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Arguments for a New Left: Answering the Free-Market Right
Hilary Wainwright
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Paperback. As disillusion sets in with the free market right-- the legacy of Thatcher, Reagan and Geoffrey Sachs--Hiliary Wainwright retrieves and develops what was best in the thinking and practice of the new left. Num Pages: 280 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 3JJPL; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; JH; JPA; JPFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 490.
As disillusion sets in with the free market right- the legacy of Thatcher, Reagan and Geoffrey Sachs-Hiliary Wainwright retrieves and develops what was best in the thinking and practice of the new left.
As disillusion sets in with the free market right- the legacy of Thatcher, Reagan and Geoffrey Sachs-Hiliary Wainwright retrieves and develops what was best in the thinking and practice of the new left.
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Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
Number of Pages
346
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780631191919
SKU
V9780631191919
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About Hilary Wainwright
Hilary Wainwright is Senior Research Associate for the International Centre for Labour studies at Manchester University. In 1991 she was a Visiting Scholar at the University of California, LA. Her previous books include Labour: A Tale of Two Parties and (with Sheila Rowbotham and Lynne Sega) the classic Beyond the Fragments.
Reviews for Arguments for a New Left: Answering the Free-Market Right
"When one of Britain'smost dedicated and resourceful activists writes with this vision and energy, one is compelled to listen closely." Terry Eagleton. "Hilary Wainwright is unique for her ability to synthesize academic analysis and the practical concerns of movement politics." Francis Fox Piven.