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Socialism
- Author
- Michael Newman
- Narrator
- Mike Cooper
- Publisher
- Tantor Media, Inc
- Publish Date
- 29 June 2021
- Run Time
- 5 hours 13 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
This Very Short Introduction considers the major theories in socialism, and explores its historical evolution from the French Revolution to the present day. Michael Newman argues that socialism has always been a diverse doctrine, while nevertheless containing a central core of interconnected values and goals: a critique of capitalism; an optimistic view of human beings; and the belief that it is possible to establish societies based on egalitarianism, social solidarity, and cooperation. In this new edition, he draws on case studies such as Cuba, Sweden, and Bolivia, to consider attempts to implement socialism in practice, before discussing New Left challenges to conventional notions of socialism on such questions as feminism, climate change, and direct action. Rejecting the widespread view that socialism is an outdated doctrine, Newman argues that it remains ultimately relevant in today's world.
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- Author
- Michael Newman
- Narrator
- Mike Cooper
- Duration
- 5 hours 13 minutes
- Release Date
- 29 June 2021
- ISBN
- 9781666122626
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Tantor Media, Inc
- Genre
- Far-left political ideologies and movements, Left-of-centre democratic ideologies
Synopsis
What is socialism? Does it have a future, or has it become an outdated ideology in the twenty-first century?This Very Short Introduction considers the major theories in socialism, and explores its historical evolution from the French Revolution to the present day. Michael Newman argues that socialism has always been a diverse doctrine, while nevertheless containing a central core of interconnected values and goals: a critique of capitalism; an optimistic view of human beings; and the belief that it is possible to establish societies based on egalitarianism, social solidarity, and cooperation. In this new edition, he draws on case studies such as Cuba, Sweden, and Bolivia, to consider attempts to implement socialism in practice, before discussing New Left challenges to conventional notions of socialism on such questions as feminism, climate change, and direct action. Rejecting the widespread view that socialism is an outdated doctrine, Newman argues that it remains ultimately relevant in today's world.
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