{"product_id":"the-retreat-from-class-a-new-true-socialsim-paperback","title":"The Retreat From Class: A New 'True' Socialsim - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEllen Meiksins Wood\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eExploring the connections between class, ideology and politics\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this classic study, which won the Isaac Deutscher Memorial Prize, Ellen Wood provides a critical survey of influential trends in \"post-Marxist\" theory. Challenging their dissociation of politics from class, she elaborates her own original conception of the complex relations between class, ideology and politics. In the process, Wood explores the links between socialism and democracy and reinterprets the relationship between liberal and socialist democracy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn a new introduction, Wood discusses the relevance of \u003ci\u003eThe Retreat from Class\u003c\/i\u003e in a post-Soviet world. She traces the connections between post-Marxism and current academic trends such as postmodernism and argues that a re-examination of class politics is a necessary counter to the current cynical acceptance of capitalism.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEllen Meiksins Wood, \u003c\/b\u003e for many years Professor of Political Science at York University, Toronto, is the author of many books, including \u003ci\u003eDemocracy Against Capitalism \u003c\/i\u003eand, with Verso, \u003ci\u003eThe Pristine Culture of Capitalism, The Origin of Capitalism, Peasant-Citizen and Slave, Citizens to Lords, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eEmpire of Capital \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eLiberty and Property\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 218\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.52 x 5.36 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 17, 1999\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51751221657888,"sku":"9781859842706","price":28.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/9cf7acc4e10ecd6cf660e72cdcc5bc48.webp?v=1779967868","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-retreat-from-class-a-new-true-socialsim-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}