Third Camp Socialism collects Phyllis and Julius Jacobson's major writings on civil rights, Stalinism, the Cold War, and the New York Intellectuals.

The Jacobsons advanced a militant, small-d democratic perspective on the landmark events of their era, from the New Deal and World War II to sixties protests and the War on Terror. Today, they are best remembered for founding New Politics and defending a third camp perspective that resists capitalism as well as all varieties of "progressive" authoritarianism. This volume makes a powerful case for revisiting the Jacobsons' contributions to socialist thought.

About the Author
Phyllis Jacobson (1922-2010) joined the Trotskyist movement as a high school student during the Depression. She and her husband Julius were active in the Workers Party (1940-1949) and its successor, the Independent Socialist League (1949-1958). They cofounded New Politics in 1961. Paul Heideman is a Ph D student in Sociology at New York University and is a frequent contributor to Jacobin and the Historical Materialism Conference. Kent Worcester's books include C.L.R. James: A Political Biography (1996), Silent Agitators: Cartoon Art From the Pages of New Politics (2009), and A Cultural History of the Punisher: Marvel Comics and the Politics of Vengeance (2023).


Book Information
ISBN 9798888907917
Author Phyllis Jacobson
Format Paperback
Page Count 572
Imprint Haymarket Books
Publisher Haymarket Books