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  • Morning Star

    Surrealism, Marxism, Anarchism, Situationism, Utopia

    by Michael Löwy ...
    Series series Surrealist Revolution Series
    The acclaimed author of On Changing the World examines the ways in which surrealism intersects with a variety of revolutionary political approaches.In this expanded edition, the luminary critical theorist dismisses the limited notion of surrealism as a purely artistic movement, repositioning surrealism as a force in radical political ideologies, ranging from utopian ideals to Marxism and ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Marxism of Che Guevara

    Philosophy, Economics, Revolutionary Warfare

    by Michael Löwy ...
    "Excellent. . . .The book gives one a clear understanding of the relationship of Guevara's thought to traditional Russian and Marxist philosophy." — Choice ReviewsIn this seminal exploration of Che Guevara's contributions to Marxist thinking, Michael Löwy traces Che's ideas about Marxism both as they related to Latin America and to more general philosophical, political, and economic issues. Now ... Read more

    $15.19 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Georg Lukacs

    From Romanticism to Bolshevism

    by Michael Löwy ...
    On the 100th anniversary of the publication of History and Class Consciousness, a new edition of this indispensable guide to Lukacs's thought and politicsThe philosophical and political development that converted Georg Lukács from a distinguished representative of Central European aesthetic vitalism into a major Marxist theorist and Communist militant has long remained an enigma.In this this now ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Ecosocialism

    A Radical Alternative to Capitalist Catastrophe

    by Michael Löwy ...
    Capitalism is killing the planet, and the preservation of a natural environment favorable to human life requires a radical alternative. In this new collection of essays, long time revolutionary and environmental activist Michael Löwy offers a vision of ecosocialist transformation. This vision combines an understanding of the destructive logic of the capitalist system with an appreciation for ... Read more

    $12.39 USD

  • Romanticism Against the Tide of Modernity

    by Michael Löwy, Robert Sayre, Fredric Jameson, Stanley Fish ...
    Translated by Catherine Porter ...
    Series series Post-Contemporary Interventions
    Romanticism is a worldview that finds expression over a whole range of cultural fields—not only in literature and art but in philosophy, theology, political theory, and social movements. In Romanticism Against the Tide of Modernity Michael Löwy and Robert Sayre formulate a theory that defines romanticism as a cultural protest against modern bourgeois industrial civilization and work to reveal the ... Read more

    $25.19 USD

  • Revolutionary Affinities

    Towards a Marxist Anarchist Solidarity

    by Michael Lowy, Olivier Besancenot ...
    Translated by David Campbell ...
    A sweeping history of revolutionary struggle and unbreakable alliances, Revolutionary Affinities takes readers from the Paris Commune to the Occupy movement, and through the heart of bloody fratricidal struggles to paint a vivid picture of the greatest anarchist and Marxist figures who dared to join forces, from Louise Michel to Subcomandante Marcos, from Emma Goldman to Walter Benjamin. With the ... Read more

    $7.39 USD

  • Marx in Paris, 1871

    Jenny's ”Blue Notebook”

    by Michael Löwy, Olivier Besancenot ...
    Translated by Todd Chretien ...
    In celebration of the 150th anniversary of the Paris Commune, leftist writers Olivier Besancenot and Michael Löwy offer a deeply informed, and eminently enjoyable, imagined history of what might have been if Karl Marx and his eldest daughter, Jenny, had travelled to Paris during the heady weeks of April 1871. In disguise, employing imperfect but serviceable French, Karl and Jenny encounter and ... Read more

    $12.39 USD

  • The Revolution is the Emergency Break

    Essays on Walter Benjamin

    by Michael Löwy ...
    Series series Marx and Marxisms
    Winner of the 2020 European Walter Benjamin Prize, The Revolution is the Emergency Break is a rich discussion of Walter Benjamin’s lesser-known writings by renowned social scientist Michael Löwy. Translated into several languages but available in English for the very first time, Löwy’s book brings together the philosophical, literary, theological and cultural aspects of Benjamin’s writings, ... Read more

    $61.99 USD

  • Revolutions

    by Michael Löwy ...
    The photographs collected in this unique book provide a startling visual documentation of seminal revolutionary events, from the Paris Commune of 1871 through to a series of “Unfinished Revolutions”, from May 1968 in France to the Zapatista uprsing in ther mid-1990s. The immediacy of the images tells the story of these struggles in a way that texts rarely can, with revolutions appearing as complex ... Read more

    $28.79 USD

  • The Paris Commune

    An ode to emancipation

    by Michael Lowy, Penelope Duggan ...
    The Paris Commune of 1871 was one of the first working class attempts at the social emancipation of the oppressed and exploited. Between 18 March and 29 May 1871, the popular classes succeeded for a while in breaking their chains. It was a short period when people could take control of their lives. The Paris Commune is an inspiration today. The memory of the past and its struggles strengthens the ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Fire Alarm

    Reading Walter Benjamin's 'On the Concept of History'

    by Michael Lowy ...
    Translated by Chris Turner ...
    This illuminating study of Benjamin’s final essay helps unlock the mystery of this great philosopherRevolutionary critic of the philosophy of progress, nostalgic of the past yet dreaming of the future, romantic partisan of materialism—Walter Benjamin is in every sense of the word an “unclassifiable” philosopher. His essay “On the Concept of History” was written in a state of urgency, as he ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Romantic Anti-capitalism and Nature

    The Enchanted Garden

    by Robert Sayre, Michael Löwy ...
    Series series Routledge Explorations in Environmental Studies
    Romantic Anti-capitalism and Nature examines the deep connections between the romantic rebellion against modernity and ecological concern with modern threats to nature. The chapters deal with expressions of romantic culture from a wide variety of different areas: travel writing, painting, utopian vision, cultural studies, political philosophy, and activist socio-political writing. The authors ... Read more

    $57.99 USD