Socialism & Left-of-centre Democratic Ideologies

Out of early twentieth-century Russia came the world's first significant effort to build a modern revolutionary society. According to Marxist econo...

In a little more than a decade, economist Michael A. Lebowitz has written several major works about the transition from socialism to capitalism: Be...

In his hard-hitting and controversial book, George Watson examines the foundation texts of socialism to find out what they really say; the result i...

What's gone wrong with capitalism and how should governments respond? What does the future hold for the Left in the UK in the face of the austerity...

A GUARDIAN, NEW STATESMAN AND SPECTATOR BOOK OF THE YEAR 'A whodunnit political page-turner' Melissa Benn, New Statesman 'The best political book I...

Istvan Meszaros is a world-renowned philosopher and critic. He left his native Hungary after the Soviet invasion of 1956. He is professor emeritus ...

It's no secret that the 1%-the business elite that commands the largest corporations and the connected network of public and private institutions-e...

A philosophical consideration of Soviet Socialism that reveals the hidden desire for capitalism in contemporary anticapitalist discourse and theory...

A philosophical consideration of Soviet Socialism that reveals the hidden desire for capitalism in contemporary anticapitalist discourse and theory...

Economics for the Many, edited and with an introduction by Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer John McDonnell, features contributions from the parti...

Alice Bacon was one of the twentieth-centurys most remarkable female politicians. Born and raised in the Yorkshire town of Normanton, she defied th...

This book provides a concise set of thirteen essays looking at various aspects of the British left, movements of protest and the cumulative impact ...

This book makes an important contribution to the existing literature on European social democracy in the wake of the 2008 financial crash and ensui...

This is the first general history of the British far left to be published in the twenty-first century. Its contents cover a range of organisations ...

The success of Jeremy Corbyn's left-led Labour Party and Bernie Sanders's 2016 presidential campaign revived a political idea many had thought dead...

'Harry Leslie Smith is a vital and powerful voice speaking across generations about the struggle for a just society' Jeremy CorbynTHIS A CALL TO AR...

Xi Jinping wants to become the world's most powerful leader. To succeed, he must balance Mao's Little Red Book with the Analects of Confucius, and ...

John Saville (1916-2009) was one of the leading socialist academics of his generation, and one of the most influential figures in British labour hi...

A vibrant, groundbreaking history of American radicalism since the SixtiesWhat happened to the American left after the Sixties? This engrossing acc...

Why has Mexico''s political left been in such turmoil since the dramatic 2006 election? What explains the contentious relationship between the coun...

Since 2011, Pablo Iglesias has led Podemos, a new radical left party in Spain that is reframing the nature of modern politics. Under his guidance...

The essays in this book, many of which are either out-of-print or difficult to obtain, were written between 1955 and 1963, one of the most fertile ...

Alice Bacon was one of the twentieth-century's most remarkable female politicians. Born and raised in the Yorkshire town of Normanton, she defied t...

Throughout the ages and across every continent, people have struggled against those in power and raised their voices in protest-rallying others aro...

A good society, Michael Lebowitz tells us, is one that permits the full development of human potential. In this slim, lucid, and insightful book...

Democracy was born in Athens. From its founding myths to its golden age and its chaotic downfall, it's rich with lessons for our own times. Why did...

Timely and unique, this innovative volume provides a critical examination of the role of civil society and its relation to the state throughout lef...