Overview
- Reveals affinities between anti-capitalist traditions (anarchism, communism, social democracy) that are often described as antagonistic to one another
- Provides an in-depth analysis of a diverse group of social and political theorists and struggle experiences
- Demonstrates the relevance of the discussed theories in contemporary social movements
Part of the book series: Marx, Engels, and Marxisms (MAENMA)
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Table of contents (9 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Interlude 1: Resistance or Revolution? The Spanish Civil War
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Front Matter
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Interlude 2: Lotta Continua: The Dilemmas of a Revolutionary Group Between the Hot Autumn and the Restoration of Capitalism
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About this book
Considering the history of workers' and socialist movements in Europe, Frontier Socialism focuses on unconventional forms of anti-capitalist thought, particularly by examining several militant-intellectuals whose legacy is of particular interest for those aiming for a radical critique of capitalism. Following on the work of Michael Löwy, Quirico & Ragona identify relationships of “elective affinity” between figures who might appear different and dissimilar, at least at first glance: the German Anarchist Gustav Landauer, the Bolshevik Alexandra Kollontai, the German communist Paul Mattick, the Italian Socialist Raniero Panzieri, the Greek-born French euro-communist Nikos Poulantzas, the German-born Swedish Social Democrat Rudolf Meidner, and the French social scientist Alain Bihr as well as two historical struggle experiences, the Spanish Republic and the Italian revolutionary group “Lotta continua”. Frontier Socialism then analyzes these thinkers' and experiences’ respective paths to socialism based on and achieved through self-organization and self-government, not to build a new tradition but to suggest a path forward for both research and political activism.
Authors and Affiliations
About the authors
Gianfranco Ragona is Associate Professor in the Department of Cultures, Politics and Society at the University of Turin, Italy.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Frontier Socialism
Book Subtitle: Self-Organisation and Anti-Capitalism
Authors: Monica Quirico, Gianfranco Ragona
Translated by: Angelina Ione Zontine, Chiara Masini
Series Title: Marx, Engels, and Marxisms
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-52371-8
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-52370-1Published: 06 July 2021
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-52373-2Published: 06 July 2022
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-52371-8Published: 05 July 2021
Series ISSN: 2524-7123
Series E-ISSN: 2524-7131
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XX, 198
Number of Illustrations: 3 b/w illustrations
Topics: Political Theory, Political Philosophy, European Politics, Political History, History of Modern Europe