Perry Anderson Knihy

Exploring the evolution of political theory, this book delves into the concept of hegemony, examining its implications in various historical contexts. It analyzes key figures and their contributions to the understanding of power dynamics and dominance in society. By tracing the development of hegemonic theory, the author reveals its relevance to contemporary political discourse and challenges, making it an essential read for those interested in political science and history.

Focusing on six prominent historians, this book offers an insightful exploration of their contributions to the understanding of the First World War. It delves into their unique perspectives, methodologies, and the impact of their work on the field of history. Through engaging narratives, readers will gain a deeper appreciation for the complexities of the war and how these historians have shaped contemporary views on its significance.

A magisterial analysis of Europe's development since the end of the Cold War.The New Old World looks at the history of the European Union, the core continental countries within it, and the issue of its further expansion into Asia. It opens with a consideration of the origins and outcomes of European integration since the Second World War, and how today's EU has been theorized across a range of contemporary disciplines. It then moves to more detailed accounts of political and cultural developments in the three principal states of the original Common Market—France, Germany and Italy. A third section explores the interrelated histories of Cyprus and Turkey that pose a leading geopolitical challenge to the Community. The book ends by tracing ideas of European unity from the Enlightenment to the present, and their bearing on the future of the Union. The New Old World offers a critical portrait of a continent now increasingly hailed as a moral and political example to the world at large.

The book explores the transition from feudalism to absolutist states in early modern Europe, examining the political and social dynamics in both Eastern and Western regions. It delves into the historical context that shaped these developments, highlighting the contrasts and similarities in governance and power structures during this transformative period.

Exploring the spectrum of political thought, this book delves into the evolution of ideas from conservative to progressive perspectives. It examines how various ideologies shape societal values and influence contemporary debates. Through a critical analysis of key thinkers and movements, the narrative highlights the dynamic interplay between right and left, offering readers insights into the complexities of modern ideological conflicts. The subtitle emphasizes the journey through diverse viewpoints, encouraging a deeper understanding of the world of ideas.

A major essay on the thought of the great Italian Marxist Perry Anderson's essay The Antimonies of Antonio Gramsci, first published in New Left Review in 1976, was an explosive analysis of the central strategic concepts in the thought of the great Italian Marxist. Since then it has been the subject of book-length attacks across four decades for its disentangling of the hesitations and contradictions in Gramsci's highly original usage of such key dichotomies as East and West, domination and direction, hegemony and dictatorship, state and civil society, and war of position and war of movement. In a critical tribute to the international richness of Gramsci's work, the essay shows how deeply embedded these notions were in the revolutionary debates in Tsarist Russia and Wilhelmine Germany. Here arguments crisscrossed between Plekhanov, Lenin, Kautsky, Luxemburg, Lukács and Trotsky, with later echoes in Brecht and Benjamin. A new preface considers the objections the essay provoked and the reasons for them. This edition also includes the first English translation of Athos Lisa's report on Gramsci's lectures in prison.

New expanded edition of landmark text by world's leading Marxist scholar, with reply to critics and postscript on Modi's India

Fredric Jameson’s influential critiques of postmodernism are compiled in this accessible introduction, making his key writings available to a wider audience. Tailored for both students and general readers, the book distills his complex theories, providing insights into his significant contributions to Marxist criticism.

Traces the genesis, consolidation and consequences of the postmodern idea. Beginning in the Hispanic world of the 1930s, the text takes the reader through to the 70s, when Lyotard and Habermas gave the idea of postmodernism wider currency and finally the 90s, with the work of Fredric Jameson.

How to theorise the European UnionThe European Union is a political order of peculiar stamp and continental scope, its polity of 446 million the third largest on the planet, though with famously little purchase on the conduct of its representatives. Sixty years after the founding treaty, what sort of structure has crystallised, and does the promise of ever closer union still obtain?Against the self-image of the bloc, Perry Anderson poses the historical record of its assembly. He traces the wider arc of European history, from First World War to Eurozone crisis, the hegemony of Versailles to that of Maastricht, and casts the work of the EU’s leading contemporary analysts—both independent critics and court philosophers—in older traditions of political thought. Are there likenesses to the age of Metternich, lessons in statecraft from that of Machiavelli?An excursus on the UK’s jarring departure from the Union considers the responses it has met with inside the country’s intelligentsia, from the contrite to the incandescent. How do Brussels and Westminster compare as constitutional forms? Differently put, which could be said to be worse?