The Challenge and Burden of Historical Time
socialism in the twenty-first century
$70.24
- Paperback
480 pages
- Release Date
14 August 2008
Summary
An extraordinary new work by the leading Marxian philosopher of the late twentieth and early twenty-first century, “The Challenge and Burden of Historical Time” represents a breakthrough in the development of socialist thought. It can be seen both as a companion volume to his earlier pathbreaking “Beyond Capital” and a major theoretical contribution in its own right. Its focus is on the “decapitation of historical time” in today’s capitalism and the necessity of a new “socialist time accounta…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781583671696 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1583671692 |
| Author: | Istvan Meszaros, John Bellamy Foster |
| Publisher: | Monthly Review Press,U.S. |
| Imprint: | Monthly Review Press,U.S. |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 480 |
| Release Date: | 14 August 2008 |
| Weight: | 544g |
| Dimensions: | 25mm x 137mm x 206mm |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
“Today Meszaros’s theoretical insights are becoming a material force, gripping the masses through various world-historical figures including Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez.” JOHN BELLAMY FOSTER, Editor, Monthly Review”
About The Author
Istvan Meszaros
ISTVAN MESZAROS is author of Socialism or Barbarism: From the ‘American Century’ to the Crossroads, Beyond Capital: Toward a Theory of Transition, and Marx’s Theory of Alienation.
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