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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.

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.

The Communist Manifesto (Paperback): Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels The Communist Manifesto (Paperback)
Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels; Translated by Samuel Moore
R151 Discovery Miles 1 510 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Working men of all countries, unite! First published in 1848, The Communist Manifesto is one of the most influential pieces of writing of all time. Written by two leading German philosophers whose names are now universally known, The Communist Manifesto is a documentation of class struggle and the plight of workers under capitalism, and a call for redress. In it, Marx and Engels lay out a searing account of the damage wrought by capitalism, and set out a route towards an alternative: a society without class, private property or a state. Beating a path for revolution and the overthrow of capitalism, The Communist Manifesto is a stirring call to arms that resounds with truth and power today.

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.>

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.

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
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..

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.

Let Them Tremble - Biographical Interventions Marking 100 Years of the Communist Party, USA (Hardcover): Tony Pecinovsky Let Them Tremble - Biographical Interventions Marking 100 Years of the Communist Party, USA (Hardcover)
Tony Pecinovsky; Foreword by Gerald Horne
R1,014 R875 Discovery Miles 8 750 Save R139 (14%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Outline of Sanity (Hardcover): G. K. Chesterton The Outline of Sanity (Hardcover)
G. K. Chesterton
R719 Discovery Miles 7 190 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
I'll have the last laugh yet! 2018 - Karl Marx 1818-2018 caricatures & cartoons (Paperback): I'll have the last laugh yet! 2018 - Karl Marx 1818-2018 caricatures & cartoons (Paperback)
R283 Discovery Miles 2 830 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Fascism for the Million (Hardcover): Oswald Mosley Fascism for the Million (Hardcover)
Oswald Mosley
R699 Discovery Miles 6 990 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Children of the Gulag (Hardcover): Semyon Samuilovich Vilensky, Cathy A. Frierson Children of the Gulag (Hardcover)
Semyon Samuilovich Vilensky, Cathy A. Frierson
R2,421 Discovery Miles 24 210 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This groundbreaking book offers a comprehensive documentary history of children whose parents were identified as enemies of the Soviet regime from its inception through Joseph Stalin's death. When parents were arrested, executed, or sent to the Gulag, their children also suffered. Millions of children, labeled "socially dangerous," lost parents, homes, and siblings. Co-edited by Cathy A. Frierson, a senior American scholar, and Semyon S. Vilensky, Gulag survivor and compiler of the Russian documents, the book offers documentary and personal perspectives. The editors present top-secret documents in translation from the Russian state archives, memoirs, and interviews with child survivors. The editors' narrative reveals how such prolonged child victimization could occur, who knew about it, and who tried to intervene on the children's behalf. The editors show how the emotions from childhood trauma persist into the twenty-first century, passing from victims to their children and grandchildren. Interviews with child survivors also display their resilient ability to fashion productive lives despite family destruction and stigma.

The Western Comrade; 5 (Hardcover): Anonymous The Western Comrade; 5 (Hardcover)
Anonymous
R940 Discovery Miles 9 400 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Soviet Society in the Era of Late Socialism, 1964-1985 (Hardcover): Neringa Klumbyte, Gulnaz Sharafutdinova Soviet Society in the Era of Late Socialism, 1964-1985 (Hardcover)
Neringa Klumbyte, Gulnaz Sharafutdinova; Contributions by Dominic Boyer, Kate Brown, Robert Edelman, …
R4,059 R2,856 Discovery Miles 28 560 Save R1,203 (30%) 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 Communist Manifesto (Royal Collector's Edition) (Case Laminate Hardcover with Jacket) (Hardcover): Karl Marx,... The Communist Manifesto (Royal Collector's Edition) (Case Laminate Hardcover with Jacket) (Hardcover)
Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels
R786 Discovery Miles 7 860 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Socialism - Its Theoretical Basis and Practical Application .. (Hardcover): Victor 1845-1931 Cathrein Socialism - Its Theoretical Basis and Practical Application .. (Hardcover)
Victor 1845-1931 Cathrein
R1,042 Discovery Miles 10 420 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Conscience of a Conservative (Hardcover): Barry Goldwater Conscience of a Conservative (Hardcover)
Barry Goldwater
R480 Discovery Miles 4 800 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
How Karl Marx Can Save American Capitalism (Hardcover): Ronald W. Dworkin How Karl Marx Can Save American Capitalism (Hardcover)
Ronald W. Dworkin
R3,510 R2,472 Discovery Miles 24 720 Save R1,038 (30%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

When the Cold War ended, some people called it the "end of history." Capitalism and liberal democracy had prevailed. Later, when the West clashed with radical Islam, Americans realized history hadn't ended after all-at least not abroad. Now, in How Marx Can Save American Capitalism, Ronald W. Dworkin shows us that even the home front is in play and capitalism and liberal democracy are threatened. Dworkin uses Karl Marx to tip the balance in their favor-a paradox, as Marx was the sworn enemy of capitalism and liberal democracy, but also logical, as Marx knew the weak spots in capitalism and democracy better than anyone. In the past, capitalism's weak spots were obvious: sweatshops, workhouses, and hunger. The twentieth century welfare state saved capitalism by fixing them. Today's weak spots are less obvious; they don't even seem related- mass loneliness, a declining birth rate, young people postponing adulthood, and workers using sleep aids to function on the job. Yet they pose the same risk to capitalism that child labor and horrid factory conditions once did. Marx's ideas applied to contemporary America show how they are all of apiece. Saving capitalism demands a third way-not rigid Republican conservatism or blind Democratic state interventionism, but a new politics in which the state focuses laser-like on advanced capitalism's unique threats to private life, while leaving much of the free market intact.

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