Transformative Politics (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780333620397)

This comparative and theoretical account of the heritage and prospects of socialism in Western Europe characterises socialist political theory as transformative. Socialists counterpose objective social appraisal, such as the theory of capitalism, to implausibly ambitious agents of change - the proletariat or the interventionist state. This framework of analysis generates a comparative account of European socialist parties and their attitudes to international institutions - especially the European Union - and suggests a favourable prognosis for the future of socialism.

Author: A. Butler
ISBN-10: 0333620399
ISBN-13: 9780333620397
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Language: English
Published: 08/07/1995
Pages: 176
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.56d