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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Roger Burbach , Orlando Núñez , Boris Kagarlitsky , Boris Kagarlitsky (Founder, Russian Labor Party, Russia)Publisher: Pluto Press Imprint: Pluto Press Dimensions: Width: 13.50cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 21.50cm Weight: 0.271kg ISBN: 9780745311708ISBN 10: 0745311709 Pages: 192 Publication Date: 20 November 1996 Audience: College/higher education , Undergraduate Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Temporarily unavailable  The supplier advises that this item is temporarily unavailable. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out to you. Table of ContentsPreface 1. Back to the future 2. The New World Disorder 3. The Crisis of Western Ideology 4. Globalisation's Economic Shock 5. The trauma of the Third World 6. Decomposition in the United States 7. The Post Communist World: From Crisis to Catastrophe 8. Visions Old and new 9. The Long Transition to Postmodern Socialism Notes IndexReviews'An excellent antidote to the complacency generated by the mass media and politicians who claim that we never had it so good.' New Renaissance'An insightful portrayal of the world at the end of the century which provides ideas and information that can be used to construct an alternative world.' Eduardo Galeano'A courageous, at times audacious, reflection on the future of the left. Required reading for the dark times ahead.' Mike Davis, author of City of Quartz'Brave attempt to counter the emerging orthodoxy on Globalization- useful alternative to eurocentric accounts.' M Caygill, Leeds Metropolitan University'An intriguing book ... The book has an unusual flavour, bringing together experiences from Nicaragua, Russia and North America ... This book makes you think and it is a useful contribution to ongoing debate about the future of socialism.' Capital & Class 'An excellent antidote to the complacency generated by the mass media and politicians who claim that 'we never had it so good' -- New Renaissance Author InformationRoger Burbach is Director of the Center for the Study of the Americas and visiting scholar at the Peace and Conflict Studies Dept, University of California, Berkeley . He has written extensively on Latin America, US politics, and on post-communist societies.Orlando Nunez was a leading strategist in the Nicaraguan Sandinista government in the 1980s and was a member of the Sandinista's Assembly until their defeat. He now he heads CIPRES, a centre promoting sustainable agriculture.Boris Kagarlitsky a founder of the Russian Labor Party and a former member of the Moscow Soviet. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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