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The restoration of humanism to the radical left

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'A major intervention into contemporary discussions about the resources of political hope, this volume insists upon the continuing indispensability and, indeed, radicalness of humanism as both a critical philosophy and a moral-political template' -- Neil Lazarus, Professor of English and Comparative Literary Studies, University of Warwick

Table of Contents

Series Preface
Introduction: Humanism’s Other Story - Timothy Brennan
1. The Rise, Decline and Possible Revival of Socialist Humanism - Barbara Epstein
2. Marxist Humanism after Structuralism and Post-structuralism: The Case for Renewal - Kevin Anderson
3. Postcolonialism is a Humanism - Robert Spencer
4. Queer Theory, Solidarity and Bodies Political - David Alderson
Conclusion - David Alderson and Robert Spencer
Index

For Humanism Explorations in Theory and Politics

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    Publisher: Pluto Press
    Publication Date: 20/02/2017
    ISBN13: 9780745336145, 978-0745336145
    ISBN10: 0745336140
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    Literary studies: postcolonial literature Literary theory Cultural studies

    Description

    Book Synopsis
    The restoration of humanism to the radical left

    Trade Review
    'A major intervention into contemporary discussions about the resources of political hope, this volume insists upon the continuing indispensability and, indeed, radicalness of humanism as both a critical philosophy and a moral-political template' -- Neil Lazarus, Professor of English and Comparative Literary Studies, University of Warwick

    Table of Contents

    Series Preface
    Introduction: Humanism’s Other Story - Timothy Brennan
    1. The Rise, Decline and Possible Revival of Socialist Humanism - Barbara Epstein
    2. Marxist Humanism after Structuralism and Post-structuralism: The Case for Renewal - Kevin Anderson
    3. Postcolonialism is a Humanism - Robert Spencer
    4. Queer Theory, Solidarity and Bodies Political - David Alderson
    Conclusion - David Alderson and Robert Spencer
    Index

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