{"product_id":"the-long-retreat-strategies-to-reverse-the-decline-of-the-left-9780745350288","title":"The Long Retreat: Strategies to Reverse the Decline of the Left","description":"\u003cb\u003e'Boris Kagarlitsky is a man of enormous intellect and bravery ... \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eI've always been stimulated by discussions with Boris and his relationship with thoughtful figures all around the world' \u003c\/b\u003e- Jeremy Corbyn MP \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Perhaps the most prominent Marxist thinker in the \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003epost-Soviet space' \u003c\/b\u003e- \u003ci\u003eOpen Democracy \u003cbr\u003e ​​​​​​​\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'This brilliant and profound book is likely to become a classic' \u003c\/b\u003e- Jayati Ghosh, Professor of Economics, University of Massachusetts Amherst \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Authoritarianism is rampant across the globe. Right-wing governments from Russia to America oversee wars from Ukraine to Palestine, while capitalism lurches from crisis to crisis, its citizens mired in poverty. Imprisoned Putin critic Boris Kagarlitsky confronts this stark reality, demanding a clear strategy from the left to dismantle this ever-darkening nightmare. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e As well as bringing Russian and Western thinkers into dialogue, Kagarlitsky draws upon his experiences as a Russian dissident since the latter days of the Soviet Union in this detailed analysis of leftist strategy. As a Marxist, he engages in radical ideas including Universal Basic Income and decentralised collective ownership, as well as looking at historical and contemporary examples of revolution and dissent, covering the left's response to the war in Ukraine. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Written just before Kagarlitsky's imprisonment, \u003ci\u003eThe Long Retreat\u003c\/i\u003e stands as a testament to subversive Russian literature. It asks if the left can put aside its paralysing sectarianism and conceits of ideological purity in order to transform society for the benefit of the global working class. Kagarlitsky believes it can, as long as it is unafraid to look critically at its own ideas and actions. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eBoris Kagarlitsky\u003c\/b\u003e is a Russian Marxist theoretician and sociologist who has been a political dissident in the former Soviet Union and the Russian Federation. He is the author of many books. In 2023 he was detained under Putin's regime for speaking out against the war in Ukraine, and in February 2024 he was sentenced to five years in a penal colony.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBoris Kagarlitsky is a Russian Marxist theoretician and sociologist who has been a political dissident in the former Soviet Union and the Russian Federation. He is the author of many books, his latest being \u003ci\u003eThe Long Retreat: Strategies to Reverse the Decline of the Left\u003c\/i\u003e. In 2023 he was detained under Putin's regime for speaking out against the war in Ukraine, and in February 2024 he was sentenced to five years in a penal colony. Since then, the Daniel Singer Foundation designated him as the recipient of its 2024 Prisoner of Conscience Award. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Patrick Bond is Distinguished Professor at the University of Johannesburg Department of Sociology, where he directs the Centre for Social Change. He is the author of several books, including \u003ci\u003eBRICS\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eElite Transition\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Renfrey Clarke is an Australian journalist, translator and left activist.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Pluto Press (UK)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50661351031058,"sku":"9780745350288","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_d48d0fee-e260-4255-b61d-dc9db44685f2.jpg?v=1733492812","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-long-retreat-strategies-to-reverse-the-decline-of-the-left-9780745350288","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}