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Socialism and Print Culture in America, 1897-1920 (Hardcover): Jason D. Martinek Socialism and Print Culture in America, 1897-1920 (Hardcover)
Jason D. Martinek
R4,922 Discovery Miles 49 220 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

For socialists at the turn of the last century, reading was a radical act. This interdisciplinary study looks at how American socialists used literacy in the struggle against capitalism.

Trade Unions in the New Society (Hardcover): Harold J. Laski Trade Unions in the New Society (Hardcover)
Harold J. Laski
R2,974 Discovery Miles 29 740 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

First Published in 1950, Trade Unions in the New Society examines the changing significance of trade unionism and the place they occupy in the democratic world. Harold J. Laski contrasts their function in a capitalist or socialist society with what it became under Russian totalitarianism. This book explores the relation between trade unions and the public, trade unions and the law and trade unions and democracy to show the impact of developments such as mass production, social security and a planned economy on the position of the working man and considers the proper role of the government in disputes which may affect the basic public welfare. Most important of all, possibly, are Laski's observations on the desirability of labour activity in organised politics. Trade Unions in the New Society will be of immense interest for scholars and researchers of politics, political economy, labour studies, and for all who are concerned with the future of democracy.

Marx's Capital and Capitalism Today (Paperback): Athar Hussain, Tony Cutler, Barry Hindess, Paul Q. Hirst Marx's Capital and Capitalism Today (Paperback)
Athar Hussain, Tony Cutler, Barry Hindess, Paul Q. Hirst
R1,452 Discovery Miles 14 520 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This volume is concerned with the re-evaluation and criticism of Capital itself. It is in three parts, each covering a specific area of Marxist theory. The first part contains an investigation into Marx's theory of value and considers the types of questions and modes of analysis to which this theory leads. In the second part the nature and implications of necessary economic 'laws of tendency' in the capitalist mode of production are covered. Finally there is an analysis of the role of class structure and economic agents in Marxist theory.

Socialism and Social Science (Routledge Revivals) - Selected Writings of Ervin Szabo (1877-1918) (Paperback): Gyoergy Litvan,... Socialism and Social Science (Routledge Revivals) - Selected Writings of Ervin Szabo (1877-1918) (Paperback)
Gyoergy Litvan, Janos Bak
R953 R684 Discovery Miles 6 840 Save R269 (28%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The essays and letters of Ervin Szabo (1877-1918) present proof of his critical insight into Marxist theory and of his perceptive analysis of socialism around the turn of the century. His ideals of an engaged social science and an enlightened socialism, his preoccupation with the socialist future, are still relevant today. The writings selected in this work, first published in 1982, are primarily those which address themselves to general issues of the European working-class movement and socialist theory, but there are also a few pieces that characterize the intellectual and political climate of early twentieth-century Budapest. Szabo was one of the theoretical leaders of a whole generation of progressive thinkers from Oscar Jaszi through Karl and Michael Polanyi to Georg Lukacs and many others. The almost insurmountable conflict between theory and practice that characterized Ervin Szabo's life remains a problem that has to be solved by engaged intellectuals whatever the time and place. Background notes and an introduction by the editors help to place the writings in their historical and political context.

Karl Marx and the Anarchists Library Editions: Political Science Volume 60 (Paperback): Paul Thomas Karl Marx and the Anarchists Library Editions: Political Science Volume 60 (Paperback)
Paul Thomas
R1,463 Discovery Miles 14 630 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This study examines Marx's disputes with, and attacks upon, those anarchist theoreticians he encountered at various stages of his career. Marx's attacks on Stirner, Proudhon and Bakunin are shown to be of vital importance to his career as a theorist and revolutionist. The formative influences upon Marx's writings and his political activity are discussed and analyzed. The author re-situates Marx's thought in the context of the 19th century when Marxism was not an unchallenged orthodoxy but a doctrine and method that needed to be defended against rival revolutionary impulses.

Gramsci's Historicism - A Realist Interpretation (Paperback): Esteve Morera Gramsci's Historicism - A Realist Interpretation (Paperback)
Esteve Morera
R1,798 Discovery Miles 17 980 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

First published in 1990, this book is a comprehensive study of Gramsci's Quaderni, and gives the reader a penetrating account of the structure of Gramsci's thought. The author draw on many materials and sources, making accesible to the English-speaking reader a wide range of texts otherwise only available in Italian, French, Spanish, and Catalan. His book sheds light on Gramsci's basic philosophical and methodological principles, and will be useful as an introduction to Gramsci for students of political science, sociology, social science, history, and philosophy, as well as to scholars in the field.

The British Labour Party and Defense (Hardcover, New): Bruce George, Jonathan Roberts, Timothy Watson The British Labour Party and Defense (Hardcover, New)
Bruce George, Jonathan Roberts, Timothy Watson
R2,749 Discovery Miles 27 490 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This volume examines the evolution of the British Labour Party's defense and security policies since the party's formation in 1900. It concentrates on the last decade, which has witnessed a gradual transformation from unilateral nuclear disarmament and the removal of U.S. nuclear bases from UK soil to retention of the British nuclear deterrent and support for NATO's new nuclear and conventional strategies. The authors examine in detail how defense policy, in particular nuclear disarmament, was Labour's Achilles' heel in the 1983 and 1987 general elections and how the party fundamentally changed its defense and security policies after its third successive election defeat. Furthermore, changes in the international environment have spurred Labour to reexamine its policies in this area and to realize that these policies would condemn the party to internal opposition. As a result, Labour now has a pragmatic set of defense and security policies relevant to the 1990s, as evidenced by the party's robust position on the Gulf War, its support for Britain's nuclear deterrent, and its welcome of the London Declaration following the NATO summit in July 1990. In explaining Labour's internal debates in recent years, Bruce George has few peers. He gives a detailed insider's account of the infighting and ideological battles within the Labour Party that will be valuable for anyone interested in knowing how the United Kingdom's foreign policy might change (or remain virtually the same) under non-Conservative leadership.

Socialism in a Cold Climate (Paperback): John Griffith Socialism in a Cold Climate (Paperback)
John Griffith
R1,496 Discovery Miles 14 960 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This important and stimulating book is a thoughtful contribution to the debate about the first steps that needed to be taken to build a socialist society in the cold climate of the 1980s. It covers topics as diverse as concepts of equality and fairness, sex discrimination, economic policy, health and urban policy, pensions, poverty and the economics of the welfare state, defence and internationalism.

Democracy and its Critics (Routledge Revivals) - Anglo-American Democratic Thought in the Nineteenth Century (Paperback): Jon... Democracy and its Critics (Routledge Revivals) - Anglo-American Democratic Thought in the Nineteenth Century (Paperback)
Jon Roper
R1,070 R1,016 Discovery Miles 10 160 Save R54 (5%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Originally published in 1989, a guide for students coming for the first time to the study of democracy, who often find it difficult to trace the developement of the idea and to place it in historical context. In this accesible and informative text, Jon Roper introduces the reader to arguments for and against criticisms of the concept of democracy. He does so through examination of the statements and writings of major nineteenth-century politicians and philosophers, in the United States and the United Kingdom.

The Transformation of the Japanese Left - From Old Socialists to New Democrats (Paperback): Sarah Hyde The Transformation of the Japanese Left - From Old Socialists to New Democrats (Paperback)
Sarah Hyde
R1,493 Discovery Miles 14 930 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This book examines the transition within the Japanese party system that has seen the demise of 'the old socialists', the Japan Socialist Party, and in its place, the emergence of the Democratic Party of Japan as the leading opposition party. Sarah Hyde has produced an original book which looks at the intra-left (non-communist) opposition party manoeuvrings during the 1990s through to the new millennium in a highly detailed and focused manner whilst simultaneously looking at the three most significant changes for the left nationally: the change to the electoral system, the change to public opinion regarding defense and the Constitution after the First Gulf War and the changes to the Labour Union movement. Ending with a chapter on the incredibly important 2007 Upper House election, which brings the development of the opposition full circle, this book will be a valuable source for students and scholars of Japanese politics, electoral systems and opposition politics.

Socialism and Social Science (Routledge Revivals) - Selected Writings of Ervin Szabo (1877-1918) (Hardcover): Gyoergy Litvan,... Socialism and Social Science (Routledge Revivals) - Selected Writings of Ervin Szabo (1877-1918) (Hardcover)
Gyoergy Litvan, Janos Bak
R3,496 R1,326 Discovery Miles 13 260 Save R2,170 (62%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The essays and letters of Ervin Szab (1877-1918) present proof of his critical insight into Marxist theory and of his perceptive analysis of socialism around the turn of the century. His ideals of an engaged social science and an enlightened socialism, his preoccupation with the socialist future, are still relevant today.

The writings selected in this work, first published in 1982, are primarily those which address themselves to general issues of the European working-class movement and socialist theory, but there are also a few pieces that characterize the intellectual and political climate of early twentieth-century Budapest. Szab was one of the theoretical leaders of a whole generation of progressive thinkers from Oscar J szi through Karl and Michael Pol nyi to Georg Luk cs and many others. The almost insurmountable conflict between theory and practice that characterized Ervin Szabo 's life remains a problem that has to be solved by engaged intellectuals whatever the time and place. Background notes and an introduction by the editors help to place the writings in their historical and political context.

Karl Marx (Routledge Revivals) - His Life and Work (Hardcover): Otto Ruhle Karl Marx (Routledge Revivals) - His Life and Work (Hardcover)
Otto Ruhle; Translated by Eden Paul, Cedar Paul
R5,869 Discovery Miles 58 690 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

First published in English in 1929, this is a reissue of Otto R?hle's comprehensive biography of Karl Marx. Written by a leading Marxist and key figure within the German Labour movement, this is an exceptionally detailed and well-researched study which sets Marx's life and work firmly within its social and historical context before examining in depth the major events of his life and the writings for which he has become such an influential figure in modern political philosophy. The final chapter offers an appraisal of both the man and his work, as R?hle summarises why he believes Marx was a genius.

The British Left and Ireland in the Twentieth Century (Hardcover): Evan Smith, Matthew Worley The British Left and Ireland in the Twentieth Century (Hardcover)
Evan Smith, Matthew Worley
R4,473 Discovery Miles 44 730 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This collection explores how the British left has interacted with the 'Irish question' throughout the twentieth century, the left's expression of solidarity with Irish republicanism and relationships built with Irish political movements. Throughout the twentieth century, the British left expressed, to varying degrees, solidarity with Irish republicanism and fostered links with republican, nationalist, socialist and labour groups in Ireland. Although this peaked with the Irish Revolution from 1916 to 1923 and during the 'Troubles' in the 1970s-80s, this collection shows that the British left sought to build relationships with their Irish counterparts (in both the North and South) from the Edwardian to Thatcherite period. However these relationships were much more fraught and often reflected an imperial dynamic, which hindered political action at different stages during the century. This collection explores various stages in Irish political history where the British left attempted to engage with what was happening across the Irish Sea. The chapters in this book were originally published in the journal, Contemporary British History.

Social Democracy in Power - The Capacity to Reform (Paperback): Wolfgang Merkel, Alexander Petring, Christian Henkes, Christoph... Social Democracy in Power - The Capacity to Reform (Paperback)
Wolfgang Merkel, Alexander Petring, Christian Henkes, Christoph Egle
R1,809 Discovery Miles 18 090 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Globalization, European integration, and social change have devaluated traditional social democratic policy instruments. This book compares and explores how social democratic governments have had to adapt and whether they have successfully managed to uphold old social democratic goals and values in the light of these challenges. This volume examines the policy measures of social democratic parties in government in a comparative framework. The authors focus on traditional social democratic goals and tools, in particular, fiscal, employment, and social policy, in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden, and Denmark. They identify three policy patterns in social democratic governments: traditional, modernized, and liberalized social democracy and provide a comparative account of the explanatory power of the national context for policy adopted by social democratic parties. Finally, the extent to which social democratic parties have been able to use the European Union as a political space for social democratic governance and policy-making is examined. Social Democracy in Power will be of interest to students and scholars of politics, comparative politics, European studies and public policy.

Social Democracy and European Integration - The politics of preference formation (Hardcover): Dionyssis G. Dimitrakopoulos Social Democracy and European Integration - The politics of preference formation (Hardcover)
Dionyssis G. Dimitrakopoulos
R2,982 Discovery Miles 29 820 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

What kind of Europe do social democratic parties prefer? What is the origin of their preferences? Are they shaped by interests, institutions or ideas? If so, how? Why do social democratic political parties respond differently to the crucial question of the future of the European Union? While many social democratic parties initially opposed European integration either in principle or because of the form it took, gradually they came to lend their full, though often critical, support to it. Despite this evolution, important differences between them have remained.

This book examines the preferences of social democratic parties in Germany, France, the UK, Sweden and Greece towards European integration, in comparative perspective. Using a variety of sources, including interviews with key party officials, the contributors explore what kind of Europe these parties want, and seek to explain the formation and evolution of these preferences over time. They examine the interplay of national peculiarities and cross-national factors and their impact on preferences on European integration. In addition to highlighting the role of party leaders, they reveal that, far from being united on European integration, these parties disagree with each other in part because they have retreated ? to varying degrees ? from key social democratic principles.

Making an important contribution to the scholarship on preference formation and the research that links the European Union with the nation state, it will be of interest to students and scholars of the EU, comparative politics and political parties.

Gramsci's Historicism - A Realist Interpretation (Hardcover): Esteve Morera Gramsci's Historicism - A Realist Interpretation (Hardcover)
Esteve Morera
R4,632 Discovery Miles 46 320 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

First published in 1990, this book is a comprehensive study of Gramsci's Quaderni, and gives the reader a penetrating account of the structure of Gramsci's thought. The author draw on many materials and sources, making accesible to the English-speaking reader a wide range of texts otherwise only available in Italian, French, Spanish, and Catalan. His book sheds light on Gramsci's basic philosophical and methodological principles, and will be useful as an introduction to Gramsci for students of political science, sociology, social science, history, and philosophy, as well as to scholars in the field.

Masochistic Nationalism - Multicultural Self-Hatred and the Infatuation with the Exotic (Hardcover): Goeran Adamson Masochistic Nationalism - Multicultural Self-Hatred and the Infatuation with the Exotic (Hardcover)
Goeran Adamson
R4,468 Discovery Miles 44 680 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This book examines the nature of the conflict between right-wing populism and multiculturalism: the West's defining conflict in the modern age. Drawing on a plethora of evidence from politics and culture in the West, it argues that these two positions, while antagonistic on the surface, are in fact similar: nationalism and multiculturalism are two names for one idea, the difference between them being simply a matter of geography; both outlooks have their roots in romanticism, sentimentalism, arrogance and a racist outlook. Rather than defend either approach, this volume urges us to consider the importance of roots and argues for greater consideration of what classical liberalism, socialism and feminism can do to break this impasse in our political thinking, with a concern for equality and concern for solidarity, regardless of cultural practice. As such it will appeal to social and political theorists with interests in political sociology and culture.

Hate Crime Hoax - How the Left is Selling a Fake Race War (Hardcover): Wilfred Reilly Hate Crime Hoax - How the Left is Selling a Fake Race War (Hardcover)
Wilfred Reilly 1
R740 R661 Discovery Miles 6 610 Save R79 (11%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

If you believe the news, today's America is plagued by an epidemic of violent hate crimes. But is that really true? In Hoax, Professor Wilfred Reilly examines over one hundred widely publicized incidents of so-called hate crimes that never actually happened. With a critical eye and attention to detail, Reilly debunks these fabricated incidents-many of them alleged to have happened on college campuses-and explores why so many Americans are driven to fake hate crimes. We're not experiencing an epidemic of hate crimes, Reilly concludes-but we might be experiencing an unprecented epidemic of hate crime hoaxes.

The Socialist Alternative to Bolshevik Russia - The Socialist Revolutionary Party, 1921-39 (Hardcover): Elizabeth White The Socialist Alternative to Bolshevik Russia - The Socialist Revolutionary Party, 1921-39 (Hardcover)
Elizabeth White
R4,774 Discovery Miles 47 740 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The Socialist Revolutionary party, which had been the largest and most popular party in Russia in 1917, did not after the October Revolution just disappear into the "dustbin of history", as Trotsky hoped, but - led by its leadership in exile in the 1920s and 1930s - continued to observe and comment on developments in Russia. In emigration, the Socialist Revolutionary (SR) party often put forward policy proposals on a wide range of topics: policies which, based on a shrewd understanding of the real situation in Russia, offered realistic alternatives to the policies being pursued by the Marxist Bolshevik regime. This book fills a gap in examining one of the most significant Russian political parties, and is based on extensive original analysis of SR party materials, shows how it operated; how it formulated and disseminated its ideas; what these ideas were, and how the party's ideas developed in response to changing circumstances in Russia and Europe more widely. Far from being the agrarian Slavophile romantics as they are often portrayed, this book shows the SRs were energetic European modernisers who contributed vigorously to the leading debates of their day; it also shows how the SR vision of a populist, socialist regime failed to materialise as state control, dictatorship and the collectivisation of agriculture took hold.

Flawed Liberation - Socialism and Feminism (Hardcover): Sally M. Miller Flawed Liberation - Socialism and Feminism (Hardcover)
Sally M. Miller
R2,776 Discovery Miles 27 760 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Socialism in a Cold Climate (Hardcover): John Griffith Socialism in a Cold Climate (Hardcover)
John Griffith
R4,630 Discovery Miles 46 300 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

First published in 1983, this important and stimulating book is a thoughtful contribution to the debate about the first steps that needed to be taken to build a socialist society in the 1980s. It covers topics as diverse as concepts of equality and fairness, sexual discrimination, economic policy, health and urban policy, pensions, poverty and the economics of the welfare state, defence and internationalism.

Unity on the Global Left - Critical Reflections on Samir Amin's Call for a New International (Hardcover): Christopher... Unity on the Global Left - Critical Reflections on Samir Amin's Call for a New International (Hardcover)
Christopher Chase-Dunn, Barry K. Gills
R4,472 Discovery Miles 44 720 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This book brings together a collection of essays by progressive global activists in response to Samir Amin's call for a new global organization of progressive workers and peoples. Amin's proposal is applauded, criticized and reformulated by these scholar-activists who are all proponents of ways forward toward a more egalitarian world society. Samir Amin, a leading scholar and co-founder of the world-system tradition, died on August 12, 2018. Just before his death, he published, along with close allies, a call for 'workers and the people' to establish a 'fifth international' to coordinate support for progressive movements. Amin, an Egyptian economist, was an intrepid intellectual and organizer of popular movements whose scholar activism provided inspiration to the global justice movement. The essays in this volume are by other prominent scholar activists who praise, critique and reconfigure Amin's proposal in order to help humanity confront the contemporary crisis of global capitalism and move toward a more egalitarian global society. The chapters in this book were originally published in the journal, Globalizations.

The Politics of Equality - An Introduction (Hardcover): Jason C. Myers The Politics of Equality - An Introduction (Hardcover)
Jason C. Myers
R3,022 Discovery Miles 30 220 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Why are socialists, communists and social democrats concerned with the distribution of wealth? Why do they place so much importance on public goods such as education and health care? To what extent does democracy matter to socialist ideologies? In The Politics of Equality, Jason C. Myers sheds new light on questions like this, providing a readable, contemporary introduction to egalitarian political philosophy. Concentrating on ideas and values rather than on the rise and fall of parties and movements, the book offers crucial insights into a vital tradition of political thought and how it is key to our understanding of contemporary debates from Obama's plans for a national health care programme to the recent global wave of economic state regulation. This is essential reading for anyone interested in constructing a more just society.

Left Populism in Europe - Lessons from Jeremy Corbyn to Podemos (Paperback): Marina Prentoulis Left Populism in Europe - Lessons from Jeremy Corbyn to Podemos (Paperback)
Marina Prentoulis
R545 Discovery Miles 5 450 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This book evaluates the transformational process of left populism across grassroots, national and European levels and asks what we can do to harness the power of broad-based, popular left politics. While the right is using populist rhetoric to great effect, the left's attempts have been much less successful. Syriza in Greece and Jeremy Corbyn's Labour Party in Britain have both failed to introduce socialism in their countries, while Podemos has had better fortune in Spain and is now in government with the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party. Bringing a wealth of experience in political organising, Marina Prentoulis argues that left populism is a political logic that brings together isolated demands against a common enemy. She looks at how egalitarian pluralism could transform economic and political institutions in a radical, democratic direction. But each party does this differently, and the key to understanding where to go from here lies in a serious analysis of the roots of each movement's base, the forms of party organisation, and the particular national contexts. This book is a clear and holistic approach to left populism that will inform anyone wanting to understand and move forward positively in a bleak time for the left in Europe.

Leninism - Political Economy as Pseudoscience (Hardcover, New): Leninism - Political Economy as Pseudoscience (Hardcover, New)
R2,201 Discovery Miles 22 010 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Leninism provides an in-depth analysis of the economic and political doctrines of Lenin, creator of the Communist Party that came into power in Russia in 1917. Based upon the author's comprehensive reading of Lenin's Collected Works (some 10 million words in Russian), the study dissects Lenin's political economy, and shows it to be pseudoscience, based on simple, arbitrary, and unrealistic assumptions. According to Dovring, Lenin was a politician, not a scientist, and his aim was power, not truth. The work begins by providing a brief sketch of Lenin's life and an overview of his career as a writer. Four substantive chapters analyze Lenin's treatment of the peasant problem, science, the proletariat, and democracy. Closing chapters deal with Lenin's personality, which is shown to be pathological in its inability to make concessions to intellectual argument, and the prevalence of pseudoscience in his doctrines. Lenin's doctrines became the groundwork of the Soviet system, and he is responsible for creating its absurdities. The subsequent collapse of the Soviet system, therefore, must be seen in this light.

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