Against Capitalism: The European Left on the March Contributor(s): Coppa, Frank J. (Other), Pelz, William A. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0820467766 ISBN-13: 9780820467764 Publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publi OUR PRICE: $68.66 Product Type: Hardcover Published: June 2007 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Political Ideologies - Communism, Post-communism & Socialism - History | Europe - General - Political Science | History & Theory - General |
Dewey: 335.094 |
LCCN: 2007016395 |
Series: Studies in Modern European History |
Physical Information: 0.44" H x 7" W x 10" (1.16 lbs) 159 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Typically the gains in living standards and political rights of Europeans are presented as flowing from the good graces of industrial capitalism. In reality, as this book proves, it was the massive, militant struggle of millions of average persons who forced concessions such as the welfare state and free elections to Parliament. Without understanding the revolutionary vision and the pressure it placed on European rulers, it is difficult to understand contemporary society. |