Intellectual radicalism after 1989 crisis and re-orientation in the British and the American Left

Left-wing intellectuals in Britain and the US had long repudiated the Soviet regime. Why was the collapse of the Eastern Bloc experienced as a shock that destabilised their identities and political allegiances then? What happened to a collective project that had started out to formulate a socialist...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor Corporativo: Knowledge Unlatched - KU Select 2016: Frontlist Collection funder (funder)
Otros Autores: Berg, Sebastian, author (author)
Formato: Tesis
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bielefeld, Germany transcript Verlag 2017
Bielefeld, Germany : [2017]
Edición:1st ed
Colección:Political science : 32.
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Sumario:Left-wing intellectuals in Britain and the US had long repudiated the Soviet regime. Why was the collapse of the Eastern Bloc experienced as a shock that destabilised their identities and political allegiances then? What happened to a collective project that had started out to formulate a socialist vision different from both really existing socialism and social democracy? This study endeavours to answer both questions, focusing on generational networks rather than individuals and investigating political academic journals after 1989 to paint the picture of a Left deeply troubled by the triumph of a capitalism unfettered by any counter-force.
»The value of this work lies not in its novelty, but rather in Berg's remarkable achievement of meticulously cataloging oppositional thought.« A. Shahid Stover, connections, 22.02.2019 »This study can only be recommended to every reader.« Christian Huck, Anglistik, 29/2 (2018) Besprochen in: https://s-usih.org, 1 (2019), Michael J. Kramer
Descripción Física:1 online resource : digital file(s)
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Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references .
ISBN:9783839434185