Description
Drawing on a range of his works, this book offers a re-evaluation of the revolutionary politics of Louis-Auguste Blanqui, whilst also demonstrating the continued relevance of his thinking today.
About the Author
Philippe Le Goff teaches at the School of Modern Languages and Cultures, University of Warwick, UK. He is the co-editor, with Peter Hallward, of The Blanqui Reader (2018).
Reviews
When it comes to revolutionaries asking the right questions today, there is great value in returning to Blanqui. And Philippe Le Goff's work is a welcome guide to this remarkable figure. * Marx & Philosophy Review of Books *
For the Marxist political movements which rose to prominence after his death, Blanqui came to symbolize a conspiratorial mode of elitist politics left behind by mass working class organizations, and he has remained excluded from the socialist canon ever since. Le Goff bucks this trend, reclaiming Blanqui as a thinker of the ever-possible work of organizing popular empowerment ... Auguste Blanqui and the Politics of Popular Empowerment illuminate[s] the key practical and theoretical challenges facing a twenty-first century socialist politics. * Contemporary Political Theory *
Le Goff's exposition of Blanqui's ideas is clear and compelling. * H-France *
Karl Marx had much admiration for Auguste Blanqui, whose name he considered as synonymous with revolutionary socialism, and Walter Benjamin celebrated his unique voice of bronze. The remarkable and path-breaking essay by Philippe Le Goff explains why it is so important to reconsider this forgotten figure of the revolutionary tradition, whose contribution to socialist political theory and to an anti-positivist conception of history is still very much relevant. -- Michael Lowy, Emeritus research director, Centre National de la recherche Scientifique, France and author of Young Marx's Theory of Revolution
Is there a future for radical politics? There is no better way to address this question than by revisiting Auguste Blanqui's thought. This exciting and scholarly study reappraises Blanqui's ideas by attending carefully to his arguments on the priority of political action and the ideals of radical democracy and equality. -- Gary Browning, Professor of Politics, Oxford Brookes University, UK
Awards
Short-listed for Deutscher Memorial Prize 2021 (United States).
Book Information
ISBN 9781350076808
Author Philippe Le Goff
Format Paperback
Page Count 272
Imprint Bloomsbury Academic
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Weight(grams) 386g