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Ends in Sight: Marx/Fukuyama/Hobsbawm/Anderson

By Gregory Elliott

Book information

Publisher
Pluto Press
Year
2008
ISBN
0745327621, 9780745327624, 074532763X, 9780745327631, 9781435690929
LCC
HX73 .E422 2008
Open Library ID
OL17011166M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
484 kB (496016 bytes)
Pages
161\161
Library
avaxhome.ws
Scanned
yes
Time added
2010-05-31 15:29:46

Description

Following the disappearance of the Soviet Union, scholars across the political spectrum tackled the world-historical significance of the end of communism. This book addresses the balance-sheets of modern political history offered by three writers -- Francis Fukuyama, Eric Hobsbawm and Perry Anderson -- comparing them with the future projected by Marx in The Communist Manifesto. Gregory Elliott argues that Marx is central to all three accounts and that, along with the Manifesto, they form a quartet of analyses of the results and prospects of capitalism and socialism, which are of enduring significance for the Left. This book provides a readable survey of key historical and political thinkers that will appeal to anyone interested in modern political thought.

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