{"product_id":"after-the-revolution-9789390122752","title":"After the Revolution","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Partha Chatterjee (Ed.), With a Foreword by: Dipesh Chakrabarty\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Orient Blackswan Pvt Ltd\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Orient Blackswan Pvt Ltd\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnjan Ghosh (1951–2010), an exemplary Marxist sociologist and teacher, belonged to the generation of intellectuals that dreamt of a socialist India, and saw both the rise and demise of the Communist Party in West Bengal. He died a year before Trinamool Congress dislodged the Left from power. But long before his death, the fall of the Soviet Union had initiated a re-evaluation—among Marxists in West Bengal and elsewhere—of the twentieth-century history of socialism. The present crisis of liberal capitalism, however, compels a fresh, critical look at the legacy of the Russian Revolution today. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAfter the Revolution\u003c\/em\u003e is a tribute by Anjan Ghosh’s friends and colleagues not only to his memory, but also to the idea of revolution, through a cosmopolitan quest for a liveable alternative to capitalism. It reflects on the Russian Revolution, as viewed from our current location, and re-examines some of the basic tenets of revolutionary theory and practice in the twentieth century, to shed light on the present.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExploring the limits of capitalism, liberal democracy and socialism, the essays examine a range of issues, including contemporary political movements, Maoism and Indian democracy, the later Marx’s thoughts on Russia, global finance dynamics, and the impact of a revolution aesthetic on literature, music and cinema.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOriginal, eclectic, insightful, these timely essays are addressed to students and scholars of sociology, history and culture studies.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Orient Blackswan Pvt Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45616485335191,"sku":"9789390122752","price":1147.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9789390122752.webp?v=1769294917","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/after-the-revolution-9789390122752","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}