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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
      Published 20 February 2017
      ISBN-13 9780745336145
      978-0745336145
      ISBN-10 0745336140
      Also in:
      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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