Revolutions thwarted
Poland, South Africa, Iran, Brazil, and the legacies of Communism
- ISBN: 9781917020411
- Editorial: Bookmarks
- Fecha de la edición: 2026
- Lugar de la edición: London. Reino Unido
- Encuadernación: Rústica
- Medidas: 20 cm
- Nº Pág.: 407
- Idiomas: Inglés
Papel: Rústica
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Inspired by the Marxian idea that the emancipation of the working class must always be the act of the working class itself, John Rose has written a book that is itself a political inspiration. He offers a comparative analysis of four mass workers’ movements in the late twentieth century in Poland, South Africa, Iran and Brazil. Each movement played a major role in toppling authoritarian regimes, but each was ultimately sidelined by other social forces. Rose offers a close and hard-nosed analysis of the reasons for this outcome and an ambitious, comparative overview that is fresh and thought-provoking
