Socialism The Active Utopia Routledge Revivals

Author : Zygmunt Bauman
Publisher : Taylor & Francis US
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2011-01-07
Category : Socialism
ISBN : 0415573084

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Socialism the Active Utopia (Routledge Revivals) by Zygmunt Bauman Pdf

Rather than contributing to the long-standing discussion about the characteristics of the society that socialism proposes to establish, this Routledge Revival,initially published in 1976, aims to explore the impact of the ‘living utopia’ of socialism on the development of modern society. It begins with an analysis of the role of utopia in general, and of the socialist utopia in particular; Bauman considers the opposition between ‘utopian’ and ‘scientific’ social thought; He presents socialism as the ‘counter-culture’ of capitalist society; The book finally examines the reasons for the failure of socialism in its application to the peasant revolution in Russia. It then explores some possible forms that the socialist utopia might take in the industrial societies of the late twentieth century. Professor Bauman writes for those who want to understand the logic of the historical fate of socialism in the present century, who are concerned about the validity and vitality of socialist ideas on the development of modern society, and who are interested, and perhaps confused, by the cultural and ideological conflicts of the last few decades.

Author : Zygmunt Bauman
Publisher : New York : Holmes & Meier Publishers
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1976
Category : Political Science
ISBN : STANFORD:36105036556244

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Socialism by Zygmunt Bauman Pdf

Arguing that 'utopian' is frequently used as a pejorative term used to discredit whatever it describes, this title describes the positive contributions of the utopian tradition to theories of society and especially stresses the important contribution of socialism to the history of utopian thought.

Author : Zygmunt Bauman
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 245 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2009-11-18
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781136999499

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Socialism the Active Utopia (Routledge Revivals) by Zygmunt Bauman Pdf

Rather than contributing to the long-standing discussion about the characteristics of the society that socialism proposes to establish, this Routledge Revival, initially published in 1976, aims to explore the impact of the ‘living utopia’ of socialism on the development of modern society. It begins with an analysis of the role of utopia in general, and of the socialist utopia in particular; Bauman considers the opposition between ‘utopian’ and ‘scientific’ social thought; He presents socialism as the ‘counter-culture’ of capitalist society; The book finally examines the reasons for the failure of socialism in its application to the peasant revolution in Russia. It then explores some possible forms that the socialist utopia might take in the industrial societies of the late twentieth century. Professor Bauman writes for those who want to understand the logic of the historical fate of socialism in the present century, who are concerned about the validity and vitality of socialist ideas on the development of modern society, and who are interested, and perhaps confused, by the cultural and ideological conflicts of the last few decades.

Author : Bhikhu Parekh
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2017-11-22
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781351337236

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Routledge Revivals: The Concept of Socialism (1975) by Bhikhu Parekh Pdf

First published in 1975, this book explores the concept of socialism. The contributors to the book, all both socialists and academics, explore the philosophical ideas behind the concept, as well as offering thoughtful analyses of topics such as ‘Division of Labour’ and ‘Women’s Liberation’. Editor Parekh shows with this book that socialism is not merely an economic theory but a comprehensive view of life characterised by, among other things, a distinctive conception of man, rationality, and knowledge. Between them the contributors cover the essential aspects of socialist thought and provide a stimulating survey of the dilemmas facing contemporary socialist thinkers.

Author : Maria Todorova
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 379 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2020-09-03
Category : History
ISBN : 9781350150355

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The Lost World of Socialists at Europe’s Margins by Maria Todorova Pdf

Maria Todorova's book is devoted to the 'golden age' of the socialist idea, broadly surveying the period in and around the time of the Second International. It critically examines the promise for an alternative socialist utopia from 1870 to the 1920s. Todorova brings in the experience of the periphery in a comparative context in the belief that the margins can often elucidate better the character of a phenomenon, and de-provincialize it from essentialist notions. In doing so, The Lost World of Socialists at Europe's Margins moves beyond the traditional historiographical emphasis on ideology by looking at different intersections or entanglements of spaces, generations, genders, ideas and feelings, and different flows of historical time. The study provides a social and cultural history of early socialism in Eastern Europe with an emphasis on Bulgaria, arguably the country with the earliest and strongest socialist movement in Southeast Europe, and one that had a unique relationship to both German and Russian social democracy. Based on a rich prosopographical database of around 3500 biographies of people born in the 19th century, the book addresses the interplay of several generations of leftists, looking at the specifics of how ideas were generated, received, transferred and transformed. Finally, the work investigates the intersection between subjectivity and memory as reflected in a unique cache of archival materials containing over 4000 documentary sources including diaries, oral interviews, and unpublished memoirs. A microhistorical approach to this material allows the reconstruction of 'structures of feeling' that inspired an exceptional group of individuals.

Author : Max Beer
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2014-08-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781317687375

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Fifty Years of International Socialism (Routledge Revivals) by Max Beer Pdf

First published 1935, this title presents a series of recollections, some intimately personal, others bearing on the great social, cultural and political issues that faced the Jews and the European population more generally during the first part of the twentieth century. The author specifically focuses on differing attitudes towards the rise of Socialism in Europe, and the fate of nineteenth-century politics in the face of the tumultuous revolutions and counter-revolutions that arose in the aftermath of the First World War.

Author : Harry W. Laidler
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 1099 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2013-07-04
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781136231506

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History of Socialism by Harry W. Laidler Pdf

This is Volume IX of eighteen in a collection on Political Sociology. Originally published in 1969, History of Socialism and presents a historical comparative study of Socialism, Communism, Trade Unionism, Cooperation, Utopianism, and other systems of reform and reconstruction.

Author : Martin Jay
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2009-11-02
Category : History
ISBN : 9781135155872

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Fin de Siècle Socialism and Other Essays (Routledge Revivals) by Martin Jay Pdf

Fin de Siècle Socialism, originally published in 1988, demonstrates the lively potential for cultural criticism in intellectual history. Martin Jay discusses such controversies as the Habermas-Gadamer debate and the deconstructionist challenge to synoptic analysis. This book should be of interest to students and teachers of modern European history, political and social theory.

Author : Stefan Arvidsson,Jakub Beneš,Anja Kirsch
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 458 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2018-09-21
Category : History
ISBN : 9781351536042

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Socialist Imaginations by Stefan Arvidsson,Jakub Beneš,Anja Kirsch Pdf

This volume offers new perspectives on the appeal and profound cultural meaning of socialism over the past two centuries. It brings together scholarship from various disciplines addressing diverse national contexts, including Britain, China, France, Germany, Norway, Sweden, and the USA. Taken together, the contributions highlight the aesthetic, narrative, and religious dimensions of socialism as it has developed through three broad phases in the modern era: early nineteenth-century beginnings, mass-based political organizations, and the attainment of state power in the twentieth century and beyond. Socialism did not attract millions of people primarily because of logical argument and empirical evidence, important though those were. Rather, it told the most compelling story about the past, present, and future. Refocusing attention on socialism's imaginative dimensions, this volume aims to revive scholarly interest in one of the modern world1s most important political orientations.

Author : Bhikhu C. Parekh
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Electronic books
ISBN : 0203704134

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The Concept of Socialism (1975). by Bhikhu C. Parekh Pdf

"First published in 1975, this book explores the concept of socialism. The contributors to the book, all both socialists and academics, explore the philosophical ideas behind the concept, as well as offering thoughtful analyses of topics such as ‘Division of Labour’ and ‘Women’s Liberation’. Editor Parekh shows with this book that socialism is not merely an economic theory but a comprehensive view of life characterised by, among other things, a distinctive conception of man, rationality, and knowledge. Between them the contributors cover the essential aspects of socialist thought and provide a stimulating survey of the dilemmas facing contemporary socialist thinkers. "--Provided by publisher.

Author : Robert Brym
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 94 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2010-07-02
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781136921414

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Intellectuals and Politics (Routledge Revivals) by Robert Brym Pdf

This essay, first published in 1980, analyses the relationship between intellectuals’ social locations and their political orientations. Dr Brym provides a critical discussion of the various sociological views of intellectuals and specifies some of the social conditions which encourage intellectuals to follow various directions on the political compass. He also demonstrates that intellectuals are neither socially rootless nor tied to one particular class or group within society, concluding that it is only by an analysis of intellectuals’ mobility patterns that we can hope to arrive at an adequate understanding of their politics. Clearly written, and assuming only a basic grounding in sociological theory, this book will thus be of special interest to students of political sociology, social movements, the sociology of knowledge, the sociology of culture and the sociology of intellectuals.

Author : Tom Bottomore
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 77 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2010-01-22
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781136971228

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Theories of Modern Capitalism (Routledge Revivals) by Tom Bottomore Pdf

First published in 1985, Theories of Modern Capitalism provides a succinct study of Marxist and non-Marxist theories of Capitalism, its recent development, and the prospects of a transition to socialism. The study begins with a critical examination and comparison of four major theories of capitalism, in the works of Marx, Weber, Schumpeter and Hayek. This is followed by an analysis of the most recent phase of capitalism which has been conceptualised by Marxists thinkers in various ways as 'organised capitalism'', 'state monopoly', or 'late capitalism'. Finally, Bottomore considers the question of a 'transition to socialism' in the diverse interpretations which have been offered by Marxists on one side, and by Weber, Schumpeter and Hayek on the other. Theories of Modern Capitalism will be valuable in a wide range of courses in social and political theory, and will also have an appeal to a broader readership concerned with issues of social and economic policy.

Author : Martin Buber
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1958
Category : Communism
ISBN : OCLC:299674097

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Paths in Utopia by Martin Buber Pdf

Author : Mick Cooper
Publisher : Policy Press
Page : 355 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2023-01-16
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781447361053

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Psychology at the Heart of Social Change by Mick Cooper Pdf

We live in troubled times: climate crisis, war and authoritarian ‘populism’ are just some of the challenges we are currently facing. Never has there been such a need for a new approach to politics – nor such an opportunity for one. To create a world in which people thrive, we need to know what thriving is. Over the past century, psychotherapy – and its parent discipline, psychology – has built up a vibrant, nuanced and highly practical understanding of human wellbeing and distress. This book describes a progressive political approach that integrates insights from the psychotherapeutic and psychological domain, moving us from a politics of blame to a politics of understanding. In this vision of society – surrounded by a culture of radical acceptance – all individuals can live rich and fulfilling lives. We need those shaping our political landscape to understand psychological needs and processes more deeply to enhance our ability to work with others in a spirit of collaboration, dialogue and respect.

Author : John Harrison
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 341 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2009-09-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9781135191405

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Robert Owen and the Owenites in Britain and America (Routledge Revivals) by John Harrison Pdf

Robert Owen and the Owenites were associated with the rise of an early industrial society in Britain and with the development of an agricultural, frontier society in the United States during the first half of the nineteenth century. This book, originally published in 1969, was the first to use both British and American source material, and tells the story of Robert Owen and the movement associated with his name, from the standpoint of comparative social and intellectual history. The book directs new light on Owenism, and at the same time illuminates general problems of the history of social movements and social change in modern societies.