Beschreibung:
Boris Kagarlitsky is a senior research fellow in the Institute for Comparative Political Studies, the Russian Academy of Sciences. He was a political prisoner under Brezhnev and latterly has been an adviser to the Chair of the Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Russia. He is the author of New Realism, New Barbarism (1999), The Twilight of Globalisation (2000), The Return of Radicalism (2000) and Russia under Yeltsin and Putin (2002), all published by Pluto Press.
This radical overview of the post-communist worldchallenges the political neurosis of the left and argues that Marx's theories are now more timely than ever.
Preface Introduction 1. The Left As it Is 2. De-Revising Marx 3. The Return of the Proletariat 4. New Technologies and New Struggles Notes Index