounder of The Democracy Collaborative *Paul Adler asks whether society can be reorganized for the benefit of its majority, that is, help those regularly disempowered? His book, The 99 Percent Economy begins with a radical premise that the economy should serve the vast majority rather than the other way around. Adler asks us to engage in a discussion about a different future that can move humanity away from the abyss and in the direction of a socialism that is democratic, radical, and visionary. * Bill Fletcher, Jr., Former president of TransAfrica Forum; writer and labor activist *Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. Five crises 2. The capitalist roots of these crises 3. A growing tension 4. The promise and limits of reform 5. Managing our economy, democratically and effectively 6. A democratic socialist America 7 . Getting there References
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Oxford University Press Austerity from the Left Social Democratic Parties
Book SynopsisThis book explores how austerity came to be the predominant fiscal policy response to the Great Recession in Europe, even for centre-left governments. It examines the political consequences of this response, combining qualitative and quantitative methods and drawing on a wide range of empirical evidence.Trade ReviewBremer has written a profoundly important book on European economic policymaking. Combining deep case based research with analysis of media coverage and original survey data, he explains why mainstream political parties converged in supporting austerity policies during the 2010s. In a rich and deeply insightful book, he carefully connects the left's limited demand side policies to its earlier attempts to employ new supply side policies, and in so doing offers a novel theorization of the way ideas and electoral incentives come together to shape partisan economic policies. * Jane Gingrich, Professor of Social Policy, University of Oxford *Why do social democrats embrace austerity policies, especially in moments when the conditions are ripe for their rejection? Bjorn Bremer answers this question by reference to a double dilemma that confounds social democrats. To win elections they must attract voters for whom pro-spending policies ring deficit alarm bells. But to do so they must embrace ideas and policies that undermine their ability to provide any alternatives to deficit reduction. Coping with his dilemma leads to a constant search for 'credibility' by the left that alienates their core constituencies and invites internal strife. Social Democrats constantly seek 'credibility' on the economy. That is, to reassure the more affluent votes that they need to win elections that they will not pump up the debt and the deficit. * Mark Blyth, The William R. Rhodes '57 Professor of International Economics, Brown University *Table of Contents1: Introduction 2: Theoretical Framework 3: The Programmatic Response 4: Attitudes towards Austerity 5: Public Opinion Regarding Fiscal Consolidation in the Face of Trade-Offs 6: The Fiscal Policies of the British Labour Party in Times of Crisis 7: The Fiscal Policies of the German SPD in Times of Crisis 8: The Electoral Effects of Social Democratic Austerity Conclusion Appendices Bibliography
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Oxford University Press, USA Renewing Italian Socialism Nenni to Craxi
Book SynopsisThe first history in English of the Italian Socialist Party (PSI), beginning with the exile period in 1926 and concluding with a study of the administration of Craxi, Italy's first Socialist prime minister.Trade Review'For those who like blow-by-blow hagiography, this will appeal. Others may find it useful for the mass of inside information Mr Di Scala has had access to.' Paul Furlong, University of Hull, Political Studies`Spencer Di Scala, the author of a fine study of Filippo Turati, Dilemmas of Italian Socialism, has now written an equally good history of the post-1945 Italian Socialist party (PSI) ... The result is a provocative, well-researched history of the PSI, based on a combination of archival work, interviews with major protagonists, and a comprehensive survey of socialist periodicals and secondary sources ... it is a tribute to the author's scholarship and objectivity that, despite his ultimately favourable judgement of Craxi, the reader has ample material from which to draw quite different conclusions about the new PSI.' Journal of European Economic History
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Oxford University Press, USA Canadian Socialism
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OUP India Titos Secret Empire How the Maharaja of the
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Oxford University Press Inc The 99 Percent Economy How Democratic Socialism
Book SynopsisA pragmatic vision of how democratic socialism can overcome the economic, workplace, political, environmental, social, and international crises that we face today.Trade Review<"I can think of few books that so convincingly prove, in such clear prose, that capitalism is incapable of meeting the needs of most of humanity, that it must be replaced with a system that does meet humanity's needs, and that such a system is not only desirable but practicable. Buy this book-and then lend it to your 'socialism skeptical' family and friends." - Jason Schulman, New PoliticsLucidly written and powerfully argued. . . A must read for anyone interested in the creation of a progressive future." - Gar Alperovitz, Author of America Beyond Capitalism and Co-Founder of The Democracy Collaborative<"We can't know what a radically democratic, ecological society will look like in every detail. But as we struggle to build one, we can draw on a wealth of ideas and vision that point the way. This book is an excellent place to dive in, and an original contribution to the work ahead.>"- Naomi Klein, author of No is Not Enough and This Changes EverythingThis is an important book on an issue crucial to organizational theorists of every stripe. Adler is dealing with fundamental issues about how best to structure and manage our organizations, and he has done so in a way that will provoke the kinds of conversations that our field and our world desperately need. * Mark S. Mizruchi , University of Michigan, Administrative Science Quarterly *What does "democratisation" mean in concrete terms? Some millennial socialists say everyone should be guaranteed a job; others want a universal basic income, a drastic reduction in the working week, or both. It also means promoting non-traditional forms of business organisation, including co-operatives, which give workers a decisive role in the day-to-day management of their company. Mr. Adler thinks through how such plans would function. Drawing on his expertise in management, he explains in detail how firms could be managed along socialist lines. * The Economist *From Bernie Sanders to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, candidates who call themselves socialists are winning more elections and wielding wider influence. Paul Adler's timely new book helps us imagine what a political economy, based on socialist ideas, might actually look like and how it might operate for the benefit of millions of Americans who are not well-served by our current system. The 99 Percent Economy is not just a compelling indictment of capitalism run amuck. Adler makes a clear and convincing case for economic planning, expanded public investment, and greater social ownership and democratic management of productive enterprises. His book will be an essential educational tool for activists in labor and on the left. * Steve Early, Former International Representative for the Communications Workers of America and author of Refinery Town: Big Oil, Big Money, and the Remaking of an American City *Lucidly written and powerfully argued. Rarely do we get insight into the opportunities a truly democratic socialist economy might offer from an expert who knows how decisions are really made in leading corporations and large institutions. A must read for anyone interested in the creation of a progressive future. * Gar Alperovitz, Author of America Beyond Capitalism and CoFounder of The Democracy Collaborative *Paul Adler asks whether society can be reorganized for the benefit of its majority, that is, help those regularly disempowered? His book, The 99 Percent Economy begins with a radical premise that the economy should serve the vast majority rather than the other way around. Adler asks us to engage in a discussion about a different future that can move humanity away from the abyss and in the direction of a socialism that is democratic, radical, and visionary. * Bill Fletcher, Jr., Former president of TransAfrica Forum; writer and labor activist *I can think of few books that so convincingly prove, in such clear prose, that capitalism is incapable of meeting the needs of most of humanity, that it must be replaced with a system that does meet humanity's needs, and that such a system is not only desirable but practicable. Buy this book-and then lend it to your 'socialism skeptical' family and friends. * Jason Schulman, New Politics *Table of ContentsPreface Introduction 1. Five crises 2. The capitalist roots of these crises 3. A growing tension 4. The promise and limits of reform 5. Managing our economy, democratically and effectively 6. A democratic socialist America 7 . Getting there References
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Oxford University Press The Socialist System
Book SynopsisThis book provides a comprehensive account of the structure, conduct, and performance of the centrally planned economies of Eastern Europe, the USSR, Communist China and the Marxist LDCs, looking at 26 nations in all.The author focuses on reform, perhaps the most important issue facing countries such as the USSR, Poland, Hungary, and China. Bureaucracy, soft budget constraints, markets, and the nature of the socialist state are the central issues that arise in the course of reforming a socialist economy.The first half of the book deals with ''classical socialism'' and provides a theoretical summary of the main features of a now closed period of history. The second half deals with the processes of reform and concludes that the reform of classical socialist systems is doomed to failure as they are unable to renew themselves internally.Trade Review`This is truly a remarkable achievement. Kornai's book can be read with much profit by citizens of both east and west, by economists and by whoever is interested in politics, by specialists in the affairs of communist-run countries and by student beginners. It is well organised, shows a mastery of the material and is a model of clarity of exposition ... What he does do is to describe with consummate skill the essential features of the system as it was, and why attempts to reform it have been so conspicuously unsuccessful. For this he deserves our gratitude and a large readership' Alec Nove, New Statesman & Society`This is the most comprehensive analysis of socialist economics ever written. It is lucid and well-structured, rendering it an ideal textbook for a broad range of students on the socialist economic system. This might be the definitive work on socialist economics. The greatest student of socialist economics has produced his grand oeuvre.' Ander Aslund, Director, Stockholm Institute of Soviet and East European Economics`Janos Kornai has long been the world's most perceptive analyst and critic of communism. The momentous changes of the last few years have generated plenty of heat. This book, destined to become a classic, sheds great light on communism - why it endured, why it eventually failed, and how it should and will evolve.' Lawrence H Summers, World Bank`Janos Kornai's analysis of the political economy of socialism is the right book at the right time by the right author ... a scholarly, realistic, insightful analysis of both the early successes and the gradual breakdown of socialist systems.' Stanley Fischer, Professor of Economics, MIT`Written by a leading scholar on comparative economic systems, the book is a masterly contribution.' Padma Desai, Professor of Economics, Columbia`Hungarian economist Janos Kornai gives a detailed but untechnical overview of socialist economies.' Morning Star'His book deserves to be read ... because of the sheer scholarship which has gone into producing it, and because of the insight into Stalinism and its legacy which it undoubtedly provides.' Ian Kearns, University of Sheffield, International Affairs, April 1993`Janos Kornai's The Socialist System: The Political Economy of Communism is definitely one of the best (if not the best) books ever written by such "synthesizers". It is the first comprehensive and systematic exposition of the political economy of state socialism. The author offers an intricate, nuanced, logical, and highly readable panorama of not just the Communist economy but the whole socioeconomic, political-cultural formation, known as state socialism.' Studies in Comparative International Development`presents a detailed and exhaustive description of the general characteristics of the classical system, defined as the stalinist or maoist phase, and of the reform system that followed it ... any serious students specialising in comparative economic systems surely ought to become acquainted with the book' Europe-Asia Studies`This book will appeal to a wide audience. It combines a coherent political model with a detailed economic critique. It also shows that socialist economics were not as homogenous as traditionally assumed by commentators. The book also provides valuable insights into what new economic forms are likely to replace the erstwhile socialist economies.' Political StudiesGreat merit ... Kornai has been in his career deeply involved in the workings of the system he describes, so is an outstanding expert on it and sheds light on many of its aspects people who have not lived in communist societies cannot easily understand ... The book is a great achievement ... A comprehensive content, references, authors and subject indexes makes the book a very convenient research tool. * Kyklos *
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Oxford University Press Karl Marx Selected Writings
Book SynopsisThis second edition of McLellan''s comprehensive selection of Marx''s writings includes carefully selected extracts from the whole range of Marx''s political, philosophical and economic thought. Each section of the book deals with a different period of Marx''s life with the sections arranged in chronological order, thus allowing the reader to trace the development of Marx''s thought, from his early years as a student and political journalist in Germany right through to his final letters of the early 1880s. The inclusion of extracts from some of Marx''s less well-known works alongside selections from classic texts such as The Communist Manifesto and Capital provides the reader with an unparalleled overview of Marx''s thinking, whilst Professor McLellan''s fully updated and revised introduction and bibliographical notes accompanying each extract put Marx''s writings into biographical and historical context. This edition also includes a general bibliography and a full index of names and iTable of ContentsPART ONE: THE EARLY WRITINGS 1837-1844; PART TWO: THE MATERIALIST CONCEPTION OF HISTORY 1844-1847; PART THREE: 1848 AND AFTER; PART FOUR: THE 'ECONOMICS' 1857-1867; PART FIVE: LATER POLITICAL WRITINGS 1864-1882
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Oxford University Press Whats Left Now
Book SynopsisOur sense of history shapes how we think about ourselves. One of the distinguishing features of the left in Britain is that it holds to a remorselessly bleak and miserabilist view of our recent political history -- one in which Margaret Thatcher''s election in 1979 marked the start of a still-continuing fall from political grace made evident by the triumph of a free market get-what-you-can neoliberal ideology, dizzying levels of inequality, social decay, rampant individualism, state authoritarianism, and political corruption. The left does not like what has happened to us and it does not like what we have become.Andrew Hindmoor argues that this history is wrong and self-harming. It is wrong because Britain has in many respects become a more politically attractive and progressive country over the last few decades. It is self-harming because this bleak history undermines faith in politics. Post-Brexit, post-Grenfell, and post the 2010, 2015, and 2017 general elections, things may not, riTrade ReviewAt a time when polarised argument on social media has obscured the fact that politics is usually cast in shades of grey, [Hindmoors] nuanced case ought to be welcome. * John Harris, New Statesman *An extraordinary timely moment to remind the world of how politics in the real world affects the ability to make positive change and how winning widespread support is essential to attaining power. * Advance praise from The Rt Hon. the Lord Blunkett, former Home Secretary and Professor of Politics in Practice *The Left prides itself on its intellectual optimism but Andrew Hindmoor shows convincingly that the opposite is the case. This important book isolates the tendency of the political Left to regard its own nation with pessimism. * Advance praise from Phil Collins, The Times *The future of social democracy depends on better understanding its past. Andy Hindmoor provides a clear-headed rather than optimistic assessment, backed by convincing evidence and careful analysis. His commentary will help a great deal in the process of rediscovering what is the social democratic project and how it could be delivered. * Advance praise from Gerry Stoker, University of Southampton and University of Canberra *Table of Contents1: Introduction 2: Enter Neoliberalism... And It All Went Horribly Wrong 3: Bad Attitude? Public Opinion, the Left, and Neoliberalism 4: Alive and Kicking: What the State Does and why it has not Been Rolled-Back 5: Public Services: Health and Education 6: More and Less: Equality and Inequality in Britain 7: Keep Calm: On Growth, Austerity, and Happiness 8: The Unspectacular World of a Reasonably Well Functioning Democracy 9: Conclusion Notes Index
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Oxford University Press Major Political Writings
Book SynopsisA new collection of Shaw's major political writings which reflect on his long career and influential role as a public intellectual. These essays reveal significant shifts in his positions and beliefs from the Victorian era to the aftermath of World War II.Table of ContentsIntroduction 1: A Manifesto 2: Jevonian Criticism of Marx 3: Bluffing the Value Theory 4: Economics from Fabian Essays 5: What Socialism Is 6: Fabian Society - What it has done and how it has done it 7: Vote! Vote!! Vote!!! 8: The Impossibilities of Anarchism 9: Illusions of Socialism 10: Women as Councillors 11: Fabianism and the Empire 12: Socialism for Millionaires 13: Common Sense about the War 14: How to Settle the Irish Question 15: The Intelligent Woman's Guide to Socialism and Capitalism 16: Socialism: Principles and Outlook 17: In Praise of Guy Fawkes 18: Everybody's Political What's What 19: The Unavoidable Subject Bibliography Note on the Text
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Oxford University Press Building Power to Change the World The Political
Book SynopsisThe German council movements arose through mass strikes and soldier mutinies towards the end of the First World War. They brought down the German monarchy, founded several short-lived council republics, and dramatically transformed European politics. Building Power to Change the World reconstructs how participants in the German council movements struggled for a democratic socialist society. It examines their attempts to democratize politics, the economy, and society through building powerful worker-led organisations and cultivating workers'' political agency. Drawing from the practices of the council movements and the writings of theorists such as Rosa Luxemburg, Anton Pannekoek and Karl Kautsky, Building Power to Change the World returns to their radical vision of a self-determining society and their political program of democratization and socialization. It presents a powerful argument for renewed attention to the political theories of this historical period and for their ongoing relevance for democratic politics today.Table of ContentsIntroduction 1: Between Social Democracy and Council Dictatorship: The Council Movements in Historical Perspective 2: Freedom as Collective Self-Determination 3: Building Workers' Power 4: Socialist Republicanism 5: Socialist Civic Virtues Conclusion: After the Councils
£86.00
Clarendon Press The East German Leadership and the Division of Germany
Book SynopsisWould it have been possible to build a unified and democratic Germany half a century before the fall of the Berlin Wall? This book reassesses this question by exploring Germany''s division after the Second World War from the point of view of the SED, the communist-led and Soviet-sponsored ruling party of East Germany.Drawing on unpublished documents from the SED archives, Dr Spilker rejects claims that the East German comrades and their Soviet masters had abandoned their struggle for socialism and were willing to accept a democratic Germany in exchange for a pledge to neutrality. He argues that the communists'' sudden switch to a multi-party approach at the end of the war was a tactical move inspired not by a desire for compromise but by the mistaken belief that they could win political hegemony - and the chance to introduce socialism throughout Germany - through the ballot box.Communist optimism, as this book shows, rested on specific assumptions about the situation after the war, allTrade Review...cogent and persuasive...Specialists will find the book stimulating...But the book's vigorous argument, and direct, unpretentious prose will also make it accessible to a wider audience interested in the early phases of the Cold War. * Gareth Pritchard The English Historical Review *Spilker often breaks new gorund...a well structured and readable study... * Dierk Hoffmann Bulletin German Historical Institute *Table of ContentsIntroduction ; 1. 'It Should Look Democratic': The German Communists and the Birth of the SED ; 2. Nationwide Goals and Zonal Priorities: The KPD/SED and the German Question from Potsdam to Bizonia ; 3. Between Hope and Despair: The SED and the Consolidation of the SBZ ; 4. Unity Postponed: The SED and the Founding of the GDR ; 5. Retreat and Retrenchment: The SED and the German Question in the Early 1950s ; Conclusion ; Bibliography ; Index
£87.40
The University of Chicago Press Political Radicalism in Late Imperial Vienna
Book SynopsisThis text, winner of the John Gilmary Shea Prize, examines the social and political atmosphere of late imperial Vienna. It traces the demise of Vienna's liberal culture and the growth of a new radicalism during the latter half of the 19th century.Table of ContentsPreface Acknowledgments Map of Vienna 1: Austrian Liberals and Liberal Politics, 1848-79: Burger Privilege and the Fragmentation of Bourgeois Politics 2: The Viennese Artisans and the Origins of Political Antisemitism, 1880-90 40 3: Catholic Politics in Vienna: The Radical Clergy and the Restoration of Mittelstand Society 4: Karl Lueger and the Radicalization of Viennese Democracy, 1875-90 5: The Transformation of Viennese Politics: Metropolitan Vienna, White Collar Radicalism, and the Elections of 1891 6: The Collapse of the Liberals and the Antisemitic Conquest of Vienna, 1893-97 Conclusion Abbreviations Notes Bibliography Index
£38.00
The University of Chicago Press Political Epistemics The Secret Police the
Book SynopsisWhat does the durability of political institutions have to do with how actors form knowledge about them? The author investigates this question in the context of a historical case: socialist East Germany's unexpected self-dissolution in 1989. He also explores why the Stasi never developed a realistic understanding of the phenomenon of dissidence.Trade Review"Political Epistemics is a wonderful book that explains at long last the epistemological reasons behind the collapse of Eastern European state socialism. It is a magnificent testimony to the resurgence of the sociology of knowledge and its provocative arguments and conclusions will be debated widely for years to come." - Dominic Boyer, Rice University"
£38.00
University of Chicago Press Socialism and War Essays Documents Reviews
Book SynopsisThroughout the 20th century socialism and war have been intimately connected, the two world wars providing the impetus for a variety of socialist experiments. This volume in a series of works by Hayek, documents the evolution of his thought on socialism and war during the 1930s and 1940s.
£63.34
The University of Chicago Press Wrong Turnings How the Left Got Lost
Book SynopsisThe Left is in crisis. Despite global economic turbulence, left-wing political parties in many countries have failed to make progress in part because they have grown too ideologically fragmented. Today, the term Left is associated with state intervention and public ownership, but this has little in common with the original meaning of the term. What caused what we mean by the Left to change, and how has that hindered progress? With Wrong-Turnings, Geoffrey M. Hodgson tracks changes in the meaning of the Left and offers suggestions for how the Left might reclaim some of its core values. The term Left originated during the French Revolution, when revolutionaries sought to abolish the monarchy and privilege and to introduce a new society based on liberty, equality, fraternity, and universal rights. Over time, however, the meaning radically changed, especially through the influence of socialism and collectivism. Hodgson argues that the Left must rediscover its roots in the Enlightenment and
£86.45
The University of Chicago Press Wrong Turnings How the Left Got Lost
Book SynopsisThe Left is in crisis. Despite global economic turbulence, left-wing political parties in many countries have failed to make progress in part because they have grown too ideologically fragmented. Today, the term Left is associated with state intervention and public ownership, but this has little in common with the original meaning of the term. What caused what we mean by the Left to change, and how has that hindered progress? With Wrong-Turnings, Geoffrey M. Hodgson tracks changes in the meaning of the Left and offers suggestions for how the Left might reclaim some of its core values. The term Left originated during the French Revolution, when revolutionaries sought to abolish the monarchy and privilege and to introduce a new society based on liberty, equality, fraternity, and universal rights. Over time, however, the meaning radically changed, especially through the influence of socialism and collectivism. Hodgson argues that the Left must rediscover its roots in the Enlightenment and
£29.45
The University of Chicago Press Knowledge and Class A Marxian Critique of
Book SynopsisIntense debates in recent decades have provoked major new directions in Marxist theory. Earlier reductionist notions of knowledge, dialectics, contradiction, class, and capitalism have been challenged and profoundly transformed.
£31.35
McGill-Queen's University Press Progress Pluralism and Politics
Book SynopsisWilliams examines the colonial and anti-colonial arguments of Adam Smith, Immanuel Kant, Jeremy Bentham, and L.T. Hobhouse. He reveals some of the central ambiguities that characterise the ways that liberal thought has dealt with the reality of an illiberal world.Trade Review"Progress, Pluralism, and Politics reconstructs a significantly more intricate story of liberalism than what is typically told. The subtlety of Williams' analysis, and his willingness to provide a nuanced account of both the liberal tradition and the individual authors that he considers in his book, are really appreciated." Brian Schmidt, Carleton University"Progress, Pluralism, and Politics makes a timely contribution to the recent debates on liberalism's historical liaisons with imperialism. David Williams insightfully reconstructs the philosophical aporias that liberal anticolonialism has found difficult to avoid and even more difficult to resolve." Onur Ulas Ince, Singapore Management University and author of Colonial Capitalism and the Dilemmas of Liberalism
£98.60
McGill-Queen's University Press Progress Pluralism and Politics
Book SynopsisWilliams examines the colonial and anti-colonial arguments of Adam Smith, Immanuel Kant, Jeremy Bentham, and L.T. Hobhouse. He reveals some of the central ambiguities that characterise the ways that liberal thought has dealt with the reality of an illiberal world.Trade Review"Progress, Pluralism, and Politics reconstructs a significantly more intricate story of liberalism than what is typically told. The subtlety of Williams' analysis, and his willingness to provide a nuanced account of both the liberal tradition and the individual authors that he considers in his book, are really appreciated." Brian Schmidt, Carleton University"Progress, Pluralism, and Politics makes a timely contribution to the recent debates on liberalism's historical liaisons with imperialism. David Williams insightfully reconstructs the philosophical aporias that liberal anticolonialism has found difficult to avoid and even more difficult to resolve." Onur Ulas Ince, Singapore Management University and author of Colonial Capitalism and the Dilemmas of Liberalism
£31.50
John Wiley & Sons John Stuart Mill Socialist
Book SynopsisBest known as the author of On Liberty, John Stuart Mill remains a canonical figure in liberalism today. Yet according to his autobiography, by the mid-1840s he placed himself "under the general designation of Socialist." Taking this self-description seriously, John Stuart Mill, Socialist reinterprets Mill's work in its light.Trade Review"John Stuart Mill, Socialist is a marvellous book, industriously researched, skilfully argued and delivered in elegant prose. Essential reading for specialists and non-specialists alike, what McCabe succeeds in showing us is that Mill provides a practical form of socialism concerned with freedom, equality, cooperation, diversity, human flourishing and the environment, entirely free of the ressentiment which typifies much of what passes for left-wing theory today." Marx and Philosophy Review of Books"Helen McCabe’s book John Stuart Mill, Socialist should join the ranks of the essential books on Mill’s political philosophy and political economy." Utilitas"McCabe’s book breathes new life into the discussion of Mill’s thought." History of European Ideas"McCabe’s book is a must read for anyone interested in understanding the limits of Mill’s liberalism and its compatibility with his other commitments to socialism or feminism." The European Journal of the History of Economic Thought"John Stuart Mill is a marvellous book, industriously researched, skilfully argued and delivered in elegant prose." Marx & Philosophy Review of Books“John Stuart Mill, Socialist does more than provide a fresh perspective in a long-lasting feud. In dissolving the supposed contradictions in Mill's thought and questioning the usual conceptualization of socialism, McCabe's remarkable book offers a powerful and convincing argument not only for seeing Mill as a socialist, but also for rethinking our political categories. This book is highly relevant for both historians of ideas and political philosophers, whether with or without socialist leanings.” *History of Political Thought *
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