{"product_id":"may-day-manifesto-1968-raymond-williams-9781786636270","title":"May Day Manifesto 1968","description":"\u003cb\u003eAnniversary edition of the classic political manifesto\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUrgently relevant to current arguments about the crisis of austerity, the 1968 manifesto set out a new agenda for socialist Britain, after the failure of the postwar consensus. It sought to change the nature of the state, to drive a wedge between finance and empire, to stress the importance of a planned economy for all, and to detach Britain from the imperial goals to which it had long been committed. Today, the spirit of \u003ci\u003eThe May Day Manifesto\u003c\/i\u003e offers a road map to a brighter future.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe original publication brought together the most influential radical voices of the era. Among the seventy signatories were Raymond Williams, E. P. Thompson, Stuart Hall, Iris Murdoch, Terry Eagleton, Ralph Miliband, and R. D. Laing. This edition comes with an introduction from Owen Jones, who brings a sense of urgency and hope to the contemporary debate.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Raymond Williams\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1786636271\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781786636270\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Verso\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/08\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.70h x 5.10w x 0.70d","brand":"Raymond Williams","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48088813568255,"sku":"9781786636270","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5505f500-146f-479c-9e72-0c19da6bc3df.jpg?v=1769106703","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/may-day-manifesto-1968-raymond-williams-9781786636270","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}