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  • The Socialist Alternative

    Real Human Development

    by Michael Lebowitz ...
    “A good society,“ Michael Lebowitz tells us, “is one that permits the full development of human potential.” In this slim, lucid, and insightful book, he argues persuasively that such a society is possible. That capitalism fails his definition of a good society is evident from even a cursory examination of its main features. What comes first in capitalism is not human development but privately ... Read more

    $13.29 USD

  • Second Wave

    Inside Al Qaeda's Post-9/11 Attack Plan and America's Secret Effort to Stop It

    by Michael Lebowitz ...
    A deadlier sequel to 9/11—and the race inside the CIA, FBI, and pentagon to stop itIn 2003, US intelligence uncovered evidence that al Qaeda had acquired nuclear materials, plotting to smuggle them into American ports. The “Second Wave” threat triggered one of the most urgent and secretive manhunts in US history.With the cinematic intensity of Zero Dark Thirty and the investigative depth of The ... Read more

    $19.99 USD

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  • Between Capitalism and Community

    by Michael A. Lebowitz ...
    Connects the Marxist construct of capitalism to systems of communityIn this book, Michael Lebowitz deepens the arguments he made in his award-winning, Beyond Capital. Karl Marx, in Capital, focused on capital and the capitalist class that is its embodiment. It is the endless accumulation of capital, its causes and consequences that are central to Marx’s analysis. In taking this approach, Marx ... Read more

    $16.19 USD

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    Second Wave

    Inside Al Qaeda's Post-9/11 Attack Plan and America's Secret Effort to Stop It

    by Michael Lebowitz ...
    Narrated by Chris Monteiro ...

    Unabridged

    10 hours

    A deadlier sequel to 9/11—and the race inside the CIA, FBI, and pentagon to stop itIn 2003, United States intelligence uncovered evidence that al Qaeda had acquired nuclear materials, plotting to smuggle them into American ports. The "Second Wave" threat triggered one of the most urgent and secretive manhunts in United States history.With the cinematic intensity of Zero Dark Thirty and the ... Read more

    $20.99 USD

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    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

  • The Socialist Alternative

    Real Human Development

    by Michael A. Lebowitz ...
    “A good society,“ Michael Lebowitz tells us, “is one that permits the full development of human potential.” In this slim, lucid, and insightful book, he argues persuasively that such a society is possible. That capitalism fails his definition of a good society is evident from even a cursory examination of its main features. What comes first in capitalism is not human development but privately ... Read more

    $13.29 USD

  • The Socialist Imperative

    From Gotha to Now

    by Michael A. Lebowitz ...
    In a little more than a decade, economist Michael A. Lebowitz has written several major works about the transition from socialism to capitalism: Beyond Capital(winner of the Deutscher Prize), Build It Now, The Socialist Alternative, and The Contradictions of “Real Socialism.” Here, he develops and deepens the analysis contained in those pathbreaking works by tracing major issues in socialist ... Read more

    $17.79 USD

  • Build It Now

    Socialism for the Twenty-First Century

    by Michael A. Lebowitz ...
    Build It Now puts forward a clear and innovative vision of a socialist future, and at the same time shows how concrete steps can be taken to make that vision a reality. It shows how the understanding of capitalism can itself become a political act—a defense of the real needs of human beings against the ongoing advance of capitalist profit.Throughout the book, Lebowitz addresses the concerns of ... Read more

    $12.39 USD

  • The Contradictions of "Real Socialism"

    The Conductor and the Conducted

    by Michael A. Lebowitz ...
    What was “real socialism”—the term which originated in twentieth-century socialist societies for the purpose of distinguishing them from abstract, theoretical socialism? In this volume, Michael A. Lebowitz considers the nature, tendencies, and contradictions of those societies. Beginning with the constant presence of shortages within “real socialism,” Lebowitz searches for the inner relations ... Read more

    $12.89 USD

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    Marx after 150 Years

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  • Class, Crisis and the State

    by Erik Olin Wright ...
    One of the major works of the new American Marxism, Wright’s book draws a challenging new class map of the United States and other, comparable, advanced capitalist countries today. It also discusses the various classical theories of economic crisis in the West and their relevance to the current recession, and contrasts the way in which the major political problem of bureaucracy was confronted by ... Read more

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  • The Sociology Book

    Big Ideas Simply Explained

    by Sarah Tomley, Mitchell Hobbs, Megan Todd, Marcus Weeks, DK ...
    Series series DK Big Ideas
    Learn about how we organize our society in The Sociology Book.Part of the fascinating Big Ideas series, this book tackles tricky topics and themes in a simple and easy to follow format. Learn about Sociology in this overview guide to the subject, great for beginners looking to learn and experts wishing to refresh their knowledge alike! The Sociology Book brings a fresh and vibrant take on the ... Read more

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  • Anarchism and Its Aspirations

    by Cindy Milstein ...
    Series series Anarchist Interventions
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