Beyond Capitalism?
The Future of Radical Politics
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science, Politics, History & Theory
| Author: | Simon Hardy, Luke Cooper | ISBN: | 9781780998312 |
| Publisher: | John Hunt Publishing | Publication: | March 11, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Zero Books | Language: | English |
| Author: | Simon Hardy, Luke Cooper |
| ISBN: | 9781780998312 |
| Publisher: | John Hunt Publishing |
| Publication: | March 11, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Zero Books |
| Language: | English |
| How to move 'beyond capitalism' and whether indeed it is possible to do so, has become a question of general interest, rather than simply the preserve of left-literary discussion, since the credit crisis of 2008. This book examines the social nature of the austerity crisis, and whether an anticapitalist message can successfully intersect and create a new virtuous dynamic for the radical left after decades of retreat. Intended as a contribution to debates around fundamental social change which have emerged in the wake of Occupy and the Arab revolutions, Beyond Capitalism is a book which combines 'historical sociology' with the politics of social emancipation. The question these movements have posed is how can the radical left marshal its often meagre forces to create a new counter hegemony to the ethos and culture of capitalism? |
| How to move 'beyond capitalism' and whether indeed it is possible to do so, has become a question of general interest, rather than simply the preserve of left-literary discussion, since the credit crisis of 2008. This book examines the social nature of the austerity crisis, and whether an anticapitalist message can successfully intersect and create a new virtuous dynamic for the radical left after decades of retreat. Intended as a contribution to debates around fundamental social change which have emerged in the wake of Occupy and the Arab revolutions, Beyond Capitalism is a book which combines 'historical sociology' with the politics of social emancipation. The question these movements have posed is how can the radical left marshal its often meagre forces to create a new counter hegemony to the ethos and culture of capitalism? |
