Building a new platform for change, prominent social critic Stanley Aronowitz diagnoses America's crisis of democracy and the dangers of the new authoritarianism. Aronowitz draws on his vast knowledge of history and political theory and from currents of political change around the globe, from the traditions of the European left to the newest political trends in Latin America that have challenged the "death of socialism. Demonstrating why Democrats lose when they cling to centrism and compromise their core values, this book shows us what a new left party in America would look like in an era of globalization, terrorism, and a crisis of public confidence in government.
Introduction Time for a New Radical Party?; Chapter 1 The Retreat to Postmodern Politics; Chapter 2 On Left Political Organization; Chapter 3 Burdens of the Past, and Where Is the Contemporary Agency?; Chapter 4 Three Core Domains of Struggle and Alternative; Chapter 5 The Shape of Practice; Chapter 6 Alternatives to Market Capitalism;
Building a new platform for change, prominent social critic Stanley Aronowitz diagnoses America's crisis of democracy and the dangers of the new authoritarianism.
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Stanley Aronowitz
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Introduction Time for a New Radical Party?; Chapter 1 The Retreat to Postmodern Politics; Chapter 2 On Left Political Organization; Chapter 3 Burdens of the Past, and Where Is the Contemporary Agency?; Chapter 4 Three Core Domains of Struggle and Alternative; Chapter 5 The Shape of Practice; Chapter 6 Alternatives to Market Capitalism;
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Building a new platform for change, prominent social critic Stanley Aronowitz diagnoses America 's crisis of democracy and the dangers of the new authoritarianism. Aronowitz draws on his vast knowledge of history and political theory and from currents of political change around the globe, from the traditions of the European left to the newest political trends in Latin America that have challenged the death of socialism.Demonstrating why Democrats lose when they cling to centrism and compromise their core values, this book shows us what a new left party in America would look like in an era of globalization, terrorism, and a crisis of public confidence in government.Listen to Stanley Aronowitz's December 12th, 2007 interview with Against the Grain here: http: //www.againstthegrain.org/
