How does a Marxist talk about gender? How does a feminist talk about class? Progressives use a variety of theories — feminism, Marxism, environmentalism, multiculturalism — as conceptual frameworks with which to understand the world and develop a vision for the future. How do social and political theories work, and how do they relate to each other?
In Thought Dreams, Michael Albert discusses these questions using many examples and question-and-answer sections that make the book accessible and useful. It will help readers better understand progressive theories and begin to create their own theoretical perspective, one that is consistent with their principles, experiences, and priorities.
With his combination of hard-edged logic and visionary hope, Michael Albert is one of the treasures of the Left.”
— Barbara Ehrenreich
| Subject | Political Science/Political Ideologies/General |
|---|---|
| Published | October 2002 |
| Price | $15.95 CDN |
| Pages | 190 pp (Paper) |
| Dimensions | 5.5″ × 7.5″ × 0.375″ |
| ISBN-10 | 1894037103 |
| ISBN-13 | 9781894037105 |
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About the Author
Michael Albert is one of the nation’s leading authorities on political economy, U.S. economic policies, and the media. A veteran writer/activist, he currently works with Z Magazine and the website Znet.
Schooled in the new left and anti-Viet Nam war movements and an activist ever since, Albert primarily focuses on matters of movement-building, strategy and vision, creating alternative media, and developing and advocating the economic vision called participatory economics (“Parecon” for short).
Albert has authored sixteen books — including Parecon: Life After Capitalism (Verso) and Thought Dreams: Radical Theory for the 21st Century (Arbeiter Ring) as well as his classics Looking Forward (with Robin Hahnel) and Stop the Killing Train, both available from South End Press.
Albert has extensive organizing experience, has written hundreds of articles, and has spoken at venues all over the world and throughout the United States. He ideas are both accessible and provocative. His perspective combines attention to race, gender, power, and class, and pursues equity, diversity, solidarity, and self-management. He can speak on movement matters, anti-war, globalization, media, and particularly economic vision for the future. He has a Ph.D. in economics from the University of Massachusetts.
Also by Michael Albert
- Thinking Forward – Learning to Conceptualize Economic Vision
