Political Ideologies

Since 1989, there have been many claims that Marxist approaches to history are out of date. As the challenge of more recent events shows, however, history has not stopped and historical change continues to need explanation. There is still plenty of space...

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Marx and Engel's landmark treatise - in a graphic deluxe edition. One of the most important and influential political theories ever formulated, The Communist Manifesto is a revolutionary summons to the working class-an incisive account of a new theory of...

Trotsky's analysis in Lessons of October ran counter to the efforts of the Bolshevik leaders to depict October as a foundational event in which the Bolshevik Party, and its clear-sighted leader Lenin, played the major role in bringing about the...

Hindu nationalism came to world attention in 1998, when the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won national elections in India. Although the BJP was defeated nationally in 2004, it continues to govern large Indian states, and the movement it...

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During the 2016 election, a new term entered the mainstream American political lexicon: "alt-right," short for "alternative right." Despite the innocuous name, the alt-right is a white-nationalist movement. Yet it differs from earlier racist groups: it...

This book examines the contours of the Sino-American confrontation and its future trajectories. It delineates the two major causes of the friction in Sino-American relations-change in the balance of power in China's favor and the conf licting ideologies...

In this book, Michael Lebowitz deepens the arguments he made in his award-winning, Beyond Capital. Karl Marx, in Capital, focused on capital and the capitalist class that is its embodiment. It is the endless accumulation of capital, its causes and...

First published in 1980, The Meaning of Conservatism is now recognized as a major contribution to political thought, and the liveliest and most provocative modern statement of the traditional "paleo-conservative" position. Roger Scruton challenges those...

Ariel Sharon is one of the most experienced, shrewd and frightening leaders of the new millennium. Despite being found both directly and indirectly responsible for acts considered war crimes under international law, he became Prime Minister of Israel, a...

Presents a comparative and textual exploration of Gramsci's interpretation of Machiavelli's political analyses. This valuable contribution to our understanding of Gramsci includes a comparison of the major Machiavellian ideas such as the nature of...

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Anton Pannekoek discusses the viability of workers' councils as an effective means of administrating a socialist society, as contrasted to the centralized doctrines of state communism or state capitalism. Conceived as an alternative way to establish and...

The massive protests against globalisation in recent years have re-awoken interest in anarchism. Changing anarchism, finally available in paperback, sets out to reposition anarchist theory and practice by documenting contemporary anarchist practice and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781551114330Author Larry LeDucFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Broadview Press LtdPublisher Broadview Press LtdWeight(grams) 300gDimensions(mm) 203mm *...

Representative politics is in crisis. Trust in politicians is at an all-time low. Fewer people are voting or joining political parties, and our interest in parliamentary politics is declining fast. Even oppositional and radical parties that should be...

This book examines the impact of neoliberalism on society, bringing to the forefront a discussion of violence and harm, the inherent inequalities of neoliberalism and the ways in which our everyday lives in the Global North reproduce and facilitate this...

In recent years serious concerns emerged over the state of European democracy. Many democracy indices are reporting a year-on-year drift towards less liberal politics in the countries of the European Union. Polls regularly suggest that the voters are...

A history of the Communist (third) International, from its auspicious beginnings in 1919 as the centre of world revolution, its first five years as a school of strategy and tactics, through to its degeneration at the hands of the Stalinist bureaucracy...

Retells the history of the radical left during the twentieth century through the words and deeds of Paul Mattick. In Marxism in a Lost Century, Gary Roth retells the history of the radical left during the twentieth century through the words and deeds of...

* Shortlisted for the Academy of British Cover Design Awards, 2015* Greece's recent political turmoil captured the imagination of the left across Europe. Elected in January 2015 under the leadership of Alexis Tsipras, the radical Syriza party sought...

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Often regarded as the only true manifestation of political pluralism in the contemporary Middle East, the state of Israel has dominated the history and politics of the region for over fifty years. Yet despite its position as a regional superpower, Israel...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780978115166Author Michel Luc Bellemare Ph DFormat PaperbackPage Count 164Imprint Blacksatin Publications Ltd.Publisher Blacksatin Publications Ltd...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781732552333Author Rhyd WildermuthFormat PaperbackPage Count 132Imprint Gods&radicalsPublisher Gods&radicalsWeight(grams) 186gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm *...

Socialism 101 is a comprehensive and accessible guide to the historical and modern applications of socialism.In today's political climate, more and more presidential candidates are espousing socialist-or democratic socialist-policies. Once associated...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780717801572Author J. EatonFormat PaperbackPage Count 255Imprint International Publishers Co Inc.,U.S.Publisher International Publishers Co Inc.,U.S.

A revealing exploration of political disruption and violence in a rural Chinese county during the Cultural RevolutionA Decade of Upheaval chronicles the surprising and dramatic political conflicts of a rural Chinese county over the course of the Cultural...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780873489775Author Frederick EngelsFormat PaperbackPage Count 110Imprint Pathfinder Books LtdPublisher Pathfinder Books Ltd

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262548489Author Ben BuchananFormat PaperbackPage Count 344Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press Ltd

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781615773763Author Joost A.M. MeerlooFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Progressive PressPublisher Progressive PressWeight(grams) 520g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780851249162Author Antonio GramsciFormat PaperbackPage Count 44Imprint Spokesman BooksPublisher Spokesman Books

The violent actions of a few extremists can alter the course of history, yet there persists a yawning gap between the potential impact of these individuals and what we understand about them. In Engineers of Jihad, Diego Gambetta and Steffen Hertog...

East Central Europe Between The Two World Wars is a sophisticated political history of East Central Europe in the interwar years. Written by an eminent scholar in the field, it is an original contribution to the literature on the political cultures of...

Part of a definitive English-language edition, prepared in collaboration with the Institute of Marxism-Leninism in Moscow, which contains all the works of Marx and Engels, whether published in their lifetimes or since. The series includes their complete...

Unlike any other collection of Goldman's work, Red Emma Speaks presents in a single, handy volume the full sweep of her opinions and personality. In addition to nine essays from Goldman's own 1910 collection, Anarchism and Other Essays,three dramatic...

A crown jewel of New Left historiography, this overview of U.S. Marxism was hailed on its first publication for its nuanced storytelling, balance and incredible sweep.Brimming over with archival finds and buoyed by the recollections of witnesses and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781684513505Author Ryan T AndersonFormat HardbackPage Count 256Imprint Regnery PublishingPublisher Regnery PublishingWeight(grams) 476gDimensions(mm) 231mm...

Since the election of President Trump and the rise in racist and white supremacist activity, the militant antifascist movement known as antifa has become increasingly active and high profile in the United States. This book analyzes the tactics, culture,...