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The Empire Reloaded (Socialist Register)

2 reviews

The Merlin Press Ltd, 2004

A powerful statement
"The Empire Reloaded: Socialist Register 2005" by Leo Panitch and Colin Leys (editors) brilliantly explores themes pertaining to finance, culture and the impact of U.S. imperialism around the world. The penetrating analyses offered by the sixteen outstanding writers in this collection makes a powerful statement about the Socialist movement's continued relevance in our increasingly fractured ...

A World of Contradictions: Socialist Register 2002

1 review

Fernwood Publishing, 2001

Review of A World of Contradictions
A World of Contradictions is a useful contribution to socialist thought. Certainly all of the many internal contradictions in capitalism ARE important. But I think that Panitch and Leys should not downplay the notion of a central or primary contradiction within capitalism. Capitalism's economic machinery, with its scalar utility (~money), requires value monism. If value monism is wrong ...

Socialist Register 2006: Telling the Truth (Socialist Register)

1 review
Leo Panitch, Colin Leys

Monthly Review Press, 2006

Deconstructing the sales pitch mentality of corporate culture
"Telling the Truth: Socialist Register 2006" by Leo Panitch and Colin Leys (editors) is an exceptional collection of essays by leading thinkers from the political Left. The authors contemplate the meaning of truth in a post-democratic era dominated by global capital. As the sales pitch mentality of corporate culture becomes increasingly necessary to legitimate a violent imperialism in service to ...

The Making of a Cybertariat

1 review
Ursula Huws, Colin Leys

The Merlin Press Ltd, 2003

An original and compelling critique of capitalism
Ursula Huws' "The Making of a Cybertariat" is a collection of essays on the political economy of technology and its myriad social consequences. In this fascinating book, Dr. Huws has developed an original and compelling critique of contemporary capitalism. While the articles span from the 1970s to the early 2000s, the analyses are consistently razor-sharp and the insights remain as valid today as ...

Politicians and Policies: An Essay on Politics in Acholi, Uganda, 1962-65 (EAPH political studies, 1)

1 review
Colin Leys

East African Pub. House, 1967

Politicians and Policies
The glamour and excitement of national politics in Africa has tended to divert attention from the fundamental importance of development at the local level and its relation to national policies and institutions. In this scholarly study, based on original research, Colin Leys has made a significant contribution to our understanding of the way the political system works in a single district. All ...

Underdevelopment in Kenya: The Political Economy of Neo-Colonialism, 1964-1971

1 review
Colin Leys

University of California Press, 1975

Perfect for enticing the insomniac with an interest in Kenya
This book is an important resource in the arsenal of sleeping aids for people with an interest in colonialism and its long-term effects in Kenya. I highly recommend it for anyone who wishes to fall asleep within 5 minutes any time of day.

Market Driven Politics: Neoliberal Democracy and the Public Interest

2 reviews
Colin Leys

Verso, 2003

market-driven politics-part one of review
Market-driven politics Followers of the debates on globalisation will be well aware of a surge of recent books associated with the anti-globalisation movement which explore corporate brands have reshaped consumption and culture (Naomi Klein's No Logo) have infiltrated the state (Noreena Hertz Silent Takeover: Global Capitalism and the Death of Democracy)and have also consumed political parties ...

Coming to Terms with Nature: Socialist Register 2007 (Socialist Register)

2 reviews
Leo Panitch, Colin Leys

Monthly Review Press, 2006

Envisioning real environmental and social justice
"Coming to Terms with Nature: Socialist Register 2007" by Leo Panitch and Colin Leys (Editors) delivers a high-quality anthology about the contemporary environmental crisis. The seventeen articles are written by leading thinkers associated with the socialist movement. Collectively, the articles make it clear that capitalism's perpetual growth imperative cannot help but push the world towards ...

NHS, plc: The Privatisation of Our Health Care

1 review
Alysson M. Pollock, Colin Leys

Verso, 2004

Brilliant study of Labour destruction of the NHS
The National Health Service used to plan and fund to meet patient needs, providing free and fair access for all. But in this superb book, Allyson Pollock shows how Labour is destroying this great working class achievement. Labour pushes the IMF, World Bank, European Union agenda of opening up all public services - water, energy, sewerage, telecoms, post and health - to private firms. So ...

The Communist Manifesto Now: Socialist Register 1998 (Annual Register)
Leo Panitch, Colin Leys

Monthly Review Press, 1998

The central focus of The Communist Manifesto Now is the profound relevance of the famous pamphlet today. This theme is explored in essays on the relationship between the Communist Manifesto and contemporary political and democratic theory, the labor movement, feminism, the history of the left, environmentalism, and postmodernity.

El Nuevo Desafio Imperial
Colin Leys, Leo Panitch

Clacso, 2005

Confuse & Conceal: The NHS and Independent Sector Treatment Centres
Stewart Player, Colin Leys

Merlin Press, 2008

Unfolding a complex story told in three parts, this chronicle examines Britain's government-funded National Health Service (NHS) and its Independent Sector Treatment Center program, as it was originally intended: as a public service that cut waiting times for elective treatments such as hip and knee replacements. The book then explores how the House of Commons Health Select Committee tried to assess the NHS before, finally revealing what the the ...

Don Quixote (Oberon Plays for Young People)
Miguel de Cervantes

Oberon Books, 2008

British election: a commentary.: An article from: Labour/Le Travail
Leo Panitch, Colin Leys

Canadian Committee on Labour History, 1997

This digital document is an article from Labour/Le Travail, published by Canadian Committee on Labour History on September 22, 1997. The length of the article is 2323 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser. Citation Details Title: British election: a ...

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