| May Day Manifesto 1968 Contributor(s): Williams, Raymond (Author), Jones, Owen (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 1786636271 ISBN-13: 9781786636270 Publisher: Verso OUR PRICE: $16.16 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | History & Theory - General - Political Science | Political Ideologies - Communism, Post-communism & Socialism - Political Science | Commentary & Opinion |
| Dewey: 335.509 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.1" W x 7.7" (0.55 lbs) 224 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Anniversary edition of the classic political manifesto Urgently relevant to current arguments about the crisis of austerity, the 1968 manifesto set out a new agenda for socialist Britain, after the failure of the postwar consensus. It sought to change the nature of the state, to drive a wedge between finance and empire, to stress the importance of a planned economy for all, and to detach Britain from the imperial goals to which it had long been committed. Today, the spirit of The May Day Manifesto offers a road map to a brighter future. The original publication brought together the most influential radical voices of the era. Among the seventy signatories were Raymond Williams, E. P. Thompson, Stuart Hall, Iris Murdoch, Terry Eagleton, Ralph Miliband, and R. D. Laing. This edition comes with an introduction from Owen Jones, who brings a sense of urgency and hope to the contemporary debate. |