Radical Left Movements in Europe

Name: Radical Left Movements in Europe
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Radical Left Movements in EuropeAuthor(s): Magnus Wennerhag, Christian Frhlich, Grzegorz Piotrowski\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781472461469, 978-1472461469\nSynopsis\nWhen the Iron Curtain lifted in 1989, it was seen by some as proof of the final demise of the ideas and aspirations of the radical left. Not many years passed, however, before the critique of social inequalities and capitalism was once again a main protest theme of social movements. This book provides an account of radical left movements in todays Europe and how they are trying to accomplish social and political change.\n\nThe books international group of leading experts provide detailed analysis on social movement organizations, activist groups, and networks that are rooted in the left-wing ideologies of anarchism, Marxism, socialism, and communism in both newly democratized post-communist and longstanding liberal-democratic polities. Through a .