Left-of-centre democratic ideologies

What would a viable free and democratic society look like?

Hugo Ch,vez, military officer turned left-wing revolutionary, was one of the most important Latin American leaders of the twenty-first century.

Since 2011, Pablo Iglesias has led Podemos, a new radical left party in Spain that is reframing the nature of modern politics.

'A lucidly written and well-researched account .

The political tradition loosely termed 'the left' has been brought to crisis point as the twentieth century draws to a close.

On the 27th August, 1963, the day before Martin Luther King electrified the world from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial with the immortal words, 'I Have a Dream', the life of another giant of the Civil Rights movement quietly drew to a close in Accra, Ghana: W.

On the 27th August, 1963, the day before Martin Luther King electrified the world from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial with the immortal words, 'I Have a Dream', the life of another giant of the Civil Rights movement quietly drew to a close in Accra, Ghana: W.

'This expert guide to the political economy of Marx's Capital has always been the very best available' - David HarveyThis brilliantly concise book is the classic companion to Karl Marx's most well-known work, Capital.

'This expert guide to the political economy of Marx's Capital has always been the very best available' - David HarveyThis brilliantly concise book is the classic companion to Karl Marx's most well-known work, Capital.

Social democracy is clearly at a dead end, but is it actually dead?

Social democracy is clearly at a dead end, but is it actually dead?

In Being Red, Ken Livingstone serves up an account of the Labour Party and its future, at a pivotal moment in its history.

In Being Red, Ken Livingstone serves up an account of the Labour Party and its future, at a pivotal moment in its history.

Can a political project exist outside of the power relations from which it is trying to emerge?

Can a political project exist outside of the power relations from which it is trying to emerge?

*Shortlisted for the Deutscher Memorial Prize 2017* Karl Polanyi's contribution to political economy and social science is immeasurable.

*Shortlisted for the Deutscher Memorial Prize 2017* Karl Polanyi's contribution to political economy and social science is immeasurable.

Since the 1940s, Marxist thought has blossomed in Nigeria.

Since the 1940s, Marxist thought has blossomed in Nigeria.

Geoffrey Bell's Hesitant Comrades is the first published history of the policies, actions and attitudes of the British working class towards the Irish national revolution of 1916-21.

Geoffrey Bell's Hesitant Comrades is the first published history of the policies, actions and attitudes of the British working class towards the Irish national revolution of 1916-21.

* Shortlisted for the Academy of British Cover Design Awards, 2015*Greece's recent political turmoil captured the imagination of the left across Europe.

* Shortlisted for the Academy of British Cover Design Awards, 2015*Greece's recent political turmoil captured the imagination of the left across Europe.

'Powerful and clarifying .

Critical and iconoclastic, Comrade or Brother?

Venezuela has become a huge source of hope and inspiration for the Left throughout the world.

The politics of Utopia have already produced a rich and varied literature - St.

This new edition of the classic biography of Tony Benn captures the essence of Benn's formidable impact on the British Labour Party and British politics.

The United Kingdom faces a historic turning point in 2014.

The United Kingdom faces a historic turning point in 2014.

The political tradition loosely termed 'the left' has been brought to crisis point as the twentieth century draws to a close.

Climate change and other ecological ills are driving the creation of a grassroots global movement for change.

'There is no alternative' has been the unofficial mantra of the neoliberal order since its utterance by Margaret Thatcher in the 1980s.

'There is no alternative' has been the unofficial mantra of the neoliberal order since its utterance by Margaret Thatcher in the 1980s.

'Tantalizing prose' - TLSJean Jaures was the celebrated French Socialist Party leader, assassinated in 1914 for trying to use diplomacy and industrial action to prevent the outbreak of war.

'Tantalizing prose' - TLSJean Jaures was the celebrated French Socialist Party leader, assassinated in 1914 for trying to use diplomacy and industrial action to prevent the outbreak of war.

When Hugo Chavez, then President of Venezuela, died in 2013, millions across the globe mourned.

When Hugo Chavez, then President of Venezuela, died in 2013, millions across the globe mourned.

This is a history of political ideologies during the period from the First World War to the collapse of the Soviet Union, famously described by Eric Hobsbawm as 'The Age of Extremes'.

'[The Chartists] is lucid, well crafted, conversant with a mass of literature and highly accessible.

The start of the twenty-first century has been marked by global demands for economic justice.

The start of the twenty-first century has been marked by global demands for economic justice.

To the surprise of many, the Dalai Lama recently declared that, 'I am a socialist'.

To the surprise of many, the Dalai Lama recently declared that, 'I am a socialist'.

The role of the indigenous population in the formation of the Bolivarian constitution is one of Latin America's most important untold stories.

The role of the indigenous population in the formation of the Bolivarian constitution is one of Latin America's most important untold stories.

What role does the protection of citizens abroad play in motivating states' policies?

From an Eastern nation on the global periphery to a European neoliberal democracy enmeshed in transnational networks, Poland has experienced a dramatic transformation in the last century.

From an Eastern nation on the global periphery to a European neoliberal democracy enmeshed in transnational networks, Poland has experienced a dramatic transformation in the last century.

John Griffith London (1876 - 1916), commonly known as Jack London, was an American journalist, social activist, and novelist.