Description
| Product ID: | 9781786636270 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | May Day Manifesto 1968 |
| Authors: | Author: Raymond Williams |
| Page Count: | 224 |
| Subjects: | Left-of-centre democratic ideologies, Socialism & left-of-centre democratic ideologies, Political parties and party platforms, Political manifestos, United Kingdom, Great Britain, c 1960 to c 1970 |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating A timely reissue of the classic socialist call to arms Anniversary edition of the classic political manifesto Urgently relevant to current arguments about the crisis of austerity, the 1968 manifesto set out a new agenda for socialist Britain, after the failure of the postwar consensus. It sought to change the nature of the state, to drive a wedge between finance and empire, to stress the importance of a planned economy for all, and to detach Britain from the imperial goals to which it had long been committed. Today, the spirit of The May Day Manifesto offers a road map to a brighter future. The original publication brought together the most influential radical voices of the era. Among the seventy signatories were Raymond Williams, E. P. Thompson, Stuart Hall, Iris Murdoch, Terry Eagleton, Ralph Miliband, and R. D. Laing. This edition comes with an introduction from Owen Jones, who brings a sense of urgency and hope to the contemporary debate. |
| Imprint Name: | Verso Books |
| Publisher Name: | Verso Books |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2018-05-01 |
