A Brief Global History of the Left
$34.39
- Paperback
271 pages
- Release Date
17 March 2024
Summary
What is happening to the Left? It seems to be dying a slow death. While many commentators have predicted its demise, the Left has always defied these bleak prognoses and risen from the ashes in the most unexpected ways. Nevertheless, we are witnessing today a global decline in organized movements on the Left, and while social struggles continue to challenge dominant political regimes, these efforts do not translate into support for traditional left parties or into the creation of dynamic move…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781509558254 |
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| ISBN-10: | 150955825X |
| Author: | Shlomo Sand, Robin Mackay |
| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons Ltd |
| Imprint: | Polity Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 271 |
| Release Date: | 17 March 2024 |
| Weight: | 363g |
| Dimensions: | 216mm x 137mm x 25mm |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
“This absorbing and thought-provoking book is the richest and most varied account available of the fate of the idea of equality. It will be of great value to anyone interested in one of the core political ideas of the modern world and in the political movements – from the Levellers to the contemporary Left – that have championed it.”—Colin Crouch, University of Warwick
“A fascinating and very thought-provoking book”—Nick Cohen
“inspiring… Shlomo Sand makes the case—very convincingly—that the true core of all leftist thought isn’t about the role of the state or the status of private property, but rather the pursuit of a single key principle: equality.”—Prospect Magazine
About The Author
Shlomo Sand
Shlomo Sand is Emeritus Professor of History at the University of Tel Aviv.
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