Crisis and commonwealth : Marcuse, Marx, McLaren / edited by Charles Reitz.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Reitz, Charles.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social justice.

Socialism.

Income distribution.

Marcuse, Herbert, 1898-1979.

Marcuse, Herbert.

Marx, Karl, 1818-1883.

Marx, Karl.

Physical Description:

viii, 323 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, [2013]

Summary:

Crisis and Commonwealth extends the critical theories of Marcuse and Marx to an analysis of the intensifying inequalities symptomatic of our current economic distress. A new foundation for emancipatory practice is proposed-a labor theory of ethics and commonwealth. The volume advances Marcuse scholarship by presenting four hitherto untranslated and unpublished manuscripts by Herbert Marcuse from the Frankfurt University Archive on themes of socialism, humanism, and economic value theory. It concludes with a manifesto for radical educators by Peter McLaren. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 The Political Economy of Predation and Counterrevolution: Recalling Marcuse on the Radical Goals of Socialism / Charles Reitz Reitz, Charles, Stephen Spartan Spartan, Stephen 19

2 Socialism One Sector at a Time / Peter Marcuse Marcuse, Peter 43

3 Charter 2000: A Transitional Program for Labor / David Brodsky Brodsky, David 51

4 "Vote for a Job": A Short History of Contemporary Strategic Failure on the Organized Left, with Lessons for the Present / Fred Whitehead Whitehead, Fred 67

5 U.S. Capitalism and Militarism in Crisis: Our Political Work Today / Douglas Dowd Dowd, Douglas 73

6 Empire as a Way of Life: Course Description and Critical Readings / John Marciano Marciano, John 95

7 Surplus Over-Appropriation and the Reproduction Crisis of the Western Roman Empire / Stephen Spartan Spartan, Stephen 105

8 An Essay on Repressive Education: Marcuse, Marx, Adorno, and the Future of Emancipatory Learning / Arnold L. Farr Farr, Arnold L. 119

9 Can Democratic Education Survive in a Neoliberai Society? / Henry A. Gironx Gironx, Henry A. 137

10 Defeating Corporate Blueprints, White Papers, and Blue Ribbon Task Forces: Academic Labor Reclaims Public Higher Education for the Public / Patricia Pollock Brodsky Brodsky, Patricia Pollock 153

11 Art as a Manifestation of the Struggle for Human Liberation: A Non-Dogmatic Marxist Position in Aesthetics / Zvi Tauber Tauber, Zvi 161

12 A Labor Theory of Ethics and Commonwealth: Recalling a "New" Marcuse / Charles Reitz Reitz, Charles 175

13 Diversity, Equality, Empowerment in Politics and Education: Peter McLaren / Charles Reitz Reitz, Charles 205

14 Cultural Origins of African Humanism and Socialism (Ujamaa) / Alfred Taligoola Kisubi Kisubi, Alfred Taligoola 219

15 The Second Assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. / Lloyd C. Daniel Daniel, Lloyd C. 237

16 Year Two of the Arab Revolutions / Kevin B. Anderson Anderson, Kevin B. 245

17 Revolutionary Critical Pedagogy for a Socialist Society: A Manifesto / Peter McLaren McLaren, Peter 257

18 The Communist Horizon / Jodi Dean Dean, Jodi 263.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

9780739183069

0739183060

OCLC:

843079252