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We Make Our Own History: Marxism and Social Movements in the Twilight of Neoliberalism
Laurence Cox
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Description for We Make Our Own History: Marxism and Social Movements in the Twilight of Neoliberalism
Paperback. A rethinking of popular political movements, this book looks at new, emerging, mass visions and analyses their impact and potential in new ways. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: JPFC; JPFK; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 136 x 208 x 14. Weight in Grams: 332.
We live in the twilight of neoliberalism: the ruling classes can no longer rule as before, and ordinary people are no longer willing to be ruled in the old way. Pursued by global elites since the 1970s, neoliberalism is defined by dispossession and ever-increasing inequality. The refusal to continue to be ruled like this - 'ya basta!' - appears in an arc of resistance stretching from rural India to the cities of the global North.
From this network of movements, new visions are emerging of a future beyond neoliberalism. We Make Our Own History responds to ... Read more
We live in the twilight of neoliberalism: the ruling classes can no longer rule as before, and ordinary people are no longer willing to be ruled in the old way. Pursued by global elites since the 1970s, neoliberalism is defined by dispossession and ever-increasing inequality. The refusal to continue to be ruled like this - 'ya basta!' - appears in an arc of resistance stretching from rural India to the cities of the global North.
From this network of movements, new visions are emerging of a future beyond neoliberalism. We Make Our Own History responds to ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Pluto Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Weight
331g
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745334813
SKU
V9780745334813
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About Laurence Cox
Laurence Cox is Associate Professor in Sociology, National University of Ireland Maynooth. A long-time activist, he co-founded the social movement journal Interface and researches popular struggles for a better world. He is co-author of We Make Our Own History: Marxism, Social Movements and the Twilight of Neoliberalism (Pluto, 2014) and co-editor of Revolution in the Air?: 1968 in the Global North (Pluto, 2018). With ... Read more
Reviews for We Make Our Own History: Marxism and Social Movements in the Twilight of Neoliberalism
'Readers will be vastly rewarded by this outstanding book and its understanding of the class struggles of social movements'
Adam David Morton, University of Sydney, Australia 'The authors refresh historical materialism and social movement theory in this imaginative, lucid book'
Ruth Wilson Gilmore, author of Golden Gulag 'A stunning read, one that every activist - and anyone concerned ... Read more
Adam David Morton, University of Sydney, Australia 'The authors refresh historical materialism and social movement theory in this imaginative, lucid book'
Ruth Wilson Gilmore, author of Golden Gulag 'A stunning read, one that every activist - and anyone concerned ... Read more