Marxisms in the 21st Century : Crisis, critique and struggle / / editors, Michelle Williams and Vishwas Satgar.

Although Marx's writings on social transformation figured prominently in the global Left imagination for more than 150 years, by the late 20th century the relevance of Marxism was under question by both the Left (including Marxists) and the Right. Its revival in the second decade of the 21st ce...

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Superior document:Democratic Marxism
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Place / Publishing House:Johannesburg : : Wits University Press,, 2013.
Year of Publication:2013
Edition:1st ed.
Language:English
Series:Democratic Marxism.
Physical Description:1 online resource (306 p.)
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Summary:Although Marx's writings on social transformation figured prominently in the global Left imagination for more than 150 years, by the late 20th century the relevance of Marxism was under question by both the Left (including Marxists) and the Right. Its revival in the second decade of the 21st century is finding new sources of inspiration and creativity from movements that believe that ""another world is possible"" through democratic, egalitarian, and ecological alternatives to capitalism built by ordinary people. The Marxism of many of these movements is not dogmatic or prescriptive, but open,
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:1868148467
1868147541
Hierarchical level:Monograph
Statement of Responsibility: editors, Michelle Williams and Vishwas Satgar.