Overview

Anti-capitalist activism has taken a wrong direction and social and political theoretical theorists have failed to realise this. The trend for building, what has become called, 'Alternative Societies', spaces such as mutual aid groups and workers' co-operatives, failed to grasp the true power of the capitalist totality. Drawing on the work of the early Frankfurt School, this book argues that such anti-capitalist strategies are deeply mistaken and must be urgently reconsidered.

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Author:   Neal Harris
Publisher:   Manchester University Press
Imprint:   Manchester University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.10cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.435kg
ISBN:  

9781526172228

ISBN 10:   1526172224
Pages:   184
Publication Date:   14 April 2026
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Forthcoming
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Table of Contents

Introduction 1 The rise of alternative societies: Incoherent pluralism and actionism 2 Frankfurt School critical theory: Lessons from a missing revolution 3 Workers’ co-operative firms and interstitial revolution 4 Mutual aid groups and prefigurative revolution 5 Universal Basic Income: Symbiotic revolution and accelerationism 6 The case for critique: Corrective, transformative, therapeutic Conclusion -- .

Reviews

'This very important and challenging book draws on early critical theory in a sustained and nuanced evaluation of post-capitalist projects'. — Emeritus Professor William Outhwaite, Emeritus Professor of Sociology, Newcastle University. 'The time has come to take the excesses of left political theory to critical task. In this bold new book, one of the most important new voices in the Critical Theory tradition does just that. Neal Harris confronts the advocates of pre-figurative politics and those that glibly assert that capitalism can be transformed from within. Harris shows how deeply powerful capitalism as a social system actually is and how a new critical theory will be needed to cultivate a more muscular and politically relevant movement politics that will be capable of genuine social transformation.' — Michael J. Thompson, Professor of Political Theory, William Paterson University -- .

Author Information

Neal Harris is Associate Professor in Sociology and Politics at Oxford Brookes University, Oxford.

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