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The second edition of this remarkably lucid text offers a comprehensive historical introduction to social theory, enhancing its clarity, reliability, and scholarship. It covers a wide range of theorists, including Montesquieu, Adam Smith, Hegel, Marx, Tocqueville, and many others, examining how social theory emerged from the Enlightenment. During this period, Western societies shifted from relying on tradition to seeking scientific knowledge for validation. The text explores the connections between social theory, modern philosophy, political economy, and the influence of evolutionary biology on social thought. Carefully updated, the book engages with contemporary debates in social theory and concludes with a substantial new chapter assessing the significance of globalization. It addresses the resurgence of critiques of capitalism and imperialism, highlighting the work of theorists like Michael Hardt, Toni Negri, and Slavoj Zizek. This updated edition is essential reading for students of politics, sociology, and social and political thought, providing insights into the evolution and current discussions within social theory.

a The class war is over. But the struggle for true equality has only just begun,a Tony Blair has declared. The world indeed enters the 21st century heaving with poverty and inequality. Just three super--rich men have a net worth equal to the income of the 36 poorest countries in the world.

Callinicos is widely read and his books always sell well The book presents a wide range of theories and theorists - including Fukuyama, White, Mann and Brenner It attempts to define the scope and range of an acceptable theory on history* Makes connections between theoretical issues and historical problems (e.g.

The narrative explores the emergence of a new era marked by unprecedented global crises, drawing parallels to the tumultuous period between 1914 and 1945, which included two world wars and the Great Depression. It highlights contemporary existential threats such as the COVID-19 pandemic, escalating climate change leading to severe weather events, and the looming risk of nuclear conflict following Russia's invasion of Ukraine. This urgent examination underscores the fragility of human existence in the face of these escalating challenges.

Duncan Hallas (1925-2002) was one of the 33 founding members of the Socialist Review Group, the forerunner of the International Socialists and the Socialist Workers Party. A genuine working-class autodidact, his contribution to the international socialist tradition spanned the fields of theory, propaganda and action. For Duncan, Marxism was living, breathing revolutionary practice. His life was shaped by his experience as a young factory worker growing up in Manchester. Always the revolutionary fighter, he took part in an apprentices' strike in Manchester in 1941, an army mutiny in Egypt just after the Second World War and later became the driving force behind establishing rank and file teachers' organisation in the late 1960s. As part of the full-time leadership of the Socialist Workers Party for almost 25 years, Duncan maintained a stream of articles explaining everything from basic Marxist ideas to combating various forms of reformism and, above all, conveying the depth of the re

A controversial and provocative view on an extremely timely and important topic. Examines the neo--conservative foreign policies of the Bush administration and the Project for the New American Century. Highly topical and will appeal to the media in the US and the UK. schovat popis

Few thinkers have been declared irrelevant and out of date with such frequency as Karl Marx. Hardly a decade since his death has gone by in which establishment critics have not announced the death of his theory. Whole forests have been felled to produce the paper necessary to fuel this effort to marginalize the coauthor of The Communist Manifesto. And yet, despite their best efforts to bury him again and again, Marx’s specter continues to haunt his detractors more than a century after his passing. As another international economic collapse pushes ever growing numbers out of work, and a renewed wave of popular revolt sweeps across the globe, a new generation is learning to ignore all the taboos and scorn piled upon Marx’s ideas and rediscovering that the problems he addressed in his time are remarkably similar to those of our own. In this engaging and accessible introduction, Alex Callinicos demonstrates that Marx’s ideas hold an enduring relevance for today’s activists fighting against poverty, inequality, oppression, environmental destruction, and the numerous other injustices of the capitalist system.

Exploring the intricate relationship between individual actions and societal frameworks, this book delves into how personal decisions shape and are shaped by historical contexts. It examines the forces that drive change and the interplay between personal ambition and collective movements, offering a nuanced perspective on the dynamics of history. Through its analysis, it encourages readers to reflect on the impact of their choices within the broader tapestry of societal evolution.

Marx's Capital is back where it belongs, at the centre of debate about Marxism and its purchase on the contemporary world. In recent years there has been an explosion of much wider interest in Capital, after the debate on Capital largely fell silent in the late-1970s. In Deciphering Capital, Alex Callinicos offers his own substantial contribution to the debate. He tackles the question of Marx's method, his relation to Hegel, value theory and labour. He engages with Marxist thinkers past and present, from Gramsci and Althusser to Harvey and Jameson.