{"product_id":"the-socialist-awakening-whats-different-now-about-the-left-paperback","title":"The Socialist Awakening: What's Different Now about the Left - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn B. Judis\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"A person of the left, Judis specializes in speaking truth to liberals.\" --E.J. Dionne Jr., \u003cem\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs the pandemic depression lays bare the failure of market capitalism worldwide, and as protesters flood the streets in unprecedented numbers seeking racial and economic equality, you can find something in common among many of those disillusioned with the way things are--socialism. How did this happen? Why now? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJohn B. Judis, himself a veteran of socialist movements, explores how an ideology thought to be long dead has taken hold as a broad movement among younger people dissatisfied with mainstream politics both on the right and the left, in America, Great Britain, and elsewhere in Europe and the world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom Karl Marx to Eduard Bernstein, Eugene Debs to Victor Berger, Bernie Sanders to Jeremy Corbyn, \u003cem\u003eThe Socialist Awakening \u003c\/em\u003echronicles the rebirth of an idea driven by a rising anti-capitalist resentment among those looking to reclaim public power over the direction of private enterprise--an idea that has become urgent in the wake of the pandemic and the economic depression.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn B. Judis\u003c\/b\u003e is Editor-At-Large at Talking Points Memo and author of many books, including \u003ci\u003eThe Nationalist Revival: Trade, Immigration, and the Revolt Against Globalization, The Populist Explosion: How the Great Recession Transformed American and European Politics, Genesis: Truman, American Jews, and the Origin of the Arab-Israeli Conflict, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Emerging Democratic Majority\u003c\/i\u003e, co-written with Ruy Teixeira. He has written for numerous publications, including \u003ci\u003eThe New Republic, The National Journal, The New York Times Magazine, Mother Jones\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e. Born in Chicago, he received his B.A. and M.A. degrees in Philosophy from the University of California, Berkeley. He lives in Silver Spring, MD.\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 140\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 7.4 x 4.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 29, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42744804507711,"sku":"9781734420708","price":19.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/7a66d6bab657645f7837dc9927e00429.jpg?v=1765169646","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-socialist-awakening-whats-different-now-about-the-left-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}