Peter Lamb

Harold Laski, the Reluctant Marxist (eBook, PDF)

Socialist Democracy for a World in Turmoil

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Produktbeschreibung

"Peter Lamb provides a superbly contextualised account of how Laski came to envisage the 'great transformation' that capitalism in crisis made necessary and makes a convincing case for Laski's continuing relevance."

--Kevin Morgan, Emeritus Professor of Politics and Contemporary History, University of Manchester UK

"Harold Laski, the Reluctant Marxist provides a refreshingly new take on Laski's political thought, that enriches standard readings of Laski's transition to Marxism and highlights Laski's flexibility and innovation as a thinker. Essential reading for critics of liberalism and those interested in accounts of sovereignty and the capitalist state."

--Jeanne Morefield, Associate Professor of Political Theory, Department of Politics and International Relations, Oxford

This book examines Harold Laski's relationship to Marxism. Laski was a reluctant Marxist; he had been a pluralist, democratic socialist who wanted to reach a better society by means of parliamentary, constitutional and associational channels. In fact, he never abandoned these early aspirations. In the 1930s and 1940s he wove them into a distinctive Marxist position as he gradually came to believe that there was no answer to Marxist philosophy on history, social change and the prospects for socialism. It is the incorporation of his earlier political thought into his later work that makes his Marxism so fascinating and his work raises important questions.

Harold Laski's Marxism aims to bring a relatively forgotten political theorist back into the spotlight. Peter Lamb provides an overview to Laski's political thought in the 20th century and explores his connections to essential foundations of Marxist thought. He ends with a discussion of ways in which Laski's Marxism is of lasting significance and can contribute to more recent Marxist and neo-Marxist debates.

Peter Lamb now retired, was Associate Professor of Politics and International Relations at Staffordshire University, UK. He is the author of many books, including Socialism (2019), The First Marx: A Philosophical Introduction, with co-author Douglas Burnham (2018), and Harold Laski: Problems of Democracy, the Sovereign State, and International Society (Palgrave Macmillan, 2004).

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer International Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 237
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. September 2024
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9783031657627
• Artikelnr.: 71742051

Autorenporträt

Peter Lamb now retired, was Associate Professor of Politics and International Relations at Staffordshire University, UK. He is the author of many books, including Socialism (2019), The First Marx: A Philosophical Introduction, with co-author Douglas Burnham (2018), and Harold Laski: Problems of Democracy, the Sovereign State, and International Society (Palgrave Macmillan, 2004).

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1. Introduction.- Chapter 2. Continuity and Discontinuity in the Development of Laski's Thought.- Chapter 3. Marxist Foundations.- Chapter 4. Intellectual and Socio-Political Aspects of Laski's Marxism.- Chapter 5. Laski's Class Analysis of Capitalist Democracy.- Chapter 6. Laski on Democracy and Revolution in the Historical Trajectory.- Chapter 7. Laski on Liberty and Emancipation.- Chapter 8. Conclusion: Why Read Laski Today.

Rezensionen

Indeed, one is struck reading Peter Lamb s interesting and enlightening new book Harold Laski, the Reluctant Marxist: Socialist Democracy for a World in Turmoil by the sheer breadth and scope of Laski s work and how, during the 1930s and 40s, he moved in a Marxist direction . his book demonstrates how a scholar can be led to an ideological position by events, rather than temperament or desire. Here Lamb provides a new way of seeing Laski historically. (Matt Dawson, History of European Ideas, November 25, 2024)