Socialist Register 2008
Global Flashpoints: Reactions to Imperialism and Neoliberalism
Κυκλοφορεί
ISBN: 978-960-449-609-9
Σαββάλας, Αθήνα, 4/2008
1η έκδ.
Γλώσσα: Αγγλικά
€ 19.70 (περ. ΦΠΑ 6%)
Βιβλίο, Χαρτόδετο
17 x 24 εκ., 723 γρ., 420 σελ.
Περιγραφή

New forces of resistance have emerged to both American imperialism and neoliberalism. But how far do these forces represent a progressive alternative? This volume surveys the key flashpoints of resistance today through essays such as:
- Elmar Altvater, "The roots of Neoliberalism"
- Alfredo Saad - Filho, "Marxian and Keynesian Critiques of Neoliberalism"
- Gregory Albo, "Neoliberalism and the Discontented"
- Yildiz Atasou, "The Islamic Ethic and the Spirit of Turkish Capitalism Today"
- Aijaz Ahmad, " Islam, Islamisms and the West"
- Asef Bayat, "Islamism and Empire: The lncongruous Nature of Islamist Anti- Imperialism"
- Gilbert Achcar, "Religion and Politics Today from a Marxian Perspective"
- Sabah Alnasser, "Understanding Iraq"
- Bashir Abu - Manneh, "Israel`s Colonial Siege and the Palestinians"
- William I. Robinson, "Transformative Possibilites in Latin America"
- Margarita Lopez Maya, " Venezuela Today: A` Participative and Protagonistic` Democracy?"
- Marta Harnecker, "Blows and Counterblows in Venezuela"
- Joao Pedro Stedile, " The Class Struggles in Brazil: The Perspective of the MST"
- Wes Enzinna, "All we Want is the Earth: Agrarian Reform in Bolivia"
- Ana Esther Cecena, "On the Forms of Resistance in Latin America: It`s Native Moment"
- Richard Roman, Edur Valasco Arregui, "Mexico`s Oaxaca Commune"
- Emilia Castorina, "The Contradictions of Democratic Neoliberalism in Argentina: A New Politics from Below?"
- G.M. Tamas, "Counter - Revolution against a Counter-Revolution: Eastern Europe Today"
- Raghu Krishnan, Adrien Thomas, "Resistance to Neoliberalism in France"
- Kim Moody, "Harvest of Empire: Immigrant Workers` Struggles in the USA"

PREFACE
-NEOLIBERALISM AND THE LEFT
E. ALTVATER - THE ROOTS OF NEOLIBERALISM
A. SAAD-FILHO - MARXIAN AND KEYNESIAN CRITIQUES OF NEOLIBERALISM
G. ALBO - NEOLIBERALISM AND THE DISCONTENTED
Y. ATASOU - THE ISLAMIC ETHIC AND THE SPIRIT OF TURKISH CAPITALISM TODAY
A. AHMAD - ISLAM, ISLAMISMS AND THE WEST
A. BAYAT - ISLAMISM AND EMPIRE: THE INCONGRUOUS NATURE OF ISLAMIST ANTI-IMPERIALISM
G. ACHCAR - RELIGION AND POLITICS TODAY FROM A MARXIAN PERSPECTIVE
S. ALNASSER - UNDERSTANDING IRAQ
B. ABU-MANNEH - ISRAEL'S COLONIAL SIEGE AND THE PALESTINIANS
W. I. ROBINSON - TRANSFORMATIVE POSSIBILITIES IN LATIN AMERICA
M. LOPEZ MAYA - VENEZUELA TODAY: A 'PARTICIPATIVE AND PROTAGONISTIC' DEMOCRACY?
M. HARNECKER - BLOWS AND COUNTERBLOWS IN VENEZUELA
JOAO PEDRO STEDILE - THE CLASS STRUGGLES IN BRAZIL: THE PERSPECTIVE OF THE M.S.T.
W. ENZINNA - ALL WE WANT IS THE EARTH: AGRARIAN REFORM IN BOLIVIA
A. E. CECENA - ON THE FORMS OF RESISTANCE IN LATIN AMERICA: IT'S 'NATIVE' MOMENT
R. ROMAN, EDUR VALASCO ARREGUI - MEXICO'S OAXACA COMMUNE
E. CASTORINA - THE CONTRADICTIONS OF 'DEMOCRATIC' NEOLIBERALISM IN ARGENTINA: A NEW POLITICS FROM 'BELOW'?
G. M. TAMAS - COUNTER-REVOLUTION AGAINST A COUNTER-REVOLUTION: EASTERN EUROPE TODAY
R. KRISHNAN, A. THOMAS - RESISTANCE TO NEOLIBERALISM IN FRANCE
K. MOODY - HARVEST OF EMPIRE: IMMIGRANT WORKERS' STRUGGLES IN THE USA
INDEX

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