The World We Wish to See: Revolutionary Objectives in the Twenty-First Century - Couverture souple

Amin, Samir

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1583671714 ISBN 13 : 9781583671719

Editeur : Monthly Review Press,U.S., 2008

Synopsis

The World We Wish to See presents a sweeping view of twentieth-century political history and a stirring appeal to take political organization seriously. Amin offers provocative analysis of contemporary resistance to neoliberalism, while boldly calling for a new global movement, "an internationalism of peoples," to challenge the current order and fashion a better world. Throughout the last century, great revolutions, the socialist and communist internationals, and national liberation movements presented a serious challenge to global capital. Neoliberalism and the U.S. drive for military hegemony have given birth to new political and social movements and new attempts at international organization, such as the World Social Forum. Amin maps these oppositional formations, new and old, critically assessing their potential and limitations for the revolutionary project today. The World We Wish to See draws a distinction between "political cultures of conflict" and "political cultures of consensus." Amin explains that effective opposition must be based in a "convergence in diversity" of the world's oppressed and exploited-workers, students, peasants and other opponents of the neoliberal order. What is required today is a new "international" with an open and flexible organizational structure to coordinate the work of oppositional movements around the globe. Included in this volume is the full text of the Bamako Appeal, described as a Communist Manifesto for our age, and Amin's provocative new essay "Political Islam in the Service of Imperialism." Amin's masterful analysis offers new ground for realizing the world we wish to see.

A propos du livre

À propos des auteurs

Samir Amin was one of Africa's leading Marxists and world-systems analysts. He is well known for his work on non-Eurocentric Marxism, imperial rent, the global monopoly phase of capitalism, delinking; his call for a Fifth International of workers and peoples and his anti-imperialism.

James Membrez is an independent French to English translator of scholarly works in the social sciences and humanities. He lives in Vermont.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Monthly Review Press,U.S.
• Date d'édition: 2008
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1583671714
• ISBN 13: 9781583671719
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 160
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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