A Political Sociology of Twenty-First Century Revolutions and Resistances: From the Arab World and Iran to Africa, Ukraine and France

Author:   Kevin B. Anderson
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
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9781032771380


Pages:   276
Publication Date:   15 August 2024
Format:   Hardback
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This book examines the possibilities – and realities – of positive, humanist change and revolution that have burst forth in the first decades of this century. Kevin B. Anderson critically examines the revolutions, uprisings, social movements, and forms of national resistance that have arisen across the Middle East and North Africa, Sudan, South Africa, Ukraine, and France in the past 15 years, providing a salient snapshot of geopolitical and social events in a way that is both timely and in-the-moment. The book represents an effort to analyze world events, especially revolutions and radical movements, in a dialectical manner, combining contemporary analysis of the class, gender, and ethnic dimensions of these upheavals with theoretical and historical reflection that engages Hegel, Marx, Lenin, Rosa Luxemburg, CLR James, Raya Dunayevskaya, and other thinkers in the Marxian tradition. A Political Sociology of Twenty-First Century Revolutions and Resistances is an important resource for researchers and current affairs opinion leaders, as well as a key text for courses in social change, political sociology, social movements, and contemporary social theory.

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Author:   Kevin B. Anderson
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.689kg
ISBN:  

9781032771380


ISBN 10:   1032771380
Pages:   276
Publication Date:   15 August 2024
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Introduction 1. The Arab Revolutions I: Breakout 2. The Arab Revolutions II: Under Attack 3. The Arab Revolutions III: New Elements Amid Deep Setbacks 4. The Arab Revolutions IV: Defeat and Glimmers of Resurgence 5. Iran on the Verge 6. Ferment in Africa: Sudan’s Revolution and South Africa after Marikana 7. Ukraine and Palestine: Fighting for National Existence 8. France in Turmoil, from the Yellow Vests to the 2023 Mass Strikes and Anti-Police Uprising Appendix 1. To the Arab Readers of Marx at the Margins Appendix 2. Two Dialectical Anniversaries, Lukács and Dunayevskaya

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Kevin B. Anderson’s book is a masterwork of socio-political theorizing, which analyzes developments in Tunisia, Egypt, Iran, Syria, Sudan, South Africa, and France. His insights are guided by a profound grasp of Marx, Lenin, Dunayevskaya and other leading contributors to socio-political thought. He rejects the campist ideological frameworks fostered by Stalinism that are still in operation today, including those partisans of the left who strongly support Palestine but not Ukraine, and those liberals who reverse this, supporting Ukraine but not Palestine. He gives attention to both regime repression and the dialectics of counter-revolution within the revolution in Syria. Written in a clear-headed prose with flashes of coruscating insight, Anderson’s book provides the groundwork for a renewed hope to all those who are attempting to gain a clear vision of what options and opportunities exist for creating a socialist/humanist alternative. Peter McLaren, emeritus professor, UCLA and author of Che Guevara, Paulo Freire, and the Pedagogy of Revolution For decades, Kevin B. Anderson has been a first-rate scholar of the sociology of revolution and his study is extremely timely, as I know of no other such book advocating revolutionary hope in a period dominated by more pessimistic analyses of assaults on democracy and the rise of various movements of authoritarian populism and fascism. Prof. Anderson is an expert on the Arab world, Europe, and Russia from the perspective of a sociology of globalization and revolution and is well-qualified to undertake this important and highly relevant topic. Douglas Kellner, George Kneller Chair, UCLA and author of Media Culture: Cultural Studies, Identity, and Politics in the Contemporary Moment (2nd ed., Routledge, 2020) This lively book may be summarised as: how a Marxist humanist confronts the disintegrating post-war order. Kevin B. Anderson’s writing is, throughout, informed by the consistent methodology of Marxist humanism, of which he is globally authoritative exponent. The book directly challenges a worldview increasingly common, that “class” is not a valid framework for understanding the events of revolt, revolution, and resistance. The synthesis of events even now unfolding ensure a relevance and timeliness, and the broad humanist vision at the core will provide a long shelf-life to this work. Paul Mason, journalist, filmmaker, activist, and author of How to Stop Fascism (2021) and Postcapitalism: A Guide to Our Future (2015)


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Kevin B. Anderson is Distinguished Professor of Sociology at the University of California, Santa Barbara. He is the author of numerous books, including Lenin, Hegel, and Western Marxism: A Critical Study (second ed., 2022), Marx at the Margins (2016), Foucault and the Iranian Revolution (with J. Afary, 2005), and the forthcoming The Late Marx's Revolutionary Roads.

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