{"product_id":"the-long-retreat-strategies-to-reverse-the-decline-of-the-left-paperback","title":"The Long Retreat: Strategies to Reverse the Decline of the Left - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBoris Kagarlitsky\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003ePatrick Bond\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by), \u003cb\u003eRenfrey Clarke\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A man of enormous intellect, knowledge and bravery'\u003c\/b\u003e - Jeremy Corbyn MP \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Perhaps the most prominent Marxist thinker in the post-Soviet space'\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003ci\u003eOpen Democracy\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Authoritarianism is rampant across the globe. Right-wing governments from Russia to America oversee wars from Ukraine to Palestine, while capitalism lurches from crisis to crisis, its citizens mired in poverty. Imprisoned Putin critic Boris Kagaritsky confronts this stark reality, demanding a clear strategy from the left to dismantle this ever-darkening nightmare. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e As well as bringing Russian and Western thinkers into dialogue, Kagarlitsky draws upon his experiences as a Russian dissident since the latter days of the Soviet Union in this detailed analysis of leftist strategy. As a Marxist, he engages in radical ideas, including Universal Basic Income and decentralized collective ownership, as well as looking at historical and contemporary examples of revolution and dissent, covering the left's response to the war in Ukraine. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Written just before Kagarlitsky's imprisonment, \u003ci\u003eThe Long Retreat\u003c\/i\u003e is a testament to subversive Russian literature. It asks if the left can put aside its paralyzing sectarianism and conceits of ideological purity to transform society for the benefit of the global working class. Kagarlitsky believes it can, as long as it is unafraid to look critically at its ideas and actions.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBoris Kagarlitsky is a Russian Marxist theoretician and sociologist who has been a political dissident in the former Soviet Union and the Russian Federation. He is the author of many books, his latest being \u003ci\u003eThe Long Retreat: Strategies to Reverse the Decline of the Left\u003c\/i\u003e. In 2023 he was detained under Putin's regime for speaking out against the war in Ukraine, and in February 2024 he was sentenced to five years in a penal colony. Since then, the Daniel Singer Foundation designated him as the recipient of its 2024 Prisoner of Conscience Award. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Patrick Bond is Distinguished Professor at the University of Johannesburg Department of Sociology, where he directs the Centre for Social Change. He is the author of several books, including \u003ci\u003eBRICS\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eElite Transition\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Renfrey Clarke is an Australian journalist, translator and left activist.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.2 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 20, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51763659014432,"sku":"9780745350288","price":33.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/1826b48b8c840afa74e2b64a990eeba9.webp?v=1780238315","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-long-retreat-strategies-to-reverse-the-decline-of-the-left-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}