Competing Ideologies

Showing 17–32 of 77 results

Title & Subtitle Abstract Contributors Pages Year Purchase
From
NEW!

Chapter 1

Contempt and Its Discontents

From: Beyond Contempt

Preview

In this chapter the author discusses the concept of “contempt”, and how feeling contempt towards those with differing views is both a natural reflex and the greatest obstacle … 30 $3.00 Add
From

Counterplanning from the Kitchen

From: Patriarchy of the Wage

Preview

This chapter responds to recent attacks on Wages for Housework, exploring feminism, capitalism, and marxism. It touches on topics such as the glorification of the family and unpaid labour, … 17 $1.70 Add
From

David Frum in Conversation with Rudyard Griffiths

From: The Rise of Populism

Preview

This reading consists of an interview between journalist Rudyard Griffiths and columnist David Frum prior to the Munk Debate on the Rise of Populism. The topic of the debate is whether the future … ; 12 $1.44 Add
From

Drawing a Line in the Sand

The Western Sahara

From: Walls

Preview

This chapter focuses on the berm/’Wall of Shame" in the Western Sahara, which has a long history but which was completed in 1987 and is still manned by Moroccan troops and watched over … 36 $3.60 Add
From

Michelle Goldberg In Conversation With Rudyard Griffiths

From: Political Correctness

Preview

This reading consists of an interview between journalist Rudyard Griffiths and New York Times Columnist Michelle Goldberg prior to the Munk Debate on the Political Correctness. The topic of the … ; 7 $0.84 Add
From
NEW!

Studying Classes in Advanced Capitalism

From: Tipping Point for Advanced Capitalism

Preview

This chapter starts with different standpoints for studying classes in advanced capitalism and establishes my current standpoint as an intellectual inside-outsider aligned with subordinate class … 23 $2.30 Add
From

The Militant’s Vocation

From: Languages of the Unheard

Preview

This chapter explores two case studies in the recent history of militancy: the recent Assemblies movement and the Global Justice movement from around the turn of the twenty-first century, and … 24 $2.40 Add
From
NEW!

Theories in Motion

Mapping the Roots and Routes of a Rebel Generation

From: Thinking While Black

Preview

In this chapter the author introduced the work of Paul Gilroy, a British scholar of global African American Studies and Armond White, an American music and film critic. 18 $1.80 Add
From
NEW!

Black and British

A Lived Contradiction

From: Thinking While Black

Preview

This chapter detailed Paul Gilroy’s life after 1968 and his interest in the rebel spirit of black American and Caribbean musicians. Topics include British immigration policy, political … 32 $3.20 Add
From

Capital and the Left

From: Patriarchy of the Wage

Preview

This chapter focuses on the past and future of the feminist movement, divisions in this movement, and the connection between feminism and socialism. 7 $0.70 Add
From
NEW!

Chapter 2

Class-Based Contempt – Red With Shame

From: Beyond Contempt

Preview

In this chapter the author discusses how classism has become an integral component of modern partisan politics, with conservatives appealing to working class voters and painting liberals as … 30 $3.00 Add
From
NEW!

Popular Notions of Classes Today

From: Tipping Point for Advanced Capitalism

Preview

In this chapter, Livingstone looks at popular notions of class differences among people in advanced capitalist societies today. Livingstone explores notions of the general sorts of classes and … 29 $2.90 Add
From

Stephen Fry In Conversation With Rudyard Griffiths

From: Political Correctness

Preview

This reading consists of an interview between journalist Rudyard Griffiths and actor, author, and comedian Stephen Fry prior to the Munk Debate on the Political Correctness. The topic of the … ; 8 $0.96 Add
From

The Liberal Objection

From: Languages of the Unheard

Preview

Not everyone admires confrontational protesters. Some people specifically dispute the claim that militancy is good for democracy. They believe, on the contrary, that militancy is a failing, … 24 $2.40 Add
From

The Munk Debate on the Rise of Populism

From: The Rise of Populism

Preview

This reading consists of a transcript of the Munk Debate on the Rise of Populism. The resolution being debated is "Be it resolved, the future of western politics is populist not … ; ; 49 $5.88 Add
From
NEW!

A Movie-Struck Kid From Detroit

Going Deeper into Movies

From: Thinking While Black

Preview

In this chapter the author examined the revolutionary ideas and culture of 1960’s Detroit through Armond White’s reviews of various media (film, theatre, music, and literature) … 20 $2.00 Add