Corbynism : A Critical Approach.
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Intro -- Corbynism: A Critical Approach -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction: TAKING CORBYNISM SERIOUSLY -- The Components of Corbynism -- A Question of Populism -- Our Perspective -- What Follows -- Chapter 1: Explaining 2017: The Rise and Fall of Austerity Populism -- Austerity Populism -- The Strange Death of the Deficit -- The Ambivalance of '45 -- 'Some Things Matter More Than Money' -- Chapter 2: The Preconditions of Corbynism: On Two-campism -- The Immigration Conundrum -- From Benn to Blair -- 'Two Campism' and the Anti-Imperialist Schema -- Stop the War: The Iraq Effect -- Chapter 3: On the Right Side of History: The Moral Mythology of Corbynism -- The Making of a Saint -- 'All Forms of Racism' -- Both Sides -- Chapter 4: Taking Back Control: Corbynism in One Country -- It's Obvious, Isn't It? -- Alternatives -- Value and Social Mediation -- 'Hold this Country Back' -- Chapter 5: 'Things Can and they Will Change': Class, Postcapitalism and Left Populism -- Class and Value Theory -- Parliamentary Socialism and the State -- The Forces and Relations of Production -- From Natural Socialism to National Populism -- Chapter 6: The Rigged System: Corbynism and Conspiracy Theory -- The Rigged System and Personalised Critique -- The Specificities of Left Antisemitism -- The Casting of Doubt -- Left-Right Crossover -- Conclusion: A Politics of Pessimism -- ENdNotes -- Preface -- Introduction: TAKING CORBYNISM SERIOUSLY -- Chapter 1: Explaining 2017: The Rise and Fall of Austerity Populism -- Chapter 2: The Preconditions of Corbynism: On Two-campism -- Chapter 3: On the Right Side of History: The Moral Mythology of Corbynism -- Chapter 4: Taking Back Control: Corbynism in One Country -- Chapter 5: 'Things Can and they Will Change': Class, Postcapitalism and Left Populism -- Chapter 6: The Rigged System: Corbynism and Conspiracy Theory.
Conclusion: A Politics of Pessimism -- Index.
Corbynism as a political movement is now in the ascendency, and, conceivably, is also on the verge of power. This book provides a critical overview of what Corbynism is, above and beyond Jeremy Corbyn himself, placing it within the context of populist left and right movements that have taken hold across the globe.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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