Imagining the Possible: Radical Politics for Conservative Times Contributor(s): Bronner, Stephen Eric (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415932610 ISBN-13: 9780415932615 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $52.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2002 Annotation: Imagining the possible is not as simple as it might seem. Imagination is usually associated with a fanciful utopia, leaving the possible to those who learn to accept and compromise. "Imagining the Possible" questions whether the radical vision and the quest for incremental change truly preclude one another. These essays highlight the shifting intersection between utopian goals and immediate demands, the realm of freedom and the constraints of necessity, where we would like to go and where we are now. Bronner takes on the existential importance of ideals like socialism, democracy, and internationalism, attempting to reinvigorate them by refusing to identify them with any particular institutional arrangement. He argues that individuals in general and intellectuals in particular can make a difference, and explores the work of those he considers his allies: Luxembourg, Camus, Horkheimer and Adorno, and Ulrich Beck, among others. A call to action, and a call to reflection, "Imagining the Possible" aimsto revitalize progressive thought and action in a conservative world. |
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BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Political Ideologies - Communism, Post-communism & Socialism |
Dewey: 335 |
LCCN: 2001048114 |
Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6.08" W x 8.9" (0.89 lbs) 248 pages |
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Publisher Description: Jean-Paul Sartre originally made the term engagement a part of the existentialist vocabulary following WWII. It imples the responsibility of intervening in social or political conflicts in the hope of fostering freedom. Imagining the Possible opens different windows upon this particular engagement. |