{"product_id":"against-the-third-way-an-anti-capitalist-critique-hardback-9780745626741","title":"Against the Third Way; An Anti-Capitalist Critique (Hardback) 9780745626741","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eAgainst the Third Way\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eAn Anti-Capitalist Critique\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eAlex Callinicos (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780745626741, Polity Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 19 May 2001\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e160 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.4 x 14.2 x 1.8 cm, 0.304 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'Callinicos presents a fundamentalist leftist critique of \"third way philosophy\", and argues that international protests against global capitalism provide the model for the future development of the left. Think of Callinicos as a somewhat more cerebral and decidedly more hardline Naomi Klein.' \u003ci\u003eThe Bookseller\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e'Callinicos's short book is a goldmine. In the space available he offers analysis of, among other things, economic globalisation, the \"IT revolution\" and its role in the recent US boom, the limits (and possibilities) of state action, the \"new world order\" and the various \"humanitarian\" wars of interventions of recent years, the \"moral agenda\" within Third Way politics, and trends towards \"global governance\". In each case he displays an immense grasp of a wide range of sources and presents often complex arguments in an accessible manner ... Callinicos's book should become an essential part of our armour - buy it, read it, use it.' \u003ci\u003eThe Socialist Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'[A] theoretical critique of the Blairite model of modernisation is offered by Alex Callinicos in \u003ci\u003eAgainst the Third Way\u003c\/i\u003e, which is unforgiving of those who seek to blur the distinctions between left and right.' \u003ci\u003eMark Perryman, New Statesman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'This is not just [a] book about ideas but about the political economy and sociology of capitalism underlying them.' \u003ci\u003eMillennium\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe Third Way is the political philosophy of Tony Blair and New Labour in Britain, Bill Clinton in the United States, and Gerhard Schröder in Germany. Defended most forcefully by Anthony Giddens, it claims to offer a strategy for renewing the Centre Left that avoids the free-market liberalism of the New Right and the state socialism of the Old Left.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eAgainst the Third Way\u003c\/i\u003e Alex Callinicos develops a fundamental critique of this philosophy. He argues that Third Way governments have continued the neoliberal policies of their conservative predecessors. They have promoted the interests of the multinational corporations, privatized areas where Ronald Reagan or Margaret Thatcher dared not go, and allowed social and economic inequality to continue growing. Callinicos also attacks the theoretical underpinnings of the Third Way. He challenges the idea that the 'knowledge economy' is freeing us from the contradictions of capitalism, denies that New Labour has coherent strategies for achieving greater equality or reconciling the interests of individual and community, and argues that what is called 'political globalization' - the higher profile of international institutions such as NATO, the IMF, and the WTO - masks the assertion of American imperial power.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe best hope for the Left, Callinicos contends, lies in the emergence of an international movement against global capitalism with the protests at Seattle, Prague, and elsewhere. Those who want to see real change should be challenging the logic of the market rather than, like Blair and Clinton, extending its dominion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction. \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1. Masters of the Universe:.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Globalization Debate.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Limits of Politics.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMyths of the New Economy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2. Guardians of Morals:.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBack to Values.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEgalitarianism Betrayed.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCommunity Imposed.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3. Saviours of Humankind:.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePolicing the World.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Armature of Hegemony.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eImperial Collisions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4. Alternatives:.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBucking the Market.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNine Anti-Capitalist Theses.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAfterword.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Politics \u0026amp; government [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Politics \u0026amp; government\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Politics%20\u0026amp;%20government%20%5BJP%5D%22\"\u003eJP\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Polity","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52406586212632,"sku":"9780745626741","price":45.76,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9780745626741.jpg?v=1784140453","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/against-the-third-way-an-anti-capitalist-critique-hardback-9780745626741","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}