{"product_id":"class-war-conservatism-isbn-9781781687703","title":"Class War Conservatism","description":"When, in 2013, the \u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e labeled Ralph Miliband “The Man Who Hated Britain,” a diverse host rallied to his defense. Those who had worked with him – from both left and right – praised his work and character. He was lauded as “one of the best-known academic Marxists of his generation” and a leading figure of the New Left.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eClass War Conservatism\u003c\/i\u003e collects together his most significant political essays and shows the scope and brilliance of his thinking. Ranging from the critical anatomy of capitalism to a clear-eyed analysis of the future of socialism in Britain, this selection shows Miliband as an independent and prescient thinker of great insight. Throughout, his writing is a passionate and forcefully argued demand for social justice and a better future.“A veritable giant of a man who had an almost unique capacity to understand – and explain – the world in which we live.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e —Tony Benn\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “An inspiring teacher of politics and an internationally renowned figure on the British Left.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e —\u003ci\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “A Miliband speech was always a treat; alternately sarcastic and scholarly, witty and vicious.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e —Tariq Ali\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A beacon on the international Left. He epitomized what it meant to be a creative and independent socialist intellectual, and he provided consistent leadership in defining the issues for critical engagement.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e —Leo Panitch\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “[Miliband’s] perspective—simultaneously hopeful and clear-eyed, fiercely principled but tethered to reality—made the British socialist the most impressive Marxist of his generation.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e —\u003ci\u003eIn These Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “His whole effort is to render the language of socialism in terms of the needs of the here and now.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e —Raphael Samuel\u003c\/b\u003eBorn in Belgium in 1924, \u003cb\u003eRalph Miliband\u003c\/b\u003e moved to Britain in 1940. Serving in the Royal Navy during the war, he then studied at the LSE and became a leading member of the New Left. He set up the \u003ci\u003eSocialist Register\u003c\/i\u003e in 1964 while he continued to teach in London, Leeds and the US. He is the author of defining works such as \u003ci\u003eCapitalist Democracy in Britain\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSocialism for a Sceptical Age\u003c\/i\u003e. He died in 1994.","brand":"Verso","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46304911655141,"sku":"NP9781781687703","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781781687703.jpg?v=1767723795","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/class-war-conservatism-isbn-9781781687703","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}