From Publishers Weekly
These densely written and highly theoretical essays, which originally appeared in the Socialist Review , will be of interest to political historians and those who want to take another look at socialism in light of its recent collapse in Eastern Europe. The pieces range from a discussion of European Communist alternatives to Soviet Communism to the future of American politics from a hardline socialist perspective. Among the most thought-provoking pieces is Barbara Ehrenreich's 1984 essay advocating a socialist-feminist approach to changing econonic conditions, despite the inadequacy of the movement's original analysis of patriarchy and capitalism. Also notable is Paul Joseph's 1982 article on the growing danger of nuclear war--a thorough examination of the positions held by nuclear-use theorists (NUTs) who believe it is possible to win a nuclear war and by advocates of mutual assured destruction (MAD) who believe deterrence is the path to salvation. Joseph believes a successful peace movement must be willing to make "pragmatic compromises" and to develop a critique of American national security policy as a context for opposition to nuclear weapons.
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From Library Journal
The San Francisco-based journal Socialist Review has long been distinguished by its serious content and snappy design. A product of the intellectual wing of the New Left, in recent years SR has focused on such topics as feminist and gay theory, cultural criticism, and the American political system. Its contributors have included such academic heavyweights as Fred Block, Donna Haraway, and Stanley Aronowitz, as well as the noted feminist author Barbara Ehrenreich. The pieces reprinted in this volume offer a representative and appealing picture of the journal as a whole. Highlights include essays on cybernetics, socialist-feminist theory, Third World debt, and the decline of the U.S. economy. Not to be overlooked is a brilliant article on the apparently mundane politics of seeds, "Seed Wars: Common Heritage, Private Property, and Political Strategy" by Jack Kloppenburg and Daniel Lee Kleinman. Recommended for academic and larger public library collections.
- Kent Worcester, Columbia Univ.Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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