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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.
Taking Control argues that neither side in the Brexit debate really
understood the European Union or what was involved in reclaiming
Britain’s sovereignty. The EU is neither a supranational nanny
state, nor an internationalist peace project. It is the means by
which Europe’s elites transformed their own states in order to
rule the void where representative politics used to be. Leaving the
EU is a necessary but not sufficient step towards closing the chasm
between rulers and ruled. This book makes the democratic case for
national sovereignty, arguing for a radical, forward-looking
reconstitution of the British nation-state through strengthening
representative democracy. It is essential for anyone who wonders
why British politics is so dysfunctional and who wants to do
better.
Taking Control argues that neither side in the Brexit debate really
understood the European Union or what was involved in reclaiming
Britain’s sovereignty. The EU is neither a supranational nanny
state, nor an internationalist peace project. It is the means by
which Europe’s elites transformed their own states in order to
rule the void where representative politics used to be. Leaving the
EU is a necessary but not sufficient step towards closing the chasm
between rulers and ruled. This book makes the democratic case for
national sovereignty, arguing for a radical, forward-looking
reconstitution of the British nation-state through strengthening
representative democracy. It is essential for anyone who wonders
why British politics is so dysfunctional and who wants to do
better.
The "End of History" is over. The idea that Western liberal
democracy was the "final form of human government" has been exposed
as bluster: the old order is crumbling before our eyes. Angry
anti-politics have arisen to threaten political establishments
across the world. Elites have fallen into hysteria, blaming voters,
"populism", Putin, Facebook... anyone but themselves. They are
suffering from Neoliberal Order Breakdown Syndrome. Emerging from
four years of interviews and debates on the popular global politics
podcast Aufhebunga Bunga, The End of the End of History examines
how the political consequences of the 2008 financial crisis have
come home to roost. If Trump and Brexit shattered the
liberal-democratic consensus in 2016, then the global pandemic of
2020 put a final end to the "End of History". Politics is back, but
it's stranger than ever.
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.
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