Corbyn (eBook)

The Strange Rebirth of Radical Politics

Richard Seymour (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2016 | Ebook UK & RoW
384 Seiten
Verso (Verlag)
978-1-78478-532-1 (ISBN)

Infos

Demolishing the Blairite opposition in 2015, Jeremy Corbyn saw off an attempted coup against his leadership under the banner of the "e;soft left"e; one year on. This unassuming antiwar socialist now leads Labour with a huge mandate. For the first time in decades, socialism is back on the agenda-and for the first time in Labour's history, it defines the leadership.This book tells the story of how Corbyn's rise was made possible by the long decline of Labour and a deep crisis in British democracy. It surveys the makeshift coalition of trade unionists, young and precarious workers, and students who rallied to Corbyn. It shows how a novel social media campaign turned the media's "e;Project Fear"e; on its head, making a virtue of every accusation thrown at him. And finally it asks, with all the artillery that is still ranged against Corbyn, given the crisis-ridden Labour Party that he has inherited, the devastating impact of the coup attempt and the fall-out from Brexit, what it would mean for him to succeed.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 17.5.2016
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Zeitgeschichte
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Politische Systeme
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Politische Theorie
• Schlagworte: Alex Nunns • Bernie Sanders • comrade corbyn • Corbyn • James Nunn • Jeremy Corbyn • John McDonnell • Labour Party • Momentum • Owen Jones • Owen Smith • Paul Mason • Rosa Prince • Social Democracy • Socialism • Socialist • The Candidate
• ISBN-10: 1-78478-532-6 / 1784785326
• ISBN-13: 978-1-78478-532-1 / 9781784785321