Gramsci and Contemporary Politics: Beyond Pessimism of the Intellect (Routledge Innovations in Political Theory) - Softcover

Sassoon, Anne Showstack Showstack

 
9780415757126: Gramsci and Contemporary Politics: Beyond Pessimism of the Intellect (Routledge Innovations in Political Theory)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0415757126 ISBN 13: 9780415757126
Publisher: Routledge, 2014

Synopsis

Can politics now be both radical and realistic? Gramsci and Contemporary Politics is a collection of Anne Showstack Sassoon's writing which spans the major transitions from Thatcher and Reagan to Clinton and Blair; the collapse of communism to the regeneration of social democracy. Applying original interpretations of Antonio Gramsci's ideas on the intellectuals, political language, civil society and political leadership, she argues that drawing from the past, and broadening contemporary sources of political and academic knowledge can contribute to a grounded, radical hegemonic politics which can bring about change.

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About the Author

Anne Showstack Sassoon’s publications include Gramsci’s Politics, and Women and the State: The Shifting Boundaries of Public and Private. She is Professor of Politics at Kingston University, UK.

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Publisher
Routledge
Publication date
2014
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0415757126
ISBN 13 
9780415757126
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
184