Intellectual Radicalism after 1989

Left-wing intellectuals in Britain and the US had long repudiated the Soviet regime. Why was the collapse of the Eastern Bloc experienced as a shock that destabilised their identities and political allegiances then? What happened to a collective project that had started out to formulate a socialist...

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description Left-wing intellectuals in Britain and the US had long repudiated the Soviet regime. Why was the collapse of the Eastern Bloc experienced as a shock that destabilised their identities and political allegiances then? What happened to a collective project that had started out to formulate a socialist vision different from both really existing socialism and social democracy? This study endeavours to answer both questions, focusing on generational networks rather than individuals and investigating political academic journals after 1989 to paint the picture of a Left deeply troubled by the triumph of a capitalism unfettered by any counter-force.
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spelling doab-20.500.12854ir-303692025-07-30T17:13:38Z Intellectual Radicalism after 1989 Berg, Sebastian Sociology Left Socialism Intellectuals Britain United States North America History Politics Political Sociology British History American History Political Science Sociology thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JH Sociology and anthropology::JHB Sociology Left-wing intellectuals in Britain and the US had long repudiated the Soviet regime. Why was the collapse of the Eastern Bloc experienced as a shock that destabilised their identities and political allegiances then? What happened to a collective project that had started out to formulate a socialist vision different from both really existing socialism and social democracy? This study endeavours to answer both questions, focusing on generational networks rather than individuals and investigating political academic journals after 1989 to paint the picture of a Left deeply troubled by the triumph of a capitalism unfettered by any counter-force. 2021-02-10T13:40:55Z 2021-02-10T13:40:55Z 2017-04-26 23:55 2020-03-17 03:00:31 2020-04-01T13:34:55Z 2017 book 628142 648633 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/45811 9783839434185 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/30369 eng Edition Politik open access image/jpeg image/jpeg image/jpeg n/a n/a n/a https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/45811/1/648633.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/45811/1/648633.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/45811/1/648633.pdf transcript Verlag 10.14361/9783839434185 10.14361/9783839434185 7e97f9b9-be2b-4d9c-a928-3c8ebdfa443c Knowledge Unlatched 9783839434185 Knowledge Unlatched (KU) KU Select 2016 Front List Collection Bielefeld, Germany open access
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Left
Socialism
Intellectuals
Britain
United States
North America
History
Politics
Political Sociology
British History
American History
Political Science
Sociology
thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JH Sociology and anthropology::JHB Sociology
Berg, Sebastian
Intellectual Radicalism after 1989
title Intellectual Radicalism after 1989
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topic Sociology
Left
Socialism
Intellectuals
Britain
United States
North America
History
Politics
Political Sociology
British History
American History
Political Science
Sociology
thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JH Sociology and anthropology::JHB Sociology
topic_facet Sociology
Left
Socialism
Intellectuals
Britain
United States
North America
History
Politics
Political Sociology
British History
American History
Political Science
Sociology
thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JH Sociology and anthropology::JHB Sociology
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