Search Results: Titles starting with S from Resistance Books

Sydney: Resistance Books, 2015. 1. Paperback. New. Charts the history of the social democracy from the birth of socialist thought in the 19th century. It examines the political forces opposed to it on the left and on the right, its victory and the ‘golden years’ that followed. It then examines its surrender to neoliberal theocracy before suggesting what might constitute an anti-capitalist politics for the 21st century.

Sydney: Resistance Books, 2007. 1. Pamphlet. New. Two talks focused on the role of the working class in modern society. Is Australia still a class society? How can we grapple with the potential catastrophe of climate change? What role is there for working people in creating a sustainable and just society?

Sydney: New Course Publications, 1997. 1. Pamphlet. New. This 1995 resolution of the Democratic Socialist Party is one of several adopted by the party since its founding congress in 1972, analysing the nature of the oppression of lesbians and gay men and the importance of the struggle for the democratic rights of gays and lesbians as part of the ongoing fight to achieve a socially just and democratic society.

Sydney: Resistance Books, 1999. 1. Paperback. New. Engels’ Socialism: Utopian and Scientific explains the historical and theoretical origins of the modern socialist movement. After the Communist Manifesto, it is probably the most influential work expounding the basic ideas of Marxism. This new edition contains a lengthy introductory essay by Doug Lorimer setting out the path of development of Marx and Engels towards scientific socialism, as distinct from the various utopian varieties that had predominated hitherto.

Sydney: Resistance Books, 1999. 1. Paperback. New. In 1941, 28 socialists and trade union militants, mostly members of the Socialist Workers Party, went on trial in Minneapolis for their opposition to US involvement in World War II. The verbatim courtroom testimony of SWP leader James P. Cannon is a powerful defence of the ideas of socialism.

Sydney: Resistance Books, 2006. 1. Pamphlet. New. Despite the collapse of the Soviet Union and the restoration of capitalism there and in the countries of Eastern Europe, the theory of ‘state capitalism’ continues to mislead its adherents. This pamphlet presents the key arguments against this fallacious notion.

Sydney: Resistance Books, 1999. 1. Paperback. New. In The State and Revolution, Lenin re-establishes the authentic teaching of Marx and Engels on the question of the state, the institution at the heart of all political struggle. He argues strongly that the capitalist state cannot be reformed but needs to be replaced by a new organ but one which will wither away as humanity advances to a happier future.

Sydney: Resistance Books, 1999. 1. Pamphlet. New. An invaluable account of the struggle against uranium mining in the 1970s and 1980s. Covers the role of the Labor Party and the rise and fall of the Nuclear Disarmament Party.

Sydney: Resistance Books, 2001. 1. Paperback. New. The record of a political struggle in the Socialist Workers Party of the United States on the eve of World War II. At issue was the nature of the Soviet Union, Stalinism and the war aims of the US and its allies. Cannon was the founder and central leader of the SWP.

Sydney: Resistance Books, 2017. 1. Paperback. New. Across the world, agriculture — on which all human life depends — is under sustained attack by big business. This is a primer on what’s wrong with corporate profit-centred agriculture and the fight for a people-centred alternative.