厄内斯特·曼德尔，1923年生于比利时，于1995年去世。生前曾任比利时自由大学教授。1945年以来，他一直是托派第四国际的主要领导人。著述宏丰，主要有：《马克思主义经济理论》，《晚近资本主义》，《资本主义发展的长波——马克思主义的解释》，《权力与货币——马克思主义的官僚理论》等。他的著作被译成30多种文字出版。曼德尔被认为是20世纪下半叶国际上最重要的马克思主义经济学家和政治学家之一。

埃内斯特·曼德尔这部新书与其它研究欧洲共产主义的书有所不同。此书写法上继承了托洛茨基辩论传统，所涉及的范围大大超出了对近期前景的展望。曼德尔探讨了漫长的历史过程，即从过去一度是第三国际的战斗支部转变为今天主张“历史性妥协”和“人民联盟”的立宪制这一过程。接着他论证，现代欧洲共产主义的通向社会主义的民族道路，是苏联“社会主义在一国胜利的苦果”。曼德尔这本书对西班牙的圣地亚哥·卡里略的观点、对意共在意大利的经济政策以及法共关于国家的理论，提出了尖锐的和有理有据的批判。但是在论述俄国对卡里略的反应、苏联共产党对西方共产党的组织立场以及在东德出现的同情欧洲共产主义的主要的持不同政见的倾向时，本书还是将西方党的这些发展变化与整个欧洲政治联系起来看的。《从斯大林主义到欧洲共产主义》一书是马克思主义左派第一次对西方共产主义新战略进行的系统的和全面的批判。这本书可以...(展开全部)

Sergei Prozorov is Professor of Political Science at the University of Jyväskylä. He is the author of books including The Biopolitics of Stalinism (2016) and Agamben and Politics (2014), also published by Edinburgh University Press. He has published over 30 articles in major international journals. His research interests include political philosophy, theories of democracy and t...(展开全部)

The first book to investigate Soviet socialism from a biopolitical perspective Western theories of biopolitics focus on its liberal and fascist rationalities. In opposition to this, Stalinism was oriented more towards transforming life in accordance with the communist ideal, and less towards protecting it. Sergei Prozorov reconstructs this rationality in the early Stalinist pro...(展开全部)

While teaching upper- and lowercase letters to preschoolers, Ehlert introduces fruits and vegetables from around the world. A glossary at the end provides interesting facts about each food.

Since man first wielded a stick in anger, war and conflict have been prime movers in the progress of science and technology. In our earliest days the impetus may have been as simple as protecting territory or a food supply; more recently science has benefited from massive injections of cash when national security is at stake. But as Michael White demonstrates in this superbly w...(展开全部)

Here is the story of Anna Blume, a woman who has come to an unnamed city in search of her brother. Her notebook recounts her quest in this cruel modern landscape, and through her anguished narrative, Auster presents a frightening vision of the future.

在线阅读本书 In this novel Paul Auster offers a haunting picture of a devastated world - a futuristic world - but one which may be seen to shadow our own. Auster's other work includes "The New York Trilogy" and "Hand to Mouth", and the screenplays "Smoke" and "Blue in the Face".

This new edition of Donald Sassoon's magisterial history of the Left in the twentieth century includes a substantial new introduction by the author. With unique authority and unparalleled scholarship, Sassoon traces the fortunes of the political parties of the left in Western Europe across 14 countries, covering the fortunes of socialism from the rise of the Bolsheviks through ...(展开全部)

Editorial Reviews Review "A remarkable new work of historical analysis, which will soon establish itself as a classic' Eric Hobsbawm, Guardian. "Remarkable...A massive and original synthesis which deserves to become a classic, there is nothing comparable to it in the English language' David Marquand. "[An] extraordinary achievement...this book is a small masterpiece"Sir Bernard...(展开全部)