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Trade ReviewThis book is a major contribution to Europeanist ethnomusicology, and an excellent read for any scholar interested in the political economy of music or in cultural histories of the Cold War. * Ljerka V. Rasmussen, Slavic Review Fall 2018 *Audible States offers a provocative analysis of musical political economy, and it will become essential reading on Eastern Europe and cultural policy. * Matthew Knight, Ethnomusicology 67.3 *Table of ContentsTable of Contents Acknowledgments List of Illustrations Introduction 1 Administering Music 2 Debating Song 3 Cultivating Individuality 4 Voicing Transition 5 Promoting Albania Epilogue: Hearing Like A State Appendix: Research Materials Notes References

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Book SynopsisMarina Frolova-Walker's fascinating history takes a new look at musical life in Stalin's Soviet Union. The author focuses on the musicians and composers who received Stalin Prizes, awarded annually to artists whose work was thought to represent the best in Soviet culture. This revealing study sheds new light on the Communist leader's personal tastes, the lives and careers of those honored, including multiple-recipients Prokofiev and Shostakovich, and the elusive artistic concept of Socialist Realism, offering the most comprehensive examination to date of the relationship between music and the Soviet state from 1940 through 1954.Trade Review“A great attraction of the book is the wit and enthusiasm that suffuse its tone. . . A thoroughly engaging style as well as a consummate mastery in handling archival materials makes this book as enjoyable a read for a wide audience as it is indispensable for specialists.”—Michelle Assay, SEER 'Frolova-Walker’s study of the Stalin Prize is permeated with the joy of discovery. Although the subject is tremendous, since it deals with the machinations of power under a dictatorial regime, the author delights in what she calls time travelling and eavesdropping. The amount of sources in which actual conversation had been preserved verbatim enables the historian a fly-on-the-wall perspective that leads her up to Stalin's writing desk.' - Francis Maes, European History Quarterly'Stalin’s Music Prize represents a milestone in the literature on Soviet music and cultural politics.' - Leah Godman, Journal of the American Musicological Society “These books give fuller, finer-grained and better-shaded accounts of Soviet policy ups and downs and their impact on musicians than any previous study.”—Richard Taruskin, TLS“Thanks to Frolova-Walker’s engaging and readable written style, such material is brought to life, providing a rich and engrossing narrative of Soviet cultural history during this turbulent period.”—Erik Levi, BBC Music -- Erik Levi * BBC Music Magazine *'Frolova-Walker’s study of the Stalin Prize is permeated with the joy of discovery. Although the subject is tremendous, since it deals with the machinations of power under a dictatorial regime, the author delights in what she calls time travelling and eavesdropping. The amount of sources in which actual conversation had been preserved verbatim enables the historian a fly-on-the-wall perspective that leads her up to Stalin's writing desk.' - Francis Maes, European History Quarterly -- Francis Maes * European History Quarterly *'Stalin’s Music Prize represents a milestone in the literature on Soviet music and cultural politics.' - Leah Godman, Journal of the American Musicological Society -- Leah Godman * Journal of the American Musicological Society *“These books give fuller, finer-grained and better-shaded accounts of Soviet policy ups and downs and their impact on musicians than any previous study.”—Richard Taruskin, TLS -- Richard Taruskin * TLS *

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Book SynopsisWilliam Morris, one of Britain's leading writers and artists of the Victorian era, was strongly connected to the socialist movement of 19th century Britain and both his literary work and decorative art were widely influenced by its ideas. He was a founding member of the Socialist League and many of his writings were originally published in the League's official newspapers and pamphlets.This 3-volume set is a facsimile reprint of a collection of 47 small booklets, written or edited by Morris and his colleagues in the socialist movement, most of which are rare and difficult to access,. The first volume contains all issues of the two major pamphlet series of the Socialist League as well as his historical documents relating to its foundation, including conference reports and broadsides. Many of them feature beautiful illustrations by Water Crane, a Victorian book illustrator, which are all reproduced in the volume. The second volume includes booklets on socialism published by authors close to Morris as well as by himself. There are also songbooks that he edited. The third volume is devoted to his lectures of art and socialism which he published by himself using the Golden Type he designed.The facsimile reprint of these items visualizes the essence of Morris's thought and art and will provide a deeper understanding of what William Morris tried to contribute to the Victorian society through his literary and art works.Table of ContentsVolume 1 I. Socialist Pamphlets Series 1. Hammersmith Socialist Society, Statement of Principles, 1893. 2. Scheu, Andreas, What’s to be done? Educate! Agitate! Organise!, 1892. 3. Morris, William, Useful Work versus Useless Toil,1893. 4. Morris, William, True and False Society, 1893. 5. Morris, William, Monopoly, or How Labour is Robbed, 1893. 6. Carruthers, John, Socialism and Radicalism,1894. 7. Carruthers, John, Political Economy of Socialism, n/d. II. Miscellaneous Documents related to the Foundation of the Socialist League 1. ‘A Word to Our Fellow Workers and the Unemployed in the East End of London’, 1883, single-sided broadside. 2. Morris, William, ‘The Socialist League - Appeal for Funds’, c.1885, single-sided printed leaflet. 3. The Socialist League, The Socialist League - Hammersmith Branch, 1885, double-sided leaflet. 4. The Socialist League, Down with the Socialists! London: The Socialist League, 1885, double-sided leaflet. 5. Morris, William, and Ernest Belfort Bax, The Manifesto of the Socialist League [New edition annotated by W. Morris and E. B. Bax], London: Socialist League Office,1885, ill. Walter Crane. 6. The Socialist League, Report of the Third Annual Conference of the Socialist League - Held at 13 Farringdon Road, London, E.C. On Whitsunday May 29, 1887, London, 1887. 7. The Socialist League, Annual Report of the Glasgow Branch of the Socialist League, Glasgow: Horn and Connell,1887. ill. Walter Crane. 8. The Socialist League, Report of the Fourth Annual Conference of the Socialist League Held at 13 Farringdon Road, London, E.C., On Whitsunday, May 20, 1888, London, 1888. 9. The Socialist League, ‘Agenda for the Annual Conference of the Socialist League, to be Held at Farringdon Hall, 13 Farringdon Road, E.C., On Whitsunday, May 20th, 1888’, London 1888, Broadsheet with manuscript additions.10. International Socialist Workers & Trade Union Congress, ‘Great Demonstration in Favour of International Peace will be held in Hyde Park on Sunday, July 26, 1896’, London: Twentieth Century Press, 1896, single-sided broadside. III. Socialist Platform Series 1. Council of the Socialist League, Address to the Trades’ Unions, London: Socialist League Office, 1885, ill. Walter Crane.2. Morris, William, Useful Work versus Useless Toil, 1886, ill. Walter Crane. 3. Aveling, Edward, and Eleanor Marx Aveling, The Factory Hell, 1885, ill. Walter Crane. 4. Bax, E. Belfort, Victor Dave, and William Morris, A Short Account of the Commune of Paris, 1886, ill. Walter Crane. 5. Binning, Thomas, Organised Labour: The Duty of the Trades’ Unions in Relation to Socialism, 1886, ill. Walter Crane. 6. Morris, William, True and False Society, 1888, ill. Walter Crane. 7. Morris, William, Monopoly; or How Labour is Robbed, 1890, ill. Arthur Walter Hughes.Volume 2 IV. Miscellaneous Pamphlets on Socialism 1. Hyndman, H.M. and William Morris, A Summary of the Principles of Socialism written for the Democratic Federation, London: The Modern Press, 1884, ill. William Morris. 2. Morris, William, The Labour Question from the Socialist Standpoint, Edinburgh: Co-operative Printing Company, 1886. 3. Morris, William, The Tables Turned; or, Nupkins Awakened - A Socialist Interlude, London: Office of The Commonweal, 1887. 4. Morris, William, A King’s Lesson, Aberdeen: James Leatham, 1891. 5. Morris, William, Under an Elm-Tree; or Thoughts in the Country-side, Aberdeen: James Leatham, 1891. 6. Morris, William, The Reward of Labour: A Dialogue, London: Hayman, Christy and Lilly, n/d. [1892].7. Naewiger, Conrad, G. Bernard Shaw, and J. Armden, The Why I Ams - Why I am a Socialist and an Atheist; Why I am a Social Democrat; Why I am an Individualist Anarchist, London: James Tochatti, Liberty Press, 1894. 8. Morris, William, and L.S. Bevington, The Why I Ams - Why I am a Communist; Why I am an Expropriationist, London: James Tochatti, Liberty Press, 1894, ill. Walter Crane. 9. Morris, William, The Revolt of Ghent, Huddersfield: The Worker Office; London: Twentieth Century Press; Manchester: National Labour Press, n/d. [1910]. V. Songs for Socialists 1. Morris, William, Chants for Socialists, 2nd ed., London: The Socialist League Office, 1885, 16pp. ill. Walter Crane. 2. J. Bruce Glacier (ed.), Socialist Songs, Glasgow: Labour Literature Society 1893. 3. Carpenter, Edward (ed.), Chants of Labour - A Song Book of the People with Music, 6th ed., London: George Allen and Unwin, 1922, ill. Walter Crane.Volume 3 VI. Art and Socialism 1. Morris, William, Labour and Pleasure versus Labour and Sorrow, An Address at Birmingham Society of Arts and School of Design, Birmingham: Cund Bros., 1880.2. Morris, William, The Socialist Ideal of Art, London: The New Review, 1891. [A Buxton Forman forgery] 3. Morris, William, Art and Socialism, 2nd ed., Leek: E.E.M. and W.L.S, 1884.4. Morris, William, Address on the Collection of Paintings of the English Pre-Raphaelite School, Delivered by Mr. William Morris, in the Museum and Art Gallery, on Friday, October 2nd, 1891, Birmingham: E.C. Osborne and Son, 1891.5. Morris, William, International Health Exhibition, Lectures - Textile Fabrics, A Lecture Delivered in the Lecture Room of the Exhibition, July 11th, 1884, London: Executive Council of the International Health Exhibition and for the Council of the Society of Arts, 1884. 6. Morris, William, The Aims of Art, London: Office of The Commonweal, 1887. 7. Morris, William, An Address Delivered by William Morris at the Distribution of Prizes to Students of the Birmingham Municipal School of Art on Feb. 21, 1894, London: Longman, 1898. Printed at the Chiswick Press with the Golden Type designed by William Morris. 8. Morris, William, Art and the Beauty of the Earth, A Lecture Delivered by William Morris at Burslem Town Hall on October 13, 1881, London: Longman, 1898. Printed at the Chiswick Press with the Golden Type designed by William Morris.9. Morris, William, Some Hints on Pattern Designing, A Lecture Delivered by William Morris at the Working Men’s College, London, on December 1881, London: Longman, 1899, Printed at the Chiswick Press with the Golden Type designed by William Morris. 10. Morris, William, Architecture and History and Westminster Abbey, A Paper Read before the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings, on July 1, 1884, London: Longman, 1900. Printed at the Chiswick Press with the Golden Type designed by William Morris. 11. Morris, William, Art and its Producers, A Lecture Delivered in Liverpool in 1888, London: Longman, 1901, Printed at the Chiswick Press with the Golden Type designed by William Morris.

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Book SynopsisA People''s Music presents the first full history of jazz in East Germany, drawing on new and previously unexamined sources and vivid eyewitness accounts. Helma Kaldewey chronicles the experiences of jazz musicians, fans, and advocates, and charts the numerous policies state socialism issued to manage this dynamic art form. Offering a radical revision of scholarly views of jazz as a musical genre of dissent, this vivid and authoritative study marks developments in the production, performance, and reception of jazz decade by decade, from the GDR''s beginning in the 1940s to its end in 1990, examining how members of the jazz scene were engaged with (and were sometimes complicit with) state officials and agencies throughout the Cold War. From postwar rebuilding, to Stalinism and partition, to détente, Ostpolitik, and glasnost, and finally to its acceptance as a national art form, Kaldewey reveals just how many lives jazz has lived.Trade Review'This is a book that stakes a claim to telling a new story about the GDR: the history of jazz and its complex relationship with the mechanisms of the state. I do not know of anything that does this, quite like this volume. Clear and wonderfully engaging, this draws on a wealth of new material, interviews, government documents, oral histories, archives of the secret police or Stasi, private holdings, and a huge range of visual records of the time. It is a fascinating read and a case study in the new historiographies to emerge out of the fallen socialist state.' Karen Leeder, University of Oxford'A People's Music adds an important new dimension to our understanding of the history of jazz and everyday life under state socialism. Students of East German history will benefit from the book's close examination of the GDR's cultural politics, while jazz fans will be fascinated by its examination of little-known histories of the music's spread and reception. Readers interested more broadly in the politics of popular music in 20th Century Europe, meanwhile, will find that the book has much to offer.' Timothy Scott Brown, Northeastern University'Kaldewey's A People's Music speaks to readers with academic or general interest in the cultural competition of the Cold War. The book contributes new insight to an already extensive historiography, in itself no small feat, by dissecting the ideological conundrums that jazz posed to Communist states.' Sven Kube, Journal of Cold War Studies'Kaldewey's historical work A People's Music. Jazz in East Germany, 1945-1990 contributes valuable insights into the academic knowledge and discourses in the field of historical jazz research. She is providing a vast amount of new sources and rendering the topic of jazz under state socialism more accessible for international audiences, especially since research on jazz in the former GDR was mainly written in German-until now.' Martin Breternitz, German Society for Popular Music StudiesTable of ContentsList of figures; Selected chronology; List of abbreviations; Introduction; 1. Jazz in Weimar and Nazi Germany, 1918–1945; 2. Jazz in the Soviet Zone, 1945–1949; 3. Jazz in the founding years of the GDR, 1949–1961; 4. Jazz behind the wall, 1961–1971; 5. The rise of new jazz, 1971–1979; 6. 'A national treasure': jazz made in the GDR, 1980–1990; Archival sources; Appendix; Bibliography; Index.

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Book SynopsisThis volume aims to demonstrate that propagandist Cold War depictions of socialism as inimical to genuine aesthetic achievement were inaccurate and misleading.Table of ContentsIntroduction by Dubravka Juraga and M. Keith Booker The Reds and The Blacks: The Historical Novel in the Soviet Union and Postcolonial Africa by M. Keith Booker and Dubravka Juraga From Laughter "Out of Sync" to Post-Synchronized Comedy: How the Stalinist Film Musical Caught Up with Hollywood and Overtook It by Thomas Lahusen Miroslav Krleza's Zastave: Socialism, Yugoslavia, and the Historical Novel by Dubravka Juraga The Matter of Art: Reinventing Brecht in the Society of the Spectacle by Michael Sprinker Mike Gold or Jame Joyce?: The Literature of Politics and the Politics of Literature by M. Keith Booker Revising the Barricades: Scholarship about the U.S. Cultural Left in the Post-Cold War Era by Alan Wald Material Grounds: Border and Place in Raymond Williams's Fiction by H. Gustav Klaus Jean Devanny and Dorothy Hewett: Two Australian Industrial Fiction Writers by Carole Ferrier and Stephen Knight

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Book SynopsisThis innovative pan-European history of post-war socialism challenges the East-West paradigm that still dominates accounts of post-war Europe. Jan De Graaf offers a comparative study of the ways in which the French, Italian and Polish socialist parties and the Czechoslovakian Social Democratic Party dealt with the problems of socio-economic and political reconstruction. Drawing on archival documents in seven languages, De Graaf reveals the profound divide which existed in all four countries between socialist elites and their grassroots as workers reacted hostilely to calls for industrial discipline and for further sacrifices towards the reconstruction effort. He also provides a fresh interpretation of the political weaknesses of socialist parties in post-war continental Europe by stressing the importance of political history and social structure. By placing the attitudes of the continental socialist parties in their proper socio-historical context he highlights the many similarities across and divergences within the two putative blocs.Trade Review'Jan De Graaf's book is fascinating from start to finish and its sharp reading is indispensable to any historian or anyone interested in the period.' Gilles Vergnon, translated from L'ours'De Graaf's comparative method is effective. By the end of the book, one is largely convinced that European socialist parties did not form two separate Eastern and Western blocs in the immediate years after 1945. On several key issues (forms of local popular democracy, attitudes towards strikes and towards the urban industrial working class more generally, cooperation with communists, confidence in parliamentary democracy, the legitimacy of violence to gain political power, and relations with socialist parties abroad) the fault lines ran across East–West divisions.' Talbot Imlay, International Review of Social History'Using a transnational focus, De Graaf restores a sense of agency to the historical actors - socialist leaders and the party rank and file - and brilliantly makes sense of their actions, dilemmas, and views against the backdrop of European reconstruction.' Kevin J. Callahan, Central European History'... De Graaf's study will stand for a long time as a reference point for the ways post-war socialism in Europe is perceived and appreciated.' Kasper Brasken, European History Quarterly'Socialism across the Iron Curtain is an important book.' Gerd-Rainer Horn, JacobinTable of Contents1. The national road to socialism; 2. Bread, butter and egalitarianism; 3. Discipline, sacrifice, and production; 4. The morale of the story; 5. The lessons of the past; 6. Elections, parliaments, and constitutions; 7. Democracy from below; 8.The international road to socialism.

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Book SynopsisThe socialist tradition in Britain is diverse and multi-layered. Its pattern of development differed markedly across the great industrial centres where it first put down roots. In this new book - which is so much more than a work of history - Paul Salveson re-asserts the strength and distinctiveness of the socialism which emerged in the mills, mines and railway yards of the North of England. The core of his argument is that popular socialism today needs to reconnect with its local and regional roots, and relocate power to the regions and localities. Central to Salveson's account is his discussion of the rise of the Independent Labour Party, which was formed in Bradford in 1893, and whose character differed markedly from the metropolitan-based socialism of the Marxist-inclined Social Democratic Federation. Its emphasis was on ethical values, community and culture; and it was decentralist and democratic rather than centralist and authoritarian. And, as the book also documents, a number of outstanding women - including Katharine Bruce Glasier, Caroline Martyn, Sarah Reddish and Enid Stacy - played a central role in its campaigning. Salveson reminds us of the role of working-class writers such as Allen Clarke, who converted thousands of his readers to socialism 'by making them laugh', and of the Clarion cycling clubs, which introduced a generation of working men and women to a new kind of politics, one which was fun and recreational. He also shows how the co-operative movement and the trades unions, alongside the ILP, helped shaped a working-class culture which was remarkably durable and independent. As Salveson argues, in reconnecting with these local radical traditions in a modern context Labour could find valuable resources for its renewal.

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Book SynopsisThe book offers unprecedented access to primary sources that have been unavailable in English, or which lay unknown on archival shelves. Music and Soviet Power offers cultural history told through documents - both colourfuland representative - with an extensive commentary and annotation throughout. The October Revolution of 1917 tore the fabric of Russian musical life: institutions collapsed, and leading composers emigrated or fell into silence. But in 1932, at the outset of the "socialist realist" period, a new Stalinist music culture was emerging. Between these two dates lies a turbulent period of change which this book charts year by year. It sheds light on the vicious power struggles and ideological wars, the birth of new aesthetic credos, and the gradual increase of Party and state control over music, in the opera houses, the concert halls, the workers' clubs, and on the streets. The book not only provides a detailed and nuanced depiction of the early Soviet musical landscape, but brings it to life by giving voice to the leading actors and commentators of the day. The vibrant public discourse on music is presented through a selection of press articles, reviews and manifestos, all suppliedwith ample commentary. These myriad sources offer a new context for our understanding of Shostakovich, Prokofiev and Myaskovsky, while also showing how Western music was received in the USSR. This, however, is only half the story.The other half emerges from the private dimension of this cultural upheaval, traced through the letters, diaries and memoirs left by composers and other major players in the music world. These materials address the beliefs, motivations and actions of the Russian musical intelligentsia during the painful period of their adjustment to the changing demands of the new state. While following the twists and turns of official policies on music, the authors also offer their own explanations for the outcomes. The book offers unprecedented access to primary sources that have been unavailable in English, or which lay unknown on archival shelves. Music and Soviet Power offers cultural history told through documents - both colourful and representative - with an extensive commentary and annotation throughout. MARINA FROLOVA-WALKER is Reader in Music History at the University of Cambridge and Fellow of Clare College, Cambridge; JONATHAN WALKER, who has a PhD in Musicology, is a freelance writer, teacher and pianist.Trade Review[A] valuable source for both students and specialists of Soviet history and music. * INT'L JOURNAL OF RUSSIAN STUDIES *Frolova-Walker and Walker have done an admirable job of selecting documents that shed new light on the time period. This is an invaluable source for students of Soviet history and music, and even specialists will find much new material in the range of articles presented here. * REVOLUTIONARY RUSSIA *Highly recommended to those with a specialist or general interest in music [...] or, more broadly, in cultural politics or just politics. * JCES *[A] fascinating and invaluable book [...] It navigates an absorbing way through this difficult and complex period, and presents fresh material that should be made available beyond the confines of academic libraries and their scholars. * MUSICAL TIMES *Few will penetrate the archives as comprehensively as the authors, and the riches they have brought back will help to change and deepen our understanding of early Soviet music. * SCRSS NEWSLETTER *Frolova [sic] and Walker describe these years of relative but tightly circumscribed freedom through the great number of documents they have translated, with excellent introductions and annotations. Some of the authors of these texts are already known, but their work appears here for the first time in a Western language and shows how fiercely the battle was waged on both sides * NRC HANDELSBLAD *[T]o immerse oneself in this collection of manifestos and other cultural polemics is revealing. [...] The apparatus [...] supplies invaluable guideposts. [...] Highly recommended. * CHOICE *Enrich[es] the developing sense of how Soviet artists worked with and against the official dictates of their time, and how they responded to the incidental squabbles and long-term preoccupations with which they had to contend. * TLS *[A] subtly nuanced and painstakingly annotated account of this period unearthing a wealth of documentary information [...] The resulting narrative is extraordinarily vivid, bringing to light much significant material that alters long-established historical preconceptions. * BBC MUSIC MAGAZINE *This is an important book and one that makes compelling reading. With their careful selection and commentary, the authors have brought a level gaze to bear upon dark and difficult times in which optimism and torment seemed to alternate unpredictably. * GRAMOPHONE *Table of ContentsOctober 1917-18 Out of Chaos 1919 Depression and Fever 1920 Bureaucracy on the Rise 1921 Should I stay or should I go? 1922 Just Like the Old Days? 1923 The Birth of ASM and RAPM 1924 ASM in the Ascendant 1925 Equilibrium 1926 Guests from the West 1927 Celebrations 1928 At the Crossroads 1929 "Velikiy perelom" - "The Great Turning Point" 1930 RAPM's Glorious Year? 1931 RAPM's Fortunes Turning 1932 The Rules Change

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Book SynopsisWhat is socialism? Does it have a future, or has it become an outdated ideology in the 21st century?This Very Short Introduction considers the major theories in socialism, and explores its historical evolution from the French Revolution to the present day. Michael Newman argues that socialism has always been a diverse doctrine, while nevertheless containing a central core of interconnected values and goals: a critique of capitalism; an optimistic view of human beings; and the belief that it is possible to establish societies based on egalitarianism, social solidarity, and co-operation. In this new edition, he draws on case studies such as Cuba, Sweden, and Bolivia, to consider attempts to implement socialism in practice, before discussing New Left challenges to conventional notions of socialism on such questions as feminism, climate change, and direct action. Rejecting the widespread view that socialism is an out-dated doctrine, Newman argues that it remains ultimately relevant in today''s world. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books ar the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.Trade ReviewThis edition of Socialism: A Very Short Introduction is informative and accessible. It will benefit both graduate and undergraduate students in all disciplines, and it would be useful for the Core programs and the general reader. * Arab Studies Quarterly *Table of ContentsAcknowledgements List of Illustrations Introduction 1: Socialist traditions 2: Cuban communism and Swedish social democracy 3: New Lefts - enrichment and fragmentation 4: Beyond the Dominant Orthodoxies 5: Socialism today and tomorrow References Further reading Index

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Book SynopsisFocussing on radicals and reformers this book explores the role of music in transmitting political culture across the Anglophone world over time and distance. It brings to light the importance of music in the lived experience of politics of those who composed, performed and consumed it. It provides an opportunity to hear history as it happened.Table of ContentsIntroduction: the sounds of liberty 1 Songs of the world 2 The sound of marching feet 3 Votes for a song 4 ‘Sing a Song of Sixpence’ 5 Music, morals and the middle class 6 The challenges of uplift 7 ‘Sing of the warriors of labour’: radical religion, secularismand the hymn Conclusion: ‘And they sang a new song’Index

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Book SynopsisBringing together the Soviet historical experience and Stalin-era art, in novels, films, poems, songs, painting, photography, architecture, and advertising, this work examines Stalinism's representational strategies and demonstrates how real socialism was begotten of Socialist Realism.Trade Review"Dobrenko is a master interpreter of Socialist Realism. He explores the functionality of the Leninist-Stalinist cultural project with verve and imagination. Those who study Soviet art, literature, film, photography, history, and much else will be hard put to find a better guide. The book is a pleasure to read."—Jeffrey Brooks, author of Thank You, Comrade Stalin! Soviet Public Culture from Revolution to Cold War -- Jeffrey Brooks"Unsurpassed in its grasp of Stalinism and Stalinist culture, Dobrenko's new book makes the convincing theoretical move of turning the categories of Stalinist thought against Stalinist cultural production. Rigorous in interpretation and research, challenging and persuasive."—William Mills Todd III, Harvard University -- William Mills Todd III“This book by an internationally celebrated scholar of Soviet culture offers a uniquely rich and convincing account of how Socialist Realism was the pre-determining force in Stalinist discourse, shaping biological sciences and ‘scientific Communism’ as well as glossy magazines, official histories, narrative films, public exhibitions, and advertising. The eccentricities and paradoxes of a country where, as Dobrenko puts it, there was ‘a single need. The need to provide the spectacle of socialism,’ are everywhere on view. This fascinating study will be indispensable reading for anyone interested in Russian culture from the 1930s onwards.”—Catriona Kelly, University of Oxford -- Catriona Kelly“Evgeny Dobrenko has written the most sweeping, theoretically-informed book to-date on Socialist Realism and its centrality to the Stalinist project. He presents a chilling analysis of Socialist Realism as a discourse of repression. From photojournalism, to cinema, to biology, to advertising and Stalin’s speeches, Dobrenko shows how Socialist Realism produced socialism by aestheticizing and ‘de-realizing’ life. I have never seen a more convincing indictment of art’s centrality in Soviet terror. ”—Eric Naiman, University of California, Berkeley -- Eric Naiman

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Book SynopsisAn account of the story of the Spanish socialist movement (Party and trade union) during the crucial years of the Civil War. These vital years determined the long-term future of Spain itself, and the Spanish socialist party (PSOE) was the axis of the Republican war effort.Trade Review'I think very highly of Helen Graham's work and would go so far as to say … that she is producing the most interesting work on the Spanish Civil War being produced anywhere … This is not only an exciting and original piece of research but one which is lucidly presented.' Paul Preston, Queen Mary and Westfield College, London'The new information which Helen Graham has unearthed, and the reinterpretation to which this has led, are absolutely fascinating. This is a very good and very important book … a major contribution to the history of Spanish socialism and, indeed, to that of twentieth-century Spain as a whole.' Martin Blinkhorn, University of LancasterTable of ContentsAcknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Introduction; Part I. The Struggle for Control of the Psoe's National Organisation 1934–1936: 1. Internal divisions in the Spanish socialist movement 1934–1936; 2. The break-up of socialist unity and the coming of the civil war; Part II. The Socialist Left in Power 1936–1937: 3. The appointment of the Largo Caballero government; 4. Political realignments inside the socialist movement; 5. The socialist left: crisis and collapse; Part III. The Battle in the Party 1937–1938: 6. Ramón Lamoneda confronts the PSOE left; 7. The purge of the party left and the growing crisis in the reformist camp; 8. The atomisation of reformist socialism; Part IV. The Dispute in the UGT: 9. The battle for control of the union and the eclipse of the socialist left 1937–1938; 10. The caballerista old guard: entrenchment and resurgence; Part V. Socialist - Communist Rupture: 11. The Casado cuop and the end of the war; Appendices; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

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Book SynopsisJ.R. Jenkins is a design historian specializing in the design culture of the former German Democratic Republic. She writes widely on design, with contributions in books such as Design, History and Time (Bloomsbury, 2019) and journals such as Design Issues. She teaches Design Contexts at Falmouth University, UK.Trade ReviewIn this lavishly illustrated account J. R. Jenkins shows how public art, craft, design and architecture became key elements in the socialist imaginary. Picturing Socialism takes the reader on a fascinating journey through the former East Germany: from steel and coal cities, to science and technology centres and ports. Containing an extraordinary visual record of many rapidly vanishing works of art, the book draws on fascinating interviews and contemporary debates. Picturing Socialism is an important and timely addition to studies of Cold War history and politics. -- Harriet Atkinson, Senior Lecturer, School of Humanities, University of Brighton, UKJ. R. Jenkins’ Picturing Socialism explores the placement and legacy of public art in the GDR from post-war re-construction through to the 1990s. Spanning the mid-century to the late modern, Jenkins deftly surveys and evaluates the forms, functions and evolving ideological imperatives which drove these very public genres. Cogently authored and contextualized, this well illustrated and incisively researched publication looks set to become a benchmark intervention in the emerging history of the GDR’s public art and design aesthetic. -- Grant Pooke, Senior Lecturer, History of Art, University of Kent, UKPicturing Socialism fills a gap in twentieth-century design history by focusing on how socialist realism in East Germany used urban places as a canvas to depict communal values. For those interested in the graphic image of the twenty-first century city, this book provides valuable insight into the emergence of Complex Environmental Design in the former German Democratic Republic. -- Robert Harland, Senior Lecturer and Programme Director for Graphic Communication and Illustration, Loughborough University, UKAn enlightening analysis of the complex relation between socialist politics and the steelworker reliefs, farm girl paintings, cosmonaut mosaics, dandelion-shaped sprinklers and other artwork adorning East German buildings -- Florian Urban, Professor and Head of Architectural History and Urban Studies, Glasgow School of Art, UKJ. R. Jenkins presents a magnificent study: this well-informed and intelligent book reconstructs the strategic importance of architecture-related art in shaping the built environment of the GDR. For the three historical phases of development – Reconstruction 1949–1963, Socialist Modernism 1959–1973 and the transition to Postmodernism 1973–1990 – she uses exemplary works of art to trace both the changing building tasks and the relationships between clients, architects and artists, as well as the conceptual background of their respective interactions… The author's double perspective – as a student in Berlin in 1990, she witnessed the disappearance and general devaluation of East German art in the public consciousness, now as an academic she observes the new international appreciation of the aesthetic culture of socialism – saves her from the old Cold War concept of Western modernism and conveys this unique cultural heritage to us anew with regard to a decolonised, gendered and globalised modernism. -- Thomas Flierl, Architectural Historian and Cultural Critic, GermanyTable of ContentsList of Figures List of Plates Preface Acknowledgements Glossary and Abbreviations Introduction Part One: Reconstruction, Art and Ornament (1945 to 1963) 1. Modernism, Realism and Muralism – the Struggle for Art in Post-fascist Germany 2. The Synthesis of Art and Architecture During the Transition to Industrialized Building Part Two: Developing a Realist Modernism (1959 to 1973) 3. Reconceptualizing the Place of Art in the System-built Environment 4. New Socialist Landscapes and the Building of Halle-Neustadt 5. Innovations in Socialist Public Art in Halle-Neustadt Part Three: From the Monumental to the Unreal (1973–1990) 6. A Space of Pure Possibility: The X. Weltfestspiele and its Impact on Public Art 7. ‘Ultimately, Ordinary People Want to Have a Bit of Kitsch': How Socialist Realism Looked Unreal Conclusion Select Bibliography List of Interviewees Index

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

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Book SynopsisSocialism has made a dramatic comeback in the 21st century. In the wake of financial crisis, mounting inequality and social decay, it seems more relevant than ever. Nobody who seeks to understand contemporary politics can ignore it. In this book, leading scholar Peter Lamb identifies the key ideas and principles of socialism and explores different (often conflicting) interpretations that have appeared in Europe, Asia, Africa and the Americas, from the early nineteenth century until today. He explores the different ways that socialist thinkers have conceptualised community, equality and liberty and shows how, despite overlap with other traditions, socialists have combined these ideas in common and distinct ways that make the socialist tradition uniquely valuable. Lamb goes on to trace the recent re-emergence of these ideas, and explain what will be required for such a revival to be popular, powerful and sustained. This book will be invaluable to any student or scholar interested in political theory, socialism, communism or political ideologies, as well as to general readers striving to understand contemporary politics throughout the world.Trade Review‘Peter Lamb's Socialism is an excellent overview of how the socialist idea has evolved and been applied in the modern era. Clearly written and thematically organized, the book's global perspective provides general readers as well as specialists with food for thought about socialism's past and its prospects for the future.’William Smaldone, Williamette University ‘Well-researched and accessible, the great strength of this book is the judicious balance it strikes between demonstrating the diversity of the socialist tradition while also insisting on its fundamental coherence. Particularly impressive is the nuanced consideration of associational and democratic strands too often confined to the margins.’Madeleine Davis, Queen Mary, University of LondonTable of ContentsContents Acknowledgements 1. Introduction 2. Freedom, equality and community 3. The state and economy 4. Political and social change 5. Blueprints for a Socialist Society 6. Conclusion

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Book SynopsisA profile of the Bolshevik attempt to build a a new state by mobilizing the working class, in effect building society, that in the end resulted in failed institutions and weakened bureaucracy.

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Book SynopsisAfter being proclaimed dead, there is now a major revival of socialist ideology in the West. But what does socialism mean? This book shows that it is irretrievably associated with common ownership. The twentieth-century experience of comprehensive national planning with state ownership has been disastrous, and in no case has democracy endured within large-scale socialism. This volume explains why. The alternative socialist option of worker-owned cooperatives must accept a major role for markets that many socialists reject. Featuring theoretical arguments and practical investigations, Geoffrey M. Hodgson interrogates the failures of socialist states, scrutinizing the impact and outcomes of a centralized politico-economic system. This timely and convincing book offers insight into the twentieth-century experience of comprehensive national planning, deploying less-well-known criticisms from Albert Schaffle and Michael Polanyi. Hodgson's nuanced approach brings together small-scale socialist praxis and principles of liberal solidarity, exploring an experimental approach to political and economic reform. Provocative, insightful and accessible, this book is of considerable interest to any reader with an appetite for the history of socialist theory, as well as those keen to explore new insights to heterodox economics. Students and academics of the social sciences and humanities will benefit from this book's rigorous empirical approach to historic and contemporary socialist states and its in-depth discussion of Austrian school theory.Trade Review'Socialism is being offered by the likes of Bernie Sanders, Jeremy Corbyn and Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez as a humane and democratic solution to pressing economic and environmental problems. Geoff Hodgson, the world's foremost scholar on institutions of economic systems, has written a vital and urgent book explaining why this utopian dream is infeasible.' --Jason Potts, RMIT University, AustraliaTable of ContentsContents: Preface Introduction Part I: Socialism, markets and democracy 1. What does socialism mean? 2. Small socialism requires frugality or markets 3. Big socialism brings stagnation and despotism 4. Knowledge, complexity and the limits to planning Part II: Towards a feasible alternative: liberal solidarity 5. Social knowledge and freedom to choose 6. The limits and indispensability of states and markets 7. Varieties of capitalism: the realms of the possible 8. The making of liberal solidarity References Index

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Book SynopsisSocialism has made a dramatic comeback in the 21st century. In the wake of financial crisis, mounting inequality and social decay, it seems more relevant than ever. Nobody who seeks to understand contemporary politics can ignore it. In this book, leading scholar Peter Lamb identifies the key ideas and principles of socialism and explores different (often conflicting) interpretations that have appeared in Europe, Asia, Africa and the Americas, from the early nineteenth century until today. He explores the different ways that socialist thinkers have conceptualised community, equality and liberty and shows how, despite overlap with other traditions, socialists have combined these ideas in common and distinct ways that make the socialist tradition uniquely valuable. Lamb goes on to trace the recent re-emergence of these ideas, and explain what will be required for such a revival to be popular, powerful and sustained. This book will be invaluable to any student or scholar interested in political theory, socialism, communism or political ideologies, as well as to general readers striving to understand contemporary politics throughout the world.Trade Review‘Peter Lamb's Socialism is an excellent overview of how the socialist idea has evolved and been applied in the modern era. Clearly written and thematically organized, the book's global perspective provides general readers as well as specialists with food for thought about socialism's past and its prospects for the future.’William Smaldone, Williamette University ‘Well-researched and accessible, the great strength of this book is the judicious balance it strikes between demonstrating the diversity of the socialist tradition while also insisting on its fundamental coherence. Particularly impressive is the nuanced consideration of associational and democratic strands too often confined to the margins.’Madeleine Davis, Queen Mary, University of LondonTable of ContentsContents Acknowledgements 1. Introduction 2. Freedom, equality and community 3. The state and economy 4. Political and social change 5. Blueprints for a Socialist Society 6. Conclusion

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Book SynopsisThe idea of socialism is making a comeback, particularly among rising generations. Their interest is likely to prove transitory, however, if socialism ignores their yearning for individual autonomy. Why should “soloists” embrace socialism? In this highly original new book, William Edmundson argues that there are compelling reasons for even the most resolute of individualists to embrace socialism. Political equality is incompatible with private ownership of the means of production – which today incorporates not only the highway system, the currency, and the power grid but also platforms like Amazon, Facebook, and Google. Socialism is therefore essential to protect the basic liberal rights and freedoms that underpin our social contract. This pathbreaking defence of liberal democratic socialism will be essential reading not only for all on the left, but also for students and scholars of liberalism, libertarianism, and the social contract.Trade Review“This accessible introduction to the philosophy and practicality of market socialism is a must-read for anyone interested in building a more just and more free society.”Matt Bruenig, People’s Policy Project “In this splendid new book, William Edmundson develops the social contract tradition to show how only a socialist society enables individuals to flourish. He makes such a clear and compelling case for socialism that no liberal who is truly committed to individual freedom, equality, and reciprocity can possibly resist.”Lea Ypi, London School of EconomicsTable of ContentsAcknowledgements Introduction. What Is This Thing Called “Socialism”? Part One: Getting to Principles of Justice Chapter 1. The Social Contract Chapter 2. Why Economic Inequality? Chapter 3. How Much Economic Inequality? Chapter 4. How Much Political Equality? Summary of Part One Part Two: Getting Justice Done Chapter 5. Why Worry about “the Means of Production”? Chapter 6. Getting Real about Political Equality Chapter 7. The Productivity Club Chapter 8. Managing Public Assets Conclusion. Summarizing the Soloist Case for Socialism Afterword

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Book SynopsisThis book explores possible and realistic alternatives to capitalism. Arguing that these alternatives can only be of socialist orientation, the author moves from a discussion of works that attempted to explain the failure of the socialisms of the 20th century, to a consideration of models for a new socialism.

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Book SynopsisWhat is the best way to organize an economy to satisfy demands for efficiency, compassion and freedom? These political, economic, social and philosophical concerns underpin what has been the most important issue of the twentieth-century, that of the relationship between market and plan. Markets and Socialism consists of extracts drawn from the most important contributors to the debate started by Karl Marx. In six thematic sections the reader can follow the vicissitudes of the non-market, market and mixed market models. The range of countries and historical sweep covered in this volume are impressive: from the 'socialist calculation' debate to the experiences of Russia, East-Central Europe, Sweden, America and China. A combination of theoretical analyses and practical case studies makes this volume essential reading for teachers, students and anyone interested in a clear and concise introduction to the central dilemma of our times.Trade Review'. . . this book will be a valuable compendium for student of the subject.' -- Ajit Singh, Economic JournalTable of ContentsPART I ECONOMICS WITHOUT MARKETS: FROM MARX TO CONTEMPORARY MARXISTS 1. Karl Marx (1954), Capital: A Critique of Political Economy 2. Karl Marx (1954), ‘Historical Tendency of Capitalist Accumulation’ 3. Karl Marx (1975), ‘Comments on James Mill’s, Élémens d’économie politique’, Karl Marx and Engels: 1843-44’ 4. Frederick Engels (1987), ‘Anti-Dühring: Production’ 5. N. Bukharin and E.Preobrazhensky (1970), ‘The ABC of Communism’ 6. Hillel Ticktin (1992), ‘Origins of the Crisis in the USSR: Essays on the Political Economy of a Disintegrating System’ PART II ECONOMICS WITHOUT MARKETS: CRITIQUES 7. Boris Brutzkus (1934), ‘The Unitary Plan of the Socialist Economy’ 8. L.N. Yurovsky (1934), ‘Problems of a Moneyless Economy’ 9. Oskar Lange and Fred M. Taylor (1938), ‘On the Economic Theory of Socialism’ 10. Friedrich A. Hayek (1949), ‘Socialist Calculation III: The Competitive “Solution”” PART III FROM CENTRAL PLANNING TO THE MIXED ECONOMY 11. Leon Trotsky (1973), ‘The Soviet Economy in Danger’ 12. R.W.Davies (1984), ‘The Socialist Market: A Debate in Soviet Industry, 1932-33’ 13. Gabriel Temkin (1989), ‘On Economic Reforms in Socialist Countries: The Debate on Economic Calculation Under Socialism Revisited’ 14. Wlodzimierz Brus (1973), ‘Commodity Fetishism and Socialism’ 15. Radoslav Selucky (1974), ‘Marxism and Self-Management’ 16. János Kornai (1986), ‘ Efficiency and the Principles of Socialist Ethics’ 17. Zhou Shulian (1982), ‘The Market Mechanism in a Planned Economy’ 18. Branko Horvat (1990), ‘Socialism as a Socio-Economic System’ PART IV MARKETS AND SOCIALISM IN THE WEST 19. Lawrence Wilde, ‘The Demise of the Swedish Model’ 20. Leland G. Stauber (1987), ‘Capitalism and Socialism: Some General Issues and the Relevance of the Austrian Experience’ 21. Raymond Plant (1989), ‘Socialism, Markets, and End States’ 22. Alex Nove (1972), ‘“Market Socialism” and its Critics’ PART V FROM EXISTING SOCIALISM TO THE MARKET 23. János Kornai (1990), ‘The Road to a Free Economy: Shifting from a Socialist System: The Example of Hungary’ 24. V.A. Naishul (1991), ‘The Supreme and Last Stage of Socialism’ 25. Wlodzimierz Brus and Kazimierz Laski (1989), ‘The Capital Market and the Problem of Full Employment’ 26. Alec Nove (1991), ‘Feasible Socialism?” 27. Martin L. Weitzman and Chenggang Xu (1992), ‘Vaguely Defined Cooperatives and Cooperative Culture: A Reconciliation of a Paradoxical Phenomenon in Transitional Economies’

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Book SynopsisHonorable Mention, 2019 Foreword INDIES Awards - Performing Arts & MusicHonorable Mention, Graphis 2021 Design Annual Competition​ Popular music has long been a powerful force for social change. Protest songs have served as anthems regarding war, racism, sexism, ecological destruction, and so many other crucial issues. Music Is Power takes us on a guided tour through the past one hundred years of politically conscious music, from Pete Seeger and Woody Guthrie to Green Day and NWA. Covering a wide variety of genres, including reggae, country, metal, psychedelia, rap, punk, folk, and soul, Brad Schreiber demonstrates how musicians can take a variety of approaches— angry rallying cries, mournful elegies to the victims of injustice, or even humorous mockeries of authority—to fight for a fairer world. While shining a spotlight on Phil Ochs, Gil Scott-Heron, the Dead Kennedys and other seminal, politicized artists, he also gives readers a new appreciation of classic acts such as Lesley Gore, James Brown, and Black Sabbath, who overcame limitations in their industry to create politically potent music Music Is Power tells fascinating stories about the origins and the impact of dozens of world-changing songs, while revealing political context and the personal challenges of legendary artists from Bob Dylan to Bob Marley.Supplemental material (Artist and Title List): https://d3tto5i5w9ogdd.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/24001955/Music_Is_Power_Supplementary_Artist_Title_List.doc Trade Review“Brad Schreiber understands both music and politics, as well as the jagged lines where they overlap and intersect. His clarity, intelligence, and insight provide lasting rewards.” -- Anthony DeCurtis * Grammy Award–winning journalist, for Rolling Stone, author of Lou Reed: A Life *“An inspiring tour through the history of making change with music and an important call for retrieving music’s intrinsic ability to challenge power.” -- Douglas Rushkoff * documentarian, professor of Media Theory and Digital Economics at CUNY/Queens, author of Team Human *“A stirring survey of the sometimes sad, sometimes joyful, sometimes angry but ever hopeful music that is the soundtrack for America’s struggle to become a more fair and just society.” -- Seth Rosenfeld * journalist, winner of the George Polk Award, author of Subversives: The FBI’s War on Student Radical *Interview on "Deep Dish Radio with Tim Powers" with Brad Schreiber https://play.acast.com/s/deepdishradio/7424927b-bdc3-4183-a884-a84f4ba85c5f * Deep Dish Radio with Tim Powers *Law and Disorder Radio interview with Brad Schreiber https://lawanddisorder.org/2019/11/law-and-disorder-november-25-2019/ * Law and Disorder *Interview with Brad Schreiber on The Stuph File Program * The Stuph File *"Music is Power: Author Brad Schreiber digs into he history and power of protest music" interview with Brad Schreiber https://wgnradio.com/2019/12/10/music-is-power-author-brad-schreiber-digs-into-he-history-and-power-of-protest-music/ * Nick Digilio Show - WGN *Music Is Power mention in Planet Proctor, December 2019 issue * Planet Proctor *MWN Episode 136 – Popular Songs , Social Justice, and the Will to Change with Brad Schreiber * Midnight Writer News *"A fun read. It provides the old timer with a quick sail down the streams of memory and the younger reader with a useful and concise look at the music of the West that helped form the culture of today." * CounterPunch *Louisiana Radio Network "Talk Louisiana" interview with Jim Engster and Brad Schreiber https://www.wrkf.org/post/monday-january-20th-faye-williams-daryl-glasper-brad-schreiber * Louisiana Radio Network *"Music Is Power covers the socio-political history of important music, from Bob Dylan to hip-hop, including genres like punk, comedy, folk, psychedelia, RB/soul and major musicals, and encourages listeners to respond to this powerful music with real world activism. It’s a timeless New Year’s gift!" * Planet Proctor *Unstructured Podcast interview with Brad Schreiber https://unstructuredpod.com/psychotically-eclectic-author-brad-schreiber/ * Unstructured Podcast *"Brad Schreiber talks about this topic perfectly...You did a lot of research."https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Gaim6C8E3wfeature=youtu.be * The Allan Handelman Show interview with Brad Schreiber: Music Is Power" *Brad Schreiber's Playlist for His Book "Music is Power: Popular Songs, Social Justice, and the Will to Change" * Largehearted Boy *"Brad Schreiber Visits Madame Perry's Salon" podcast interview https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/brad-schreiber-visits-madame-perrys-salon/id1063919048?i=1000465223311 * Madame Perry's Salon *"In-Depth Interview: Author Brad Schreiber Talks..." interview on the Peter B. Collins Show https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/peter-b-collins-newscomment/e/66984975 * The Peter B. Collins Show *"A fun and informative read from first page to last." * Midwest Book Review *"Brad Schreiber, 'Music Is Power: Popular Songs, Social Justice And The Will To Change'" https://www.wortfm.org/brad-schreiber-music-is-power-popular-songs-social-justice-and-the-will-to-change/ * Madison Bookbeat *Parallax Views with J.G. Michael interview with Brad Schreiber https://parallaxviews.podbean.com/e/schreiber/ * Parallax Views *"Passing Through" KAAD-LP 103.5 FM interview with Brad Schreiber * Passing Through *"An intensively researched yet rollicking tour of socially charged music...A compelling read on the intersection of popular music and social activism, from Pete Seeger to Zappa to Public Enemy and beyond." * American Songwriter *INTERVIEW WITH BRAD SCHREIBER ON ‘MUSIC IS POWER’: PART 1—DIXIE CHICKS, MARVIN GAY https://shadowproof.com/2020/03/31/music-is-power-interview-schreiber-dixie-chicks-marvin-gaye/ * Shadowproof *"What’s better than a book you didn’t know you needed? Music Is Power is a history of the nexus of music and protest, from Wobbly-turned-musician Joe Hill to Green Day, from folk to hip-hop." * Razorcake *"INTERVIEW WITH BRAD SCHREIBER ON ‘MUSIC IS POWER’: PART 2—JIMI HENDRIX, PINK FLOYD" * Shadowproof, Part 2 *“Music Is Power - Part 3: Black Sabbath, Gil Scott-Heron, Public Enemy” https://shadowproof.com/2020/04/28/music-is-power-schreiber-gil-scott-heron-black-sabbath/ * Shadowproof, Part 3 *"Much has been written about these artists elsewhere, but Schreiber’s focus sets this study apart. He goes beneath the surface to detail how their social consciousness evolved during the course of their careers, and how they came to understand their music’s power to address social ills. This carefully researched book is suitable for fans and scholars alike. Recommended." * Choice *"Madame Perry's Salon" interview with Brad Schreiber, part two https://www.blogtalkradio.com/madameperryssalon/2020/05/14/writer-producer-brad-schreiber * Madame Perry's Salon, part two *Brad Schreiber interview on “Passing Through” on KAAD-LP 103.5 FM * Passing Through, part 2 *"Coast to Coast AM" interview with Brad, Schreiber, part 1 * Coast to Coast AM, part 1 *"Coast to Coast AM" interview view Brad Schreiber, part 2 * Coast to Coast AM, part 2 *"Coast to Coast AM" interview with Brad Schreiber, part 3 * Coast to Coast AM, part 3 *"MWN Episode 144 – Music is Power (Part 2) with Brad Schreiber" https://midnightwriternews.com/mwn-episode-144-music-is-power-part-2-with-brad-schreiber/ * Midnight Writer News *"Chatting with Sherri," BlogTalkRadio interview with Brad Schreiber https://www.blogtalkradio.com/rithebard/2020/06/25/chatting-with-sherri * Chatting with Sherri - Blog Talk Radio *Music's Connection to Societal Issues The Patty Hearst/SLA Case - interview with Brad Schreiber https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7AHdxbXK6Ys * Beyond Reality Radio *"Talk with Ted" interview with Brad Schreiber https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-s3b37-e5cbf5 * Talk with Ted podcast *"Brad Schreiber interview – Episode 288" http://readingandwritingpodcast.com/brad-schreiber-interview/ * Reading and Writing podcast *High Road to Humanity - Music Is Power! Popular Songs, Social Justice, with Guest Brad Schreiber https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55j15fa54NIfeature=youtu.be * Nancy Yearout's High Road to Humanity *"Episode 37: "Music Is Power: Popular Songs, Social Justice, and The Will to Change" with Brad Schreiber" https://allmusicbooksdeepdive.podbean.com/e/episode-37-music-is-power-popular-songs-social-justice-and-the-will-to-change-with-brad-schreiber/ * Deep Dive podcast *Beyond Reality Paranormal Podcast - Hidden History episode interview with Brad Schreiber https://anchor.fm/brparanormal/episodes/Hidden-History---Brad-Schreiber---102020-elclvh * Beyond Reality Paranormal podcast *"Tuesday, December 8th: Andrea Gallo, Brad Schreiber" * "Talk Louisiana," WRKF *The Stuph File Program interview with Brad Schreiber * The Stuph File Program *"How Tom Odell’s Another Love became an unlikely anthem for Ukraine," by James Hall * The Telegraph **Special episode * Music is Power: Donna and Dr Adam in conversation with author Brad Schreiber * Love's A Secret Weapon podcast *"In Music Is Power, Brad Schreiber argues that socially or politically conscious music emerges from practically every genre of popular music, and he takes the reader on a journey through the various ways that musicians have addressed the issues of their day." -- Shalon Van Tine * Western Folklore journal *Table of ContentsIntroductionChapter 1: Musical Workers of the World Unite: Joe Hill, Woody Guthrie, Pete SeegerChapter 2: There For More Than Fortune: Phil Ochs, Joan Baez, Bob DylanChapter 3: Caged Artists: Lesley Gore, Janis Ian, P.F. SloanChapter 4: Parody and Poetry: Tom Lehrer, Peter, Paul and Mary, The Smothers BrothersChapter 5: Psychedelicate Situation: Jimi Hendrix and Pink FloydChapter 6: Reason and Blues: Marvin Gaye and The TemptationsChapter 7: Say It Loud, We’re Blocked but Proud: James Brown and Curtis MayfieldChapter 8: Hard Rock Turns Metallic: The Who and Black SabbathChapter 9: More Than a Working Class Hero: John LennonChapter 10: Out of Place and In Your Face: The Dead Kennedys and The Sex PistolsChapter 11: Word: Gil Scott Heron and Grandmaster FlashChapter 12: Global Music Consciousness: Bob Marley and Peter GabrielChapter 13: Weird, Funny, Angry: Frank Zappa vs. EverybodyChapter 14: Rap, Not Hip Hop: N.W.A. and Public EnemyChapter 15: Weapons of Mass Deconstruction: Dixie Chicks and Green DayEpilogueBibliography

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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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Book SynopsisThe idea of socialism is making a comeback, particularly among rising generations. Their interest is likely to prove transitory, however, if socialism ignores their yearning for individual autonomy. Why should “soloists” embrace socialism? In this highly original new book, William Edmundson argues that there are compelling reasons for even the most resolute of individualists to embrace socialism. Political equality is incompatible with private ownership of the means of production – which today incorporates not only the highway system, the currency, and the power grid but also platforms like Amazon, Facebook, and Google. Socialism is therefore essential to protect the basic liberal rights and freedoms that underpin our social contract. This pathbreaking defence of liberal democratic socialism will be essential reading not only for all on the left, but also for students and scholars of liberalism, libertarianism, and the social contract.Trade Review“This accessible introduction to the philosophy and practicality of market socialism is a must-read for anyone interested in building a more just and more free society.”Matt Bruenig, People’s Policy Project “In this splendid new book, William Edmundson develops the social contract tradition to show how only a socialist society enables individuals to flourish. He makes such a clear and compelling case for socialism that no liberal who is truly committed to individual freedom, equality, and reciprocity can possibly resist.”Lea Ypi, London School of EconomicsTable of ContentsAcknowledgementsIntroduction. What Is This Thing Called “Socialism”?Part One: Getting to Principles of JusticeChapter 1. The Social ContractChapter 2. Why Economic Inequality? Chapter 3. How Much Economic Inequality?Chapter 4. How Much Political Equality?Summary of Part One Part Two: Getting Justice DoneChapter 5. Why Worry about “the Means of Production”?Chapter 6. Getting Real about Political Equality Chapter 7. The Productivity ClubChapter 8. Managing Public AssetsConclusion. Summarizing the Soloist Case for Socialism Afterword

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Book SynopsisIan Peddie is Associate Professor of English at Sul Ross State University, USA. He is the editor of Music and Protest (2012), Popular Music and Human Rights Volumes I and II (2011), and The Resisting Muse: Popular Music and Social Protest (2006).Trade ReviewThe Bloomsbury Handbook of Popular Music and Social Class contains a great number of insightful case studies that open up a variety of perspectives on the topic. In this way, it is bound to inspire future research, including historical studies. * H-Soz-Kult *Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Notes on Contributors Acknowledgments Introduction Part I: Methodologies 1. Music, Class, and Taste. Being In-Between: Popular Music and Middlebrow Tastes (Morten Michelsen, Aarhus University, Denmark) 2. Music, Class, and Consumption/Reception. The Impact of Social Class on Parental Responses to Popular Music in Britain, c.1955-1975 (Gillian A. M. Mitchell, St Andrews, Scotland) 3. Music, Class, and Production. Social Class and the Negotiation of Selling Out in a Southern California Indie Rock Scene (Timothy D. Taylor, University of California Los Angeles, USA) 4. Music, Class, and Status. It's Up to You: Class, Status, and Punk Politics in Rock against Racism (Rebecca Binns, Independent Scholar, UK) 5. Music, Class, and Education. Hegemony, Symbolic Violence, and Popular Music Education: A Matter of Class (Alison Butler and Ruth Wright, Western University, Canada) 6. Music, Class, and Digitization. “Every Noise at Once”: Online Music Discovery Maps and Cosmopolitan Subjectivities (Matthew Ord, Newcastle University, UK) 7. Music, Class, and Globalization. Art at the Cutting Edge: Class, Cultures, and Globalization in African and Middle Eastern World Music (Mark LeVine, University of California Irvine, USA) 8. Music, Class, and Censorship. Popular Music, Class, and Censorship in the PRC (Hon-Lun Yang, Hong Kong Baptist Univesity, Hong Kong) Part II: Theoretical Approaches 9. Music, Class, and Gender. Gaahl—Monster or Postmodern Prometheus?: Masculinity, Class, and Norwegian Black Metal (Stan Hawkins and Nina Nielsen, University of Oslo, Oslo) 10. Music, Class, and Sexuality. Women’s Music, #20GAYTEEN, and Lesbian Hip-Hop: Shifting Voices of Class, Race, and Sexuality in WSW’s Popular Musics (Kirsten Zemke, University of Aukland, New Zealand) 11. Music, Class, and Race. “I Dream It, I Work Hard”: Race, Class, and Labor in US Popular Music (Rachel Rubin and James Smethurst, University of Massachusetts, USA) 12. Music, Class, and, Religion. Class, Religion, and Music: Concepts and Questions (Sean McCloud, University of North Carolina, USA) 13. Music, Class, and Protest. Hard Hats and Hoodies: The Songs of Two Working-Class British Protest Singers (Aileen Dillane and Martin J. Power, University of Limerick, Ireland) 14. Music, Class, and Violence. Brothers in Rock: Argentine and British Rock Music during the Malvinas/Falklands War (Mara Favoretto, Unversity of Melbourne, Australia) 15. Music, Class, and Revolution. "Dances for the Masses": Revolution, Class, Proletarian Music, and Dance in Cold-War Ukraine (Sergei I. Zhuk, Ball State University, USA) Part III: Genres 16. Music, Class, and Jazz. LeRoi Jones, Jazz, and the Resonance of Class (Bruce Barnhart, University of Oslo, Norway) 17. Music, Class, and The Blues. The Blues and the Development of the African American Working Class before World War II (Roberta Freund Schwartz, University of Kansas, USA) 18. Music, Class, and Country. "Lord Have Mercy on the Working Man": Country Music, Respect(ability), and Social Class (Travis D. Stimeling, West Virginia University, USA) 19. Music, Class, and Folk. The Long March to the Top of the Social Ladder: Neo-Folk Music in Socialist Yugoslavia and Post-Socialist Serbia (Irena Šentevska, University of Arts, Serbia) 20. Music, Class, and Punk. From Consent to Resistance: Punk Rock and Social Class (Cyrus Shahan, Ball State University, USA) 21. Music, Class, and Rock. The Bourgeois Blues?: Rock Music and Class (Chris McDonald, Cape Breton University, Canada) 22. Music, Class, and Reggae. Sufferers in Babylon: A Rastafarian Perspective on Class and Race in Reggae (Martin Gansinger, Girne American University, Cyprus) 23. Music, Class, and R&B/Soul. "Bring It on Home": Constructions of Social Class in Rhythm and Blues and Soul Music, 1949-1980 (David M. Jones, University of Winsconsin, Eau Claire, USA) 24. Music, Class, and Hip-Hop. The Routes of Hip-Hop in Cape Town: Collective Performance Practices and the Embodied Sociality of the Ghetto (Sudiipta Shamalii Dowsett, University of New South Wales, Australia) 25. Music, Class, and Electronic Music. Electronic Popular Music as Site and Sign of Social Class: A Multidimensional Analysis (William Echard, Carleton University, Canada) 26. Music, Class, and Talent Shows. Class Divisions and the Overlap of Taste in New Digital Popular Music Formats in China (Lijuan Qian, University College Cork, Ireland) 27. Music, Class, and the Screen. Music Maketh Man: Meritocracy in Kingsman: The Secret Service (Miguel Mera, University of London, UK) Index

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Book SynopsisCapitalism is failing us. Instead of bringing a decent life for the majority, it generates an outrageous gap between the rich and the rest, unaffordable housing, a profit-driven healthcare system, skyrocketing educational debt, racial and gender inequality, and the threat of climate disaster. Economist David Kotz argues that it's time we built a new socialism for the unique challenges of the twenty-first century. The problems of capitalism are too profound for reform, Kotz writes. Reform can help, but only temporarily, and not for all. Nor can we turn back to the socialist experiments of the twentieth century. But we can learn from those experiments, both their successes and failures, to build a democratic and participatory economic and political system. The result would be a sustainable future of economic justice, equality, material comfort, human development, and meaningful freedom. The journey towards a new socialism may be difficult. But Kotz combines a clear and rigorous account of how socialism can be made to work with a realistic strategy for how to get there. This is the book we need to help us escape the cruelties of our capitalist present.

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