{"product_id":"farewell-to-the-leftist-working-class","title":"Farewell to the Leftist Working Class","description":"\u003cp\u003eSocial conflicts and voting patterns in Western nations indicate a gradual erosion of working-class support for the left, a process that class theory itself cannot adequately explain. \u003cem\u003eFarewell to the Leftist Working Class\u003c\/em\u003e aims to fill this gap by developing, testing, and confirming an alternative explanation of rightist tendencies among the underprivileged. The authors argue that cultural issues revolving around individual liberty and maintenance of social order have become much more significant since World War II.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe obligation to work and strict notions of deservingness have become central to the debate about the welfare state. Indeed, although economic egalitarianism is more typically found among the working class, it is only firmly connected to a universalistic and inclusionary progressive political ideology among the middle class.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFarewell to the Leftist Working Class\u003c\/em\u003e reports cutting-edge research into the withering away of working-class support for the left and the welfare state, drawing mostly on survey data collected in Western Europe, the United States, and other Western countries.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54248421327192,"sku":"9781412849531","price":63.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781412849531.jpg?v=1777816845","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/farewell-to-the-leftist-working-class","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}