New Revolutionaries

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Contemporary Issues 1
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London, Paris, Berlin, Copenhagen, Prague, Tokyo and the urban cities of the United States have all been headline news in recent months. Scenes of violence, bloodshed and revolt have become a daily occurrence. Guerrilla warfare is a fact of life in Africa, Latin America and many other parts of the world; a cultural revolution has stirred in China. Castro, Guevara, Debray, Mandel and Marcuse are some of the leading Marxists inspiring what is fast becoming a world-wide revolution in which the bastions of Western capitalism and orthodox communism are simultaneously under attack.
New Revolutionaries brings together for the first time some of the leading spokesmen and activists engaged in this struggle for a new socialism. Here the revolutionaries themselves state their case—their ideology, aims and alliances—and in so doing demonstrate the sense of solidarity that is developing among radical movements based in countries that... Tovább

Fülszöveg

Contemporary Issues 1
, I , ; . r ! • j ' ; ' i il
London, Paris, Berlin, Copenhagen, Prague, Tokyo and the urban cities of the United States have all been headline news in recent months. Scenes of violence, bloodshed and revolt have become a daily occurrence. Guerrilla warfare is a fact of life in Africa, Latin America and many other parts of the world; a cultural revolution has stirred in China. Castro, Guevara, Debray, Mandel and Marcuse are some of the leading Marxists inspiring what is fast becoming a world-wide revolution in which the bastions of Western capitalism and orthodox communism are simultaneously under attack.
New Revolutionaries brings together for the first time some of the leading spokesmen and activists engaged in this struggle for a new socialism. Here the revolutionaries themselves state their case—their ideology, aims and alliances—and in so doing demonstrate the sense of solidarity that is developing among radical movements based in countries that geographically are widely dispersed. New themes and methods of rebellion and resistance are taking shape and these are closely studied by participants wishing to close ranks and unite in common cause.
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Tariq Ali, now known internationally for his commitment to the British extra-parliamentary opposition, makes no apology for the deliberately partisan approach revealed in this book. For too long, he maintains, have the ideas of revolutionary socialists been suppressed and distorted, both in the capitalist countries and by most of the traditional communist régimes. He analyses the situation in Britain in the context of future activities, and in his summary discusses the areas of revolutionary activity on a global scale.
New Revolutionaries is not restricted to the student revolt; rather, it is a declaration by the radical Left. It will be assimilated as a handbook by revolutionaries and at the same time should act as a strong antidote to public, institutional and governmental complacency.
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