The politics of change : globalization, ideology, and critique / edited by Werner Bonefeld, Kosmas Psychopedis.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bonefeld, Werner, 1960-

Psychopedis, Kosmas

John Lammey Stewart Memorial Library Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social change.

Globalization.

Socialism.

Habermas, Jürgen.

Physical Description:

vii, 212 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave, 2000.

Summary:

That the world is changing is not surprising. What, however, is to be understood by the "politics of change"? This book takes a critical view of the debate on "globalization" and assesses revamped versions of structuralist thought, which underpin much of the globalization discourse. Special attention is given to the work of Jü rgen Habermas. In contrast to conventional views on change, the book emphasizes 'change' as a politics of emancipation. Bringing together original, specially-commissioned chapters by leading international scholars, it will rapidly establish itself as a landmark text.

Contents:

1 The Politics of Change: Ideology and Critique / Werner Bonefeld, Kosmas Psychopedis 1

Part I The New Reality of Globalization? Politics and Social Theory 7

2 Globalization, Depoliticization and 'Modern' Economic Management / Peter Burnham 9

3 The Spectre of Globalization: On the Form and Content of the World Market / Werner Bonefeld 31

Part II 'New' Social Theory and Methodology: Ideology and Critique 69

4 New Social Thought: Questions of Theory and Critique / Kosmas Psychopedis 71

5 Jurgen Habermas' Reconstruction of Historical Materialism / Helmut Reichelt 105

Part III Critique and Practice: The Possibility of Emancipatory Change Revisited 147

6 The Disappearance of the 'Socialist System': Failure or Confirmation of Marx's Views on the Transition from One Form of Production and Society to Another? / Maurice Godelier 149

7 Zapata in Wall Street / John Holloway 173

8 The Market, the State, and the End of History / Johannes Agnoli 196.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the John Lammey Stewart Memorial Library Fund.

ISBN:

0312235593

OCLC:

44167091