Frontmatter -- Table of Contents -- I. Introduction: the Paradox of 1989 -- II. Analysing the Impact of 1989 on the British and the American Intellectual Left -- III. Crisis and Re-orientation: Evidence from the Journals -- IV. Between Radical Critique and Moderate Recommendations? -- V. Bibliography -- VI. Acknowledgements -- VII. Detailed Table of Contents
Summary
Left-wing intellectuals in Britain and the US had long repudiated the Soviet regime. Why was the collapse of the Eastern Bloc experienced as a shock that destabilised their identities and political allegiances then? What happened to a collective project that had started out to formulate a socialist vision different from both really existing socialism and social democracy? This study endeavours to answer both questions, focusing on generational networks rather than individuals and investigating political academic journals after 1989 to paint the picture of a Left deeply troubled by the triumph of a capitalism unfettered by any counter-force
Analysis
Sociology
Left
Socialism
Intellectuals
Britain
United States
North America
History
Politics
Political Sociology
British History
American History
Political Science
Notes
Originally presented as the author's Habilitation--Technische Universität Chemnitz, 2012
In English
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