Critical Revolutionaries

Author : Terry Eagleton
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 333 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2022-05-31
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780300268201

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Critical Revolutionaries by Terry Eagleton Pdf

Terry Eagleton looks back across sixty years to an extraordinary critical milieu that transformed the study of literature Before the First World War, traditional literary scholarship was isolated from society at large. In the years following, a younger generation of critics came to the fore. Their work represented a reaction to the impoverishment of language in a commercial, utilitarian society increasingly under the sway of film, advertising, and the popular press. For them, literary criticism was a way of diagnosing social ills and had a vital moral function to perform. Terry Eagleton reflects on the lives and work of T. S. Eliot, I. A. Richards, William Empson, F. R. Leavis, and Raymond Williams, and explores a vital tradition of literary criticism that today is in danger of being neglected. These five critics rank among the most original and influential of modern times, and represent one of the most remarkable intellectual formations in twentieth-century Britain. This was the heyday of literary modernism, a period of change and experimentation—the bravura of which spurred on developments in critical theory.

Author : Terry Eagleton
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 333 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2022-04
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780300264487

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Critical Revolutionaries by Terry Eagleton Pdf

Terry Eagleton looks back across sixty years to an extraordinary critical milieu that transformed the study of literature Before the First World War, traditional literary scholarship was isolated from society at large. In the years following, a younger generation of critics came to the fore. Their work represented a reaction to the impoverishment of language in a commercial, utilitarian society increasingly under the sway of film, advertising, and the popular press. For them, literary criticism was a way of diagnosing social ills and had a vital moral function to perform. Terry Eagleton reflects on the lives and work of T. S. Eliot, I. A. Richards, William Empson, F. R. Leavis, and Raymond Williams, and explores a vital tradition of literary criticism that today is in danger of being neglected. These five critics rank among the most original and influential of modern times, and represent one of the most remarkable intellectual formations in twentieth-century Britain. This was the heyday of literary modernism, a period of change and experimentation--the bravura of which spurred on developments in critical theory.

Author : Fred Newman,Lois Holzman
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2013-07-24
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781135016227

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Lev Vygotsky (Classic Edition) by Fred Newman,Lois Holzman Pdf

When Lev Vygotsky: Revolutionary Scientist published, it was unique in several ways. It presented Vygotsky as a Marxist methodologist, both locating him in his historical period and delineating how his life and writings have been a catalyst for a contemporary revolutionary, practical-critical, psychology. It highlighted Vygotsky’s unconventional view of how development and learning are related and, in doing so, brought human development into prominence. It introduced important linkages between Vygotsky’s views on thinking and speaking and those of Wittgenstein, drawing implications for language acquisition and language learning. And it drew attention to Vygotsky’s understanding of the role of play in child development, and expanded on the significance of play throughout the lifespan. In these ways, this classic text presented a more expansive Vygotsky than previously understood. The Introduction to this Classic Edition will summarize what has transpired in the years since Lev Vygotsky first published. It will answer who and where is Vygotsky now? What place does he have in scholarship in psychology, education, and other fields? How are practitioners making use of him—to address the challenges of our times, solve seemingly intractable social problems, revolutionize psychology, and develop skilled and worldly citizens? What have the authors accomplished since they first articulated their view of Vygotsky as a revolutionary scientist?

Author : Asef Bayat
Publisher : Stanford University Press
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2017-08-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781503603073

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Revolution without Revolutionaries by Asef Bayat Pdf

A study of the Arab Spring and its aftermath alongside the revolutions of the 1970s. The revolutionary wave that swept the Middle East in 2011 was marked by spectacular mobilization, spreading within and between countries with extraordinary speed. Several years on, however, it has caused limited shifts in structures of power, leaving much of the old political and social order intact. In this book, noted author Asef Bayat—whose Life as Politics anticipated the Arab Spring—uncovers why this occurred, and what made these uprisings so distinct from those that came before. Revolution without Revolutionaries is both a history of the Arab Spring and a history of revolution writ broadly. Setting the 2011 uprisings side by side with the revolutions of the 1970s, particularly the Iranian Revolution, Bayat reveals a profound global shift in the nature of protest: as acceptance of neoliberal policy has spread, radical revolutionary impulses have diminished. Protestors call for reform rather than fundamental transformation. By tracing the contours and illuminating the meaning of the 2011 uprisings, Bayat gives us the book needed to explain and understand our post–Arab Spring world. Praise for Revolution without Revolutionaries “Bayat is in the vanguard of a subtle and original theorization of social movements and social change in the Middle East. His attention to the lives of the urban poor, his extensive field work in very different countries within the region, and his ability to see over the horizon of current paradigms make his work essential reading.” —Juan Cole, University of Michigan “An astute analyst of the Middle East, Asef Bayat is one of the very few researchers equipped to historicize the region’s contemporary uprisings. In Revolution without Revolutionaries, he deftly and sympathetically employs his own observations of Iran, immediately before and after the 1979 revolution, to reflect on the epochal shifts that have re-worked the political regimes, economic structures, and revolutionary imaginaries across the region today.” —Arang Keshavarzian, New York University “Bayat provocatively questions the Arab Spring’s apparent moderation, tracing its softness to decades of neoliberalism that have undermined the national state and discarded old-fashioned forms of revolutionary violence. This groundbreaking book is not an obituary for the Arab Spring but a hopeful glimpse at its future.” —Olivier Roy, author of The Failure of Political Islam

Author : Fred Newman,Lois Holzman
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2005-06-20
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781134922086

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Lev Vygotsky:Revoltn Scientist by Fred Newman,Lois Holzman Pdf

First Published in 1993. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Author : Philip Smallwood
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 235 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2023-09-21
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781009370028

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The Literary Criticism of Samuel Johnson by Philip Smallwood Pdf

Philip Smallwood celebrates the emotional power and enduring wisdom of Samuel Johnson's literary criticism, showing how the abyss of the heart informs its powerful life. This title is part of the Flip it Open Programme and may also be available Open Access. Check our website Cambridge Core for details.

Author : Fadi A. Bardawil
Publisher : Duke University Press
Page : 181 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2020-04-10
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781478007586

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Revolution and Disenchantment by Fadi A. Bardawil Pdf

The Arab Revolutions that began in 2011 reignited interest in the question of theory and practice, imbuing it with a burning political urgency. In Revolution and Disenchantment Fadi A. Bardawil redescribes for our present how an earlier generation of revolutionaries, the 1960s Arab New Left, addressed this question. Bardawil excavates the long-lost archive of the Marxist organization Socialist Lebanon and its main theorist, Waddah Charara, who articulated answers in their political practice to fundamental issues confronting revolutionaries worldwide: intellectuals as vectors of revolutionary theory; political organizations as mediators of theory and praxis; and nonemancipatory attachments as impediments to revolutionary practice. Drawing on historical and ethnographic methods and moving beyond familiar reception narratives of Marxist thought in the postcolony, Bardawil engages in "fieldwork in theory" that analyzes how theory seduces intellectuals, cultivates sensibilities, and authorizes political practice. Throughout, Bardawil underscores the resonances and tensions between Arab intellectual traditions and Western critical theory and postcolonial theory, deftly placing intellectuals from those traditions into a much-needed conversation.

Author : Kevin Mattson
Publisher : Penn State Press
Page : 317 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2002-02-22
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780271030685

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Intellectuals in Action by Kevin Mattson Pdf

Born in 1966‚ a generation removed from the counterculture‚ Kevin Mattson came of political age in the conservative Reagan era. In an effort to understand contemporary political ambivalence and the plight of radicalism today‚ Mattson looks back to the ideas that informed the protest‚ social movements‚ and activism of the 1960s. To accomplish its historical reconstruction‚ the book combines traditional intellectual biography—including thorough archival research—with social history to examine a group of intellectuals whose thinking was crucial in the formulation of New Left political theory. These include C. Wright Mills‚ the popular radical sociologist; Paul Goodman‚ a practicing Gestalt therapist and anarcho-pacifist; William Appleman Williams‚ the historian and famed critic of "American empire"; Arnold Kaufman‚ a "radical liberal" who deeply influenced the thinking of the SDS. The book discusses not only their ideas‚ but also their practices‚ from writing pamphlets and arranging television debates to forming left-leaning think tanks and organizing teach-ins protesting the Vietnam War. Mattson argues that it is this political engagement balanced with a commitment to truth-telling that is lacking in our own age of postmodern acquiescence. Challenging the standard interpretation of the New Left as inherently in conflict with liberalis‚ Mattson depicts their relationship as more complicated‚ pointing to possibilities for a radical liberalism today. Intellectual and social historians‚ as well as general readers either fascinated by the 1960s protest movements or actively seeking an alternative to our contemporary political malais‚ will embrace Mattson’s book and its promise to shed new light on a time period known for both its intriguing conflicts and its enduring consequences.

Author : Colin Gray
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2004-08-02
Category : History
ISBN : 9781135754761

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Strategy for Chaos by Colin Gray Pdf

The remit of this study is to encourage further studies that make an honest and successful effort to achieve synergy between social science and history when analysing the impact of revolutions in military affairs (RMAs).

Author : United States. Central Intelligence Agency
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 398 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1967
Category : World politics
ISBN : OSU:32435063629182

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Daily Report, Foreign Radio Broadcasts by United States. Central Intelligence Agency Pdf

Author : Ranabir Samaddar
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 413 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2018-11-21
Category : History
ISBN : 9780429648977

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From Popular Movements to Rebellion by Ranabir Samaddar Pdf

From Popular Movements to Rebellion: The Naxalite Decade argues that without an understanding of the popular sources of the rebellion of that time, the age of the Naxalite revolt will remain beyond our understanding. Many of the chapters of the book bring out for the first time unknown peasant heroes and heroines of that era, analyses the nature of the urban revolt, and shows how the urban revolt of that time anticipated street protests and occupy movements that were to shake the world forty-fifty years later. This is a moving and poignant book. Some of the essays are deeply reflective about why the movement failed and was at the end alienated. Ranabir Samaddar says that, the Naxalite Movement has been denied a history. The book also carries six powerful short stories written during the Naxalite Decade and which are palpably true to life of the times. The book has some rare photographs and ends with newspaper clippings from the period. As a study of rebellious politics in post-Independent India, this volume with its focus on West Bengal and Bihar will stand out as an exceptional history of contemporary times. From Popular Movements to Rebellion: The Naxalite Decade will be of enormous relevance to students and scholars of history, politics, sociology and culture, and journalists and political and social activists at large. Please note: Taylor & Francis does not sell or distribute the Hardback in India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka

Author : Jeremy D. Popkin
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 155 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2016-07-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781315508924

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A Short History of the French Revolution (Subscription) by Jeremy D. Popkin Pdf

This book attempts to introduce students to the major events that make up the story of the French Revolution and to the different ways in which historians have interpreted them. It covers the relationship between France and the United States.

Author : Rosemary H. T. O'Kane
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 536 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0415201365

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Revolution by Rosemary H. T. O'Kane Pdf

Author : Eugene C. Bianchi
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1972
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0385054122

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The Religious Experience of Revolutionaries by Eugene C. Bianchi Pdf

Author : Ezra Niesen
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 608 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Civilization
ISBN : STANFORD:36105132356655

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Bk. 6. The apocalypse (don't panic) by Ezra Niesen Pdf