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In social criticism of rare scope and insight, Singer probes the outcome of the Russian Revolution and Russia's post-1989 turmoil, the transformation of the Polish trade union movement Solidarity into a reactionary and clerical force, the failure of social democracy in Western Europe, the emergence of an unbalanced world after the collapse of one superpower, and the massive 1995 strikes and demonstrations in France-which, Singer argues, were the first revolt against the prevailing idea that there is no alternative to market stringency. As alternative, Singer calls for \"realistic utopia\": a politics engaged with present-day possibilities but daring to pursue a world beyond capitalism, one that would put into consistent practice the ideals of democracy and equality.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49575722615057,"sku":"GOR005216538","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50682329727249,"sku":"CIN0853459460VG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":51695184183569,"sku":"CIN0853459460G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":52327470563601,"sku":"NLS9780853459460","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0853459460.jpg?v=1750947294"},{"product_id":"is-socialism-doomed-book-daniel-singer-9780195049251","title":"Is Socialism Doomed?","description":"When Fran, cois Mitterand was elected President in 1981, bringing the Socialist Party to power for the first time in decades, two hundred thousand voters danced around the Bastille. But their euphoria was short lived, and by 1986 the conservatives--led by Chirac, Barre, and Giscard d'Estaing--had regained control of the Parliament. What led to the collapse of socialism in France? Was the approach taken by Mitterand at fault, or was socialism doomed from the start? \u003cbr\u003e As Daniel Singer points out in his well-informed, perceptive, and often witty analysis, the Mitterand government was compromised even before the election. Preaching moderation during the campaign, once in office Mitterand selected a cabinet of middle-of-the-road socialists--including Jacques Delors, Pierre Mauray, and Michel Rocard--and gave only four of forty-four ministries to Communist Party members. He did nationalize a few conglomerates, but after France was hit by recession and a weak franc, he switched to an austerity program that shifted emphasis from solidarity and social justice to private initiative and personal gain, an economic retreat that, according to Singer, paved the way for ideological surrender. In events such as The Rainbow Warrior scandal, Mitterand's meeting with Poland's General Jaruzelski, and his support of Reagan's proposal to deploy Pershing-2 missiles in Europe, Singer finds clear evidence that, by the 1986 election, the government was socialist in name only. \u003cbr\u003e The French experience does not prove that socialism is doomed, Singer contends, but that it must be reinvented, taking an international approach and providing a coherent, long-range plan that will generate wide-spread popular support, without which it cannot survive","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ WELL_READ \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49640833745169,"sku":"GOR013025860","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/019504925X.jpg?v=1751290574"},{"product_id":"prelude-to-revolution-book-daniel-singer-9780809078530","title":"Prelude to Revolution","description":null,"brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":49910368928017,"sku":"CIN0809078538G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0809078538.jpg?v=1751395199"},{"product_id":"prelude-to-revolution-book-daniel-singer-9781608462735","title":"Prelude To Revolution","description":"Prelude to Revolution is an essential history of the May 1968 protests and upheaval in France, during which French workers staged the first wildcat general strike in history and the largest general strike to this day. 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