Against Capitalism: The European Left on the March

Against Capitalism: The European Left on the March
ISBN-10
0820467766
ISBN-13
9780820467764
Category
Political Science
Pages
159
Language
English
Published
2007
Publisher
Peter Lang
Author
William A. Pelz

Description

Typically the gains in living standards and political rights of Europeans are presented as flowing from the good graces of industrial capitalism. In reality, as this book proves, it was the massive, militant struggle of millions of average persons who forced concessions such as the welfare state and free elections to Parliament. Without understanding the revolutionary vision and the pressure it placed on European rulers, it is difficult to understand contemporary society.

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