John Strachey: An Intellectual Biography - Rilegato

Thompson, N.

Rilegato

ISBN 10: 0333511549 ISBN 13: 9780333511541

Casa editrice: Palgrave Macmillan, 1993

Riassunto

This book studies John Strachey, one of the most important left intellectuals in twentieth century Britain. It provides a detailed exposition of his intellectual evolution set in its historical context, thus highlighting the options, pressures, dilemmas and pitfalls besetting British socialists in the turbulent times of the inter and post-war periods.

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L'autore:

NOEL THOMPSON

Contenuti:

Acknowledgements - Preface - Political Economy and the Labour Party: the post-war period - Revolution by Reason and the challenge to Fabianism, 1925 - The making of an English Marxist? 1925-29 - From Labour Party to New Party, 1929-31 - The Theory and Practice of Communism, 1931-36 - The Costs of keeping faith, 1931-39 - Towards a popular front political economy, 1936-39 - Marxist or social democrat? 1940-44 - The break with the Party, 1940-42 - Contemporary capitalism, 1945-56 - Revisionist or fundamentalist? 1945-56 - Modified capitalism, modified socialism, modified imperialism, 1956-63 - On the prevention of war - Conclusion - Index

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Palgrave Macmillan
• Data di pubblicazione: 1993
• ISBN 10: 0333511549
• ISBN 13: 9780333511541
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 304