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The Communistic Societies of the United States; From Personal Visit and Observation - Including Detailed Accounts of the... The Communistic Societies of the United States; From Personal Visit and Observation - Including Detailed Accounts of the Economists, Zoarites, Shakers, the Amana, Oneida, Bethel, Aurora, Icarian and Other Existing Societies; Their Religious Creeds, ... (Hardcover)
Charles 1830-1901 Nordhoff
R1,076 Discovery Miles 10 760 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Protest Movements and Parties of the Left - Affirming Disruption (Paperback): David J. Bailey Protest Movements and Parties of the Left - Affirming Disruption (Paperback)
David J. Bailey
R1,206 Discovery Miles 12 060 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

How successful are social movements and left parties at achieving social and political change? How, if at all, can movements and parties work together to challenge existing hierarchies? Is the political left witnessing a revival in contemporary politics? This book highlights some of the key achievements of left parties and protest movements in their goal of challenging different types of inequality - and considers the ways in which their challenge to authority and power could be intensified. It combines new theoretical ideas with rich empirical detail on the debates and concrete activities undertaken by left parties and protest movements over a broad historical period, from the early European labour movement to the recent anti-austerity global protests. The book will offer unique insight into the broad history and theory of emancipatory politics; as well as making an important contribution to ongoing debates between left-leaning academics, researchers and activists.

Economic and Philosophic Manuscripts of 1844 and the Manifesto of the Communist Party (Hardcover): Karl Marx Economic and Philosophic Manuscripts of 1844 and the Manifesto of the Communist Party (Hardcover)
Karl Marx
R732 Discovery Miles 7 320 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Essays in Anarchism and Religion - Volume 1 (Hardcover): Matthew S. Adams, Alexandre Christoyannopoulos Essays in Anarchism and Religion - Volume 1 (Hardcover)
Matthew S. Adams, Alexandre Christoyannopoulos
R1,357 Discovery Miles 13 570 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Protest Movements and Parties of the Left - Affirming Disruption (Hardcover): David J. Bailey Protest Movements and Parties of the Left - Affirming Disruption (Hardcover)
David J. Bailey
R3,308 Discovery Miles 33 080 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

How successful are social movements and left parties at achieving social and political change? How, if at all, can movements and parties work together to challenge existing hierarchies? Is the political left witnessing a revival in contemporary politics? This book highlights some of the key achievements of left parties and protest movements in their goal of challenging different types of inequality - and considers the ways in which their challenge to authority and power could be intensified. It combines new theoretical ideas with rich empirical detail on the debates and concrete activities undertaken by left parties and protest movements over a broad historical period, from the early European labour movement to the recent anti-austerity global protests. The book will offer unique insight into the broad history and theory of emancipatory politics; as well as making an important contribution to ongoing debates between left-leaning academics, researchers and activists.

Ethics Under Capital - MacIntyre, Communication, and the Culture Wars (Hardcover): Jason Hannan Ethics Under Capital - MacIntyre, Communication, and the Culture Wars (Hardcover)
Jason Hannan
R3,895 Discovery Miles 38 950 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

We in the West are living in the midst of a deadly culture war. Our rival worldviews clash with increasing violence in the public arena, culminating in deadly riots and mass shootings. A fragmented left now confronts a resurgent and reactionary right, which threatens to reverse decades of social progress. Commentators have declared that we live in a "post-truth world," one dominated by online trolls and conspiracy theorists. How did we arrive at this cultural crisis? How do we respond? This book speaks to this critical moment through a new reading of the thought of Alasdair MacIntyre. Over thirty years ago, MacIntyre predicted the coming of a new Dark Ages. The premise of this book is that MacIntyre was right all along. It presents his diagnosis of our cultural crisis. It further presents his answer to the challenge of public reasoning without foundations. Pitting him against John Rawls, Jurgen Habermas, and Chantal Mouffe, Ethics Under Capital argues that MacIntyre offers hope for a critical democratic politics in the face of the culture wars.

Truth and Revolution in Marx's Critique of Society - Studies on a Fundamental Problematique (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2023):... Truth and Revolution in Marx's Critique of Society - Studies on a Fundamental Problematique (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2023)
Matthias Bohlender, Anna-Sophie Schoenfelder, Matthias Spekker
R3,879 Discovery Miles 38 790 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This book deals with a central aspect of Marx's critique of society that is usually not examined further since it is taken as a matter of course: its scientific claim of being true. But what concept of truth underlies his way of reasoning which attempts to comprehend the social and political circumstances in terms of the possibility of their practical upheaval? In three studies focusing specifically on the development of Marx's scientific critique of capitalist society, his journalistic commentaries on European politics, and his reflections on the organisation of revolutionary subjectivity, the authors carve out the immanent relation between the scientifically substantiated claim to truth and the revolutionary perspective in Marx's writings. They argue that Marx does not grasp the world 'as it is' but conceives it as an inverted state which cannot remain what it is but generates the means by which it can eventually be overcome. This is not something to be taken lightly: Such a concept has theoretical, political and even violent consequences-consequences that nevertheless derive neither from a subjective error nor a contamination of an otherwise 'pure' science. By analyzing Marx's concept of truth the authors also attempt to shed light on a pivotal problematique of any modern critique of society that raises a reasoned claim of being true.

Judgment in Moscow - Soviet Crimes and Western Complicity (Hardcover): Vladimir Bukovsky Judgment in Moscow - Soviet Crimes and Western Complicity (Hardcover)
Vladimir Bukovsky; Introduction by Edward Lucas; Afterword by David Satter
R922 Discovery Miles 9 220 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Sexual Liberation, Socialist Style - Communist Czechoslovakia and the Science of Desire, 1945-1989 (Hardcover): Katerina Liskova Sexual Liberation, Socialist Style - Communist Czechoslovakia and the Science of Desire, 1945-1989 (Hardcover)
Katerina Liskova
R2,829 Discovery Miles 28 290 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This is the first account of sexual liberation in Eastern Europe during the Cold War. Katerina Liskova reveals how, in the case of Czechoslovakia, important aspects of sexuality were already liberated during the 1950s - abortion was legalized, homosexuality decriminalized, the female orgasm came into experts' focus - and all that was underscored by an emphasis on gender equality. However, with the coming of Normalization, gender discourses reversed and women were to aspire to be caring mothers and docile wives. Good sex was to cement a lasting marriage and family. In contrast to the usual Western accounts highlighting the importance of social movements to sexual and gender freedom, here we discover, through the analysis of rich archival sources covering forty years of state socialism in Czechoslovakia, how experts, including sexologists, demographers, and psychologists, advised the state on population development, marriage and the family to shape the most intimate aspects of people's lives.

Painful Birth - How Chile Became a Free and Prosperous Society (Hardcover): James Rolph Edwards Painful Birth - How Chile Became a Free and Prosperous Society (Hardcover)
James Rolph Edwards
R1,602 Discovery Miles 16 020 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Painful Birth is the astounding story of how Chile narrowly escaped becoming a Leninist/Stalinist slave state in the early 1970s and over a relatively short historic period was transformed into the near paragon of freedom and prosperity that it is today. The book not only narrates the events but also explains the economic policies, institutional transformation, and ideological change involved. Painful Birth provides an invaluable case study in economic growth, international relations, political ideologies, and Latin American development.

The Original Works of William King ... Now First Collected ... With Historical Notes, and Memoirs of the Author; v.3... The Original Works of William King ... Now First Collected ... With Historical Notes, and Memoirs of the Author; v.3 (Hardcover)
William 1663-1712 King, John 1745-1826 Nichols
R940 Discovery Miles 9 400 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Vladimir Lenin - How to Become a Leader (Hardcover): Vladlen Loginov Vladimir Lenin - How to Become a Leader (Hardcover)
Vladlen Loginov
R895 R784 Discovery Miles 7 840 Save R111 (12%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Enemy Brothers - Socialists and Communists in France, Italy, and Spain (Hardcover): W.Rand Smith Enemy Brothers - Socialists and Communists in France, Italy, and Spain (Hardcover)
W.Rand Smith
R3,909 R2,753 Discovery Miles 27 530 Save R1,156 (30%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Since the 1920s, Socialist and Communist parties in Europe and elsewhere have engaged in episodes of both rivalry and cooperation, with each seeking to dominate the European Left. Enemy Brothers analyzes how this relationship has developed over the past century, focusing on France, Italy, and Spain, where Socialists and Communists have been politically important. Drawing on fieldwork and interviews in all three nations, W. Rand Smith identifies the critical junctures that these parties faced and the strategic choices they made, especially regarding alliance partners. In explaining the parties' diverse alliance strategies, Enemy Brothers stresses the impact of institutional arrangements, party culture, and leadership.

Moneyless Society - The Next Economic Evolution (Hardcover): Matthew Holten Moneyless Society - The Next Economic Evolution (Hardcover)
Matthew Holten
R759 Discovery Miles 7 590 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Little Red Readings - Historical Materialist Perspectives on Children's Literature (Hardcover): Angela E Hubler Little Red Readings - Historical Materialist Perspectives on Children's Literature (Hardcover)
Angela E Hubler
R3,199 Discovery Miles 31 990 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Essays by Ian Andrews, Roland Boer, Heidi Brush, Angela Hubler, Cynthia Anne McLeod, Carl F. Miller, Jana Mikota, Mervyn Nicholson, Jane Rosen, Sharon Smulders, Justyna Deszcz-Tryhubczak, Anastasia Ulanowicz, Naomi Wood A significant body of scholarship examines the production of children's literature by women and minorities, as well as the representation of gender, race, and sexuality. But few scholars have previously analyzed class in children's literature. This definitive collection remedies that by defining and exemplifying historical materialist approaches to children's literature. The introduction of Little Red Readings lucidly discusses characteristics of historical materialism, the methodological approach to the study of literature and culture first outlined by Karl Marx, defining key concepts and analyzing factors that have marginalized this tradition, particularly in the United States. The thirteen essays here analyze a wide range of texts--from children's bibles to Mary Poppins to The Hunger Games--using concepts in historical materialism from class struggle to the commodity. Essayists apply the work of Marxist theorists such as Ernst Bloch and Fredric Jameson to children's literature and film. Others examine the work of leftist writers in India, Germany, England, and the United States. The authors argue that historical materialist methodology is critical to the study of children's literature, as children often suffer most from inequality. Some of the critics in this collection reveal the ways that literature for children often functions to naturalize capitalist economic and social relations. Other critics champion literature that reveals to readers the construction of social reality and point to texts that enable an understanding of the role ordinary people might play in creating a more just future. The collection adds substantially to our understanding of the political and class character of children's literature worldwide, and contributes to the development of a radical history of children's literature.

Israel and the European Left - Between Solidarity and Delegitimization (Hardcover): Colin Shindler Israel and the European Left - Between Solidarity and Delegitimization (Hardcover)
Colin Shindler
R4,589 Discovery Miles 45 890 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Why has the European Left become so antagonistic towards Israel? To answer this question, Colin Shindler looks at the struggle between Marxism-Leninism and Zionism from the October Revolution to today. Is such antagonism in opposition to the policies of successive Israeli governments? Or, is it due to a resurgence of anti-Semitism? The answer is far more complex. Shindler argues that the new generation of the European Left was more influenced by the decolonization movement than by wartime experiences, which led it to favor the Palestinian cause in the post 1967 period. Thus the Israeli drive to settle the West Bank after the Six Day war enhanced an already existing attitude, but did not cause it. Written by a respected scholar, this accessible and balanced work provides a novel account and analytical approach to this important subject. Israel and the European Left will interest students in international politics, Middle Eastern studies, as well as anyone who seeks to understand issues related to today's Left and the Arab-Israeli conflict.>

Soviet Society in the Era of Late Socialism, 1964-1985 (Paperback): Neringa Klumbyte, Gulnaz Sharafutdinova Soviet Society in the Era of Late Socialism, 1964-1985 (Paperback)
Neringa Klumbyte, Gulnaz Sharafutdinova; Contributions by Dominic Boyer, Kate Brown, Robert Edelman, …
R1,344 Discovery Miles 13 440 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

What did it mean to be a Soviet citizen in the 1970s and 1980s? How can we explain the liberalization that preceded the collapse of the USSR? This period in Soviet history is often depicted as stagnant with stultified institutions and the oppression of socialist citizens. However, the socialist state was not simply an oppressive institution that dictated how to live and what to think-it also responded to and was shaped by individuals' needs. In Soviet Society in the Era of Late Socialism, 1964-85, Neringa Klumbyte and Gulnaz Sharafutdinova bring together scholarship examining the social and cultural life of the USSR and Eastern Europe from 1964 to 1985. This interdisciplinary and comparative study explores topics such as the Soviet middle class, individualism, sexuality, health, late-socialist ethics, and civic participation. Examining this often overlooked era provides the historical context for all post-socialist political, economic, and social developments.

The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (Hardcover): Anonymous The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (Hardcover)
Anonymous
R936 Discovery Miles 9 360 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
The Primacy of Resistance - Power, Opposition and Becoming (Hardcover): Marco Checchi The Primacy of Resistance - Power, Opposition and Becoming (Hardcover)
Marco Checchi
R3,382 Discovery Miles 33 820 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

What is at the heart of political resistance? Whilst traditional accounts often conceptualise it as a reaction to power, this volume (prioritising remarks by Michel Foucault) invites us to think of resistance as primary. The author proposes a strategic analysis that highlights how our efforts need to be redirected towards a horizon of creation and change. Checchi first establishes a genealogy of two main trajectories of the history of our present: the liberal subject of rights and the neoliberal ideas of human capital and bio-financialisation. The former emerges as a reactive closure of Etienne de la Boetie's discourse on human nature and natural companionship. The other forecloses the creative potential of Autonomist Marxist conceptions of labour, first elaborated by Mario Tronti. The focus of this text then shifts towards contemporary openings. Initially, Checchi proposes an inverted reading of Jacques Ranciere's concept of politics as interruption that resonates with Antonio Negri's emphasis on Baruch Spinoza's potential qua resistance. Finally, the author stages a virtual encounter between Gilles Deleuze's ontology of matter and Foucault's account of the primacy of resistance with which the text begins. Through this series of explorations, The Primacy of Resistance: Power, Opposition and Becoming traces a conceptual trajectory with and beyond Foucault by affirming the affinity between resistance and creation.

An Introduction to Antonio Gramsci - His Life, Thought and Legacy (Hardcover): George Hoare, Nathan Sperber An Introduction to Antonio Gramsci - His Life, Thought and Legacy (Hardcover)
George Hoare, Nathan Sperber
R3,033 Discovery Miles 30 330 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This is a concise introduction to the life and work of the Italian militant and political thinker, Antonio Gramsci. As head of the Italian Communist Party in the 1920s, Gramsci was arrested and condemned to 20 years' imprisonment by Mussolini's fascist regime. It was during this imprisonment that Gramsci wrote his famous Prison Notebooks - over 2,000 pages of profound and influential reflections on history, culture, politics, philosophy and revolution. An Introduction to Antonio Gramsci retraces the trajectory of Gramsci's life, before examining his conceptions of culture, politics and philosophy. Gramsci's writings are then interpreted through the lens of his most famous concept, that of 'hegemony'; Gramsci's thought is then extended and applied to 'think through' contemporary problems to illustrate his distinctive historical methodology. The book concludes with a valuable examination of Gramsci's legacy today and useful tips for further reading. George Hoare and Nathan Sperber make Gramsci accessible for students of history, politics and philosophy keen to understand this seminal figure in 20th-century intellectual history.

Stalin's World - Dictating the Soviet Order (Hardcover): Sarah Davies, James Harris Stalin's World - Dictating the Soviet Order (Hardcover)
Sarah Davies, James Harris
R2,640 Discovery Miles 26 400 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Drawing on recently declassified material from Stalin's personal archive in Moscow, this is the first attempt by scholars to systematically analyze the way Stalin interpreted and envisioned his world-both the Soviet system he was trying to build and its wider international context. Since Stalin rarely left his offices and perceived the world largely through the prism of verbal and written reports, meetings, articles, letters, and books, a comprehensive analysis of these materials provides a unique and valuable opportunity to study his way of thinking and his interaction with the outside world. Comparing the materials that Stalin read from week to week with the decisions that he subsequently shaped, Sarah Davies and James Harris show not only how Stalin perceived the world but also how he misperceived it. After considering the often far-reaching consequences of those misperceptions, they investigate Stalin's contribution to the production and regulation of official verbal discourse in a system in which huge political importance was attached to the correct use of words and phrases..

Equitania; or, The Land of Equity (Hardcover): Walter O. B. 1858 Henry Equitania; or, The Land of Equity (Hardcover)
Walter O. B. 1858 Henry
R863 Discovery Miles 8 630 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Marx and Engels' 'Communist Manifesto' - A Reader's Guide (Hardcover, Annotated Ed): Peter Lamb Marx and Engels' 'Communist Manifesto' - A Reader's Guide (Hardcover, Annotated Ed)
Peter Lamb
R2,854 Discovery Miles 28 540 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Introducing the most famous work of the nineteenth-century radical thinkers Karl Marx and Frederick Engels, this comprehensive reader's guide to the Communist Manifesto explores the key themes, ideas and issues of a revolutionary pamphlet.Beginning with a discussion of the intellectual, political and social context of the Manifesto, the "Reader's Guide" clearly illustrates the themes by relating points in the work to ideas and theories made in other works written by Marx and Engels. This is followed by a closer examination and analysis of the text that: - covers the introductory statement and each of the chapters in detail- discusses the style, structure and intended audience of the Manifesto including its later prefaces- explores the ways in which the Manifesto was received both during the lives of Marx and Engels and in the twentieth century, for example: the Soviet Union's version of Marxism, China's re-interpretations of the ideas, and the innovative political philosophy found in Western analytical Marxism.As well as presenting relevant biographical points about Marx and Engels and giving concise information on prominent people mentioned in the text, this valuable study resource features discussion questions and annotated guides to further reading. For students studying political philosophy and political theories, "Marx and Engels' Communist Manifesto: A Reader's Guide" provides a better understanding of the ideas, theories and contexts discussed in the most famous work of the writers who founded the ideology of Marxism.

Re-Reading Economics in Literature - A Capitalist Critical Perspective (Hardcover): Matt Spivey Re-Reading Economics in Literature - A Capitalist Critical Perspective (Hardcover)
Matt Spivey
R2,543 R2,282 Discovery Miles 22 820 Save R261 (10%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

In Austrian economic thought, "human action" guides all social and cultural experience. For both the real world and for fictional texts, this starting point can illuminate literature in new ways and offer valuable insight for literary critics who have previously been beholden to Marxism and other anti-capitalist perspectives. In Re-Reading Economics in Literature: A Capitalist Critical Perspective, Matt Spivey posits that in its relationship to literature, Austrian economic criticism entails a methodology that embraces the following: 1) an analytical reading that promotes both the individual artist as the creator of literature and the individual reader as the consumer of literature; 2) an understanding of the entrepreneurial quality of literature, that capitalism is a system that embraces creativity and evolution in the marketplace; and 3) a recognition of subjective value as fundamental to human choice and action, both in art and in the real world. In addition to the study of the individual, Spivey also incorporates the concepts of business cycles, government intervention, social dynamics, and technological evolution in his analysis. Scholars of literary studies and economics will find this book particularly useful.

A Protestant Church in Communist China - Moore Memorial Church Shanghai 1949-1989 (Hardcover): John Craig William Keating A Protestant Church in Communist China - Moore Memorial Church Shanghai 1949-1989 (Hardcover)
John Craig William Keating
R3,916 R2,760 Discovery Miles 27 600 Save R1,156 (30%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Freedom of religious belief is guaranteed under the constitution of the People's Republic of China, but the degree to which this freedom is able to be exercised remains a highly controversial issue. Much scholarly attention has been given to persecuted underground groups such as Falungong, but one area that remains largely unexplored is the relationship between officially registered churches and the communist government. This study investigates the history of one such official church, Moore Memorial Church in Shanghai. This church was founded by American Methodist missionaries. By the time of the 1949 revolution, it was the largest Protestant church in East Asia, running seven day a week programs. As a case study of one individual church, operating from an historical (rather than theological) perspective, this study examines the experience of people at this church against the backdrop of the turbulent politics of the Mao and Deng eras. It asks and seeks to answer questions such as: were the people at the church pleased to see the foreign missionaries leave? Were people forced to sign the so-called Christian manifesto?Once the church doors were closed in 1966, did worshippers go underground? Why was this particular church especially chosen to be the first re-opened in Shanghai in 1979? What explanations are there for its phenomenal growth since then? A considerable proportion of the data for this study is drawn from Chinese language sources, including interviews, personal correspondence, statistics, internal church documents and archives, many of which have never previously been published or accessed by foreign researchers. The main focus of this study is on the period from 1949 to 1989, a period in which the church experienced many ups and downs, restrictions and limitations. The Mao era, in particular, remains one of the least understood and seldom written about periods in the history of Christianity in China. This study therefore makes a significant contribution to our evolving understanding of the delicate balancing act between compromise, co-operation and compliance that categorises church-state relations in modern China.

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