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Marx’s Capital
Hegelian Sources
Av Andy Blunden
Häftad, 2026
372 kr
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Marx’s Capital: Hegelian Sources is the second volume in Andy Blunden’s series on how Marx used Hegel’s Logic in his Capital.Following the companion volume, The Capital/Logic Debate, Blunden presents a systematic presentation of the Hegelian structure of the three volumes of Capital. It is shown …
Interdisciplinary Theory Of Activity
Studies in Critical Social Science, Volume 22
Av Andy Blunden
Häftad, 2012
363 kr
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Andy Blunden presents an immanent critique of Cultural-Historical Activity Theory, the psychology originating from the great Russian psychologist, Lev Vygotsky (1896-1934). Tracing the roots of this theory from Goethe, Hegel and Marx, Andy Bluden draws out the principles with which Vygotsky …
Extractive Imperialism In The Americas: Capitalism's New Frontier
Studies in Critical Social Sciences, Volume 70
Av James Petras, Henry Veltmeyer m. fl.
Häftad, 2016
366 kr
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Recent changes in the global economy have brought about a massively devastating pillage of resources in the developing world by multinational corporations, as well as states with energy and food security concerns. These developments have also brought about a major change in the form taken by …
Racial Capitalism
In the Shadow of the Swedish Model
Inbunden, 2026
2571 kr
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The anthology brings racial capitalism to bear on the archetype of welfare capitalism – the Swedish model, referred to as the ‘Nordic Model’. We do this with the aim of qualifying and challenging some institutionalised understandings of welfare capitalism represented by Sweden and, to a lesser …
Uniqueness of Western Civilization
Inbunden, 2011
2660 kr
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This extensively researched book argues that the development of a libertarian culture was an indispensable component of the rise of the West. The roots of the West's superior intellectual and artistic creativity should be traced back to the aristocratic warlike culture of Indo-European speakers. …
Marxism and International Relations
Av Caio Bugiato
Häftad, 2025
374 kr
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Where is Marxism in International Relations? This groundbreaking work by a collective of Brazilian authors goes beyond dominant ideas in the field and looks to Marxist theory for an alternative perspective on International Relations. Marxism and International Relations is divided into thematic …
Apprentice's Sorcerer, The: Liberal Tradition And Fascism
Studies in Critical Social Sciences, Volume 18
Av Ishay Landa
Häftad, 2012
5,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
363 kr
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20th century European Fascism is conventionally described as a fierce assault on liberal politics, culture and economics. Departing from this analysis, The Appentice's Sorcerer highlights the long overlooked critical affinities between the liberal tradition and fascism. Far from being the …
Marx And The Politics Of Abstraction
Studies in Critical Social Sciences, Volume 31
Av Paul Paolucci, Paul Paolucci
Häftad, 2012
356 kr
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Many scholars see science and politics as mutually exclusive, where the latter's influence contaminates the former's purity. Karl Marx's detractors often criticize him on these grounds. Paolucci shows that through his method of critique, Marx incorporates the relations of knowledge and power into …
Hegel, Marx and Vygotsky
Essays on Social Philosophy
Av Andy Blunden
Häftad, 2022
421 kr
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Andy Blunden's Hegel Marx & Vygotsky, Essays in Social Philosophy presents his novel approach to social theory in a series of essays. Blunden aims to use the cultural psychology of Lev Vygotsky and the Soviet Activity Theorists to renew Hegelian Marxism as an interdisciplinary science. This allows …
Labor, Capitalism, and Class Power
Inbunden, 2026
2076 kr
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What role can and should the working class play under 21st century global capitalism? The scholars contained in this work approach questions regarding the place of labor in a variety of forms under neoliberal capitalism. These chapters examine labor as political and social movements, both in and …
Contradictions of Capitalist Society and Culture
Dialectics of Love and Lying
Av Raju J. Das
Häftad, 2024
356 kr
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In this sociological examination of love, truth, and hate, Raju J. Das argues that if we are to defeat the hate-politics and post-truth politics, then we must fight for a post-capitalist world that is truthful and caring.Love and truth are important aspects of culture. Signifying the crisis of …
Economics Imperialism and Interdisciplinarity Vol 2 (After)
Av Ben Fine
Häftad, 2024
308 kr
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In Economics Imperialism and Interdisciplinarity: The Watershed and After, visionary economist Ben Fine selects and adds to his key articles tracking economics imperialism through three phases, with a special focus on the last decade of the third phase—anything goes as with freakonomics. Each …
Theories for Radical Change
Key Texts from the Political Economy of Marx and Lenin
Av Raju J. Das
Häftad, 2026
425 kr
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Theories for Radical Change makes a strong case for the primacy of economic over extra-economic processes, and of production and production relations over other aspects of the economic realm.The book explores how production relations of capitalism and imperialism fetter the development of the …
Revolution and Its Alternatives
Other Marxisms, Other Empowerments, Other Priorities
Av Tom Brass
Häftad, 2020
363 kr
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Against the usual argument heard most frequently on the left, that there is no subject for a radical politics together with its form of political mobilization, Tom Brass asserts that there is - but in the absence of a radical leftist project, this subject has in the past transferred, and in many …
Transitions: Methods, Theory, PoliticsTransitions
Methods, Theory, Politics
Av Tom Brass
Häftad, 2023
363 kr
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Transitions: Methods, Theory, Politics focuses on the political discourse about both the pattern and the desirability of economic development, and how/why historical interpretations of social phenomena connected to this systemic process can alter. It is a trajectory pursued here with reference to …
Marx Matters
Häftad, 2023
363 kr
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Choice Award Outstanding Academic Title 2022Despite being repeatedly declared out of touch and outdated, Karl Marx's ideas have never mattered more. Marx Matters is an examination of how Marx remains more relevant than ever in dealing with contemporary crises. This volume explores how technical …
It Did Happen Here
The Rise of Fascism in Contemporary Society
Häftad, 2024
374 kr
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It Did Happen Here demonstrates that fascism, far from being a far away historical anomaly, has actually happened in contemporary society, most notably in America post-2016.Milan Zafirovski classifies and discusses the main elements of fascism to see if these reveal and replicate themselves in …
Hybrid Identities: Theoretical And Empirical Examinations
Studies in Critical Social Sciences, Volume 12
Av Keri Smith, Keri E. Iyall Smith m. fl.
Häftad, 2009
412 kr
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Combining theoretical and empirical pieces, this book explores the emerging theoretical work seeking to describe hybrid identities while also illustrating the application of these theories in empirical research.The sociological perspective of this volume sets it apart. Hybrid identities continue to …
Dialectic Of Solidarity: Labor, Antisemitism, And The Frankfurt School
Studies in Critical Social Sciences, Volume 11
Av Mark Worrall
Häftad, 2009
363 kr
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During World War II it appeared that American workers had all that was required to defend democracy on the battlefields, and yet on the domestic front the working class was ideologically inconsistent when it came to democracy. Could battles against tyranny be won abroad only to lose the war back …
Liberal Modernity And Its Adversaries: Freedom, Liberalism And Anti-liberalism In The 21st Century
Studies in Critical Social Sciences, Volume 10
Häftad, 2009
519 kr
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This is a book about modern liberal society and its adversaries. It rediscovers and rehabilitates much maligned liberalism as the ideal system of. It rediscovers liberal modernity as a free, equal and just social system and time, exposing anti-liberal adversaries, especially conservatism, as …
Future Of Religion, The: Toward A Reconciled Society
Studies in Critical Social Sciences, Volume 9
Häftad, 2009
463 kr
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In the midst of the increasing antagonism between religion and secularity, the sacred and the profane, faith and reason - currently described in terms of the clash of civilizations' - is religion any longer relevant or meaningful in the globalizing development of modern subjectivity, …
Marx's Scientific Dialectics: A Methodological Treatise For A New Century
Studies in Critical Social Sciences, Volume 8
Av Paul Paolucci, Paul Paolucci
Häftad, 2009
363 kr
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While Karl Marx's ideas remain influential in the social sciences, there is considerable disagreement and debate on the methodological principles that inform his work. Marx often aligned himself with both "scientific" and "dialectical" principles, at least once referring to his method as a …
Imperialism, Neoliberalism, And Social Struggles In Latin America
Studies in Critical Social Sciences, Volume 7
Av Richard A. Dello Buono, Richard A. Dello Buono m. fl.
Häftad, 2009
363 kr
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This collection explores the social and political dynamics of this important region in transition to a post-neoliberal era. It considers the intense regional crisis created by neoliberal policies, and also provides a sympathetic yet critical evaluation is offered on the diverse development …
Globalization And The Environment
Studies in Critical Social Sciences, Volume 5
Av Andrew Jorgenson, Andrew Jorgenson Jorgenson m. fl.
Häftad, 2009
351 kr
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What is missing in the mounting literature on globalization is a focused theoretical foundation with parallel empirical examinations of global structures and their environmental consequences. The articles in this volume examine how the world-economy and related non-economic forms of global …
Culture, Power, And History
Studies in Critical Social Sciences, Volume 4
Häftad, 2009
508 kr
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This volume brings together theoretical meditations and empirical studies of the intersection of culture, power and history in social life. New strategies for marketing and advertising to children, the production of gendered subjectivity in makeup factories and the normalization of cosmetic plastic …
Transforming Globalization: Challenges And Oppotunities In The Post 9/11 Era
Studies in Critical Social Sciences, Volume 3
Av Bruce Podobnik, Thomas Reifer m. fl.
Häftad, 2009
351 kr
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This volume examines the emergence of the movement of resistance that has arisen to challenge neoliberal forms of globalization. The authors describe how workers, environmentalists, human rights activists and a wide variety of other groups have joined together to protest against institutions such …
Race And Ethnicity: Across Time, Space And Discipline
Studies in Critical Social Sciences, Volume 2
Häftad, 2009
453 kr
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Race and ethnicity, much like water and air, are all around us. Yet, race and ethnicity remain impervious to many. In this book, scholars were encouraged to contemplate, evaluate and analyze issues regarding race and ethnicity from radically different perspectives. This process required them to …
Engaging Social Justice: Critical Studies Of Twenty-first Century Social Transformation
Studies in Critical Social Sciences, Volume 13
Häftad, 2011
351 kr
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As the economic crisis continues, social movements in the North and South have arisen to challenge the neoliberal policies that have immiserated generations. Here they are critically examined by leading scholars of social movements.
Destiny Of Modern Societies, The: The Calvinist Predestination Of A New Society
Studies in Critical Social Sciences, Volume 14
Häftad, 2011
575 kr
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Examining the impact of Calvinism on modern society, The Destiny of Modern Societies extends the previous limits of Weberian analysis. By analyzing how Calvinism has determined most contemporary social institutions in America, it illustrates the Calvinist societal predestination' of American …
Social Change, Resistance And Social Practices
Studies in Critical Social Sciences, Volume 19
Av Richard A. Dello Buono, David Fasenfest
Häftad, 2012
344 kr
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Within Social Change, Resistance and Social Practises, critical sociologists of various nationalities focus on cutting-edge approaches to conflict-driven social change. By emphasising the role played by contemporary social movements such as environmentalists, migrant organisations, world social …
