Towards Socialism
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition: Good to fair. Paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
A landmark collection of political essays published under the banner of the New Left Review, Towards Socialism presents a bold and rigorous critique of mid-twentieth-century capitalism and charts a path toward a more equitable social order. The anthology brings together some of the most incisive left-wing intellectuals of the era — including Perry Anderson, Raymond Williams, Richard Crossman, and André Gorz — each arguing from their own disciplinary vantage point across economics, sociology, political theory, and cultural criticism. The essays collectively challenge the assumptions of postwar consensus politics in Britain, dissecting issues of class, labour, welfare, and democratic governance with unflinching analytical clarity. Written with intellectual urgency and ideological conviction, the volume remains a defining document of British socialist thought, illustrating the vitality and breadth of the New Left's intellectual project in the 1960s.
Author: Perry Anderson, Robin Blackburn, Ken Coates, André Gorz, Tom Nairn, John Westergaard, Thomas Balogh, Richard Crossman, Richard Titmuss, Raymond Williams
Format: Paperback
Genre: Politics & law
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
A landmark collection of political essays published under the banner of the New Left Review, Towards Socialism presents a bold and rigorous critique of mid-twentieth-century capitalism and charts a path toward a more equitable social order. The anthology brings together some of the most incisive left-wing intellectuals of the era — including Perry Anderson, Raymond Williams, Richard Crossman, and André Gorz — each arguing from their own disciplinary vantage point across economics, sociology, political theory, and cultural criticism. The essays collectively challenge the assumptions of postwar consensus politics in Britain, dissecting issues of class, labour, welfare, and democratic governance with unflinching analytical clarity. Written with intellectual urgency and ideological conviction, the volume remains a defining document of British socialist thought, illustrating the vitality and breadth of the New Left's intellectual project in the 1960s.