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Locating the Left in Difficult Times
Gordon Hak
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Hardback. Num Pages: biography. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFCX; JP; JPA; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. .
This book investigates notions of the individual, society, the state, economic relations and historical change that exist in the political left by drawing on contemporary philosophical, political and social thought. Using a discourse perspective, this work brings together the many fractious strains in the left, including social democracy, anarchism, communism and market socialism, and discusses them in terms of their relationships with each other. Not only does the study disentangle the left from liberal capitalism and progressive movements—such as those against racism and inequality—it sees the current left as intertwined with its history and its visions of the future. ... Read more
This book investigates notions of the individual, society, the state, economic relations and historical change that exist in the political left by drawing on contemporary philosophical, political and social thought. Using a discourse perspective, this work brings together the many fractious strains in the left, including social democracy, anarchism, communism and market socialism, and discusses them in terms of their relationships with each other. Not only does the study disentangle the left from liberal capitalism and progressive movements—such as those against racism and inequality—it sees the current left as intertwined with its history and its visions of the future. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Condition
New
Number of Pages
213
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
ISBN
9783319543420
SKU
V9783319543420
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Ref
99-15
About Gordon Hak
Gordon Hak is Professor Emeritus in the Department of History at Vancouver Island University, CN
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