{"product_id":"2026100012919-secondhand-without-marx-or-jesus","title":"Without Marx Or Jesus","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: No dust jacket\u003cbr\u003ePages: Yellowed\u003cbr\u003eCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn an era defined by ideological upheaval, Jean-François Revel's Without Marx or Jesus presents a bold and provocative thesis: that the true revolution of the twentieth century is not taking place in the communist East or the socialist West, but in the United States of America. With the incisive clarity of a seasoned political philosopher, Revel argues that America's unique combination of cultural freedom, social dynamism, and democratic plurality positions it as the unlikely cradle of genuine global transformation — a revolution without dogma, without prophets, and without bloodshed. The work, enriched by an Afterword from celebrated author Mary McCarthy, dissects the paradoxes of left-wing European intellectualism and its reflexive anti-Americanism with surgical precision.\n\nRevel's style is combative yet rigorously reasoned, blending political analysis with cultural criticism in a manner that challenges readers across the ideological spectrum. Written in the ferment of the early 1970s, Without Marx or Jesus remains a landmark work in political philosophy, raising questions about freedom, revolution, and the nature of social progress that have only grown more urgent with time. Whether one agrees with Revel's conclusions or not, his central argument — that revolution may wear the face of liberty rather than liberation — lingers long after the final page.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50948323147995,"sku":"2026100012919-SECONDHAND","price":10.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/6584d12a-90bc-4a64-9c1b-b553184a7039.png?v=1793104678","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026100012919-secondhand-without-marx-or-jesus","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}