When the renowned social scientist Erik Olin Wright passed away in 2019 at the height of his intellectual powers, he left behind an unfinished project intended to forge a connection between class analysis and real utopias.
In taking up this project, the essays in this volume pay tribute to his generative theory, crystalline thinking, inspirational teaching, and personal generosity.- \"Friends of the late Erik Olin Wright celebrate his life and work with essays about his lifelong preoccupations with analytical Marxism and the transformation of capitalist societies.
The result is a beautiful book that glows with intelligence, optimism, and love.\" FRANCES FOX PIVEN- \"Erik Wright succumbed to cancer while he was advancing a decades-long project of envisioning real utopias-designs for a workable socialism.
When the renowned social scientist Erik Olin Wright passed away in 2019 at the height of his intellectual powers, he left behind an unfinished project intended to forge a connection between class analysis and real utopias. In taking up this project, the essays in this volume pay tribute to his generative theory, crystalline thinking, inspirational teaching, and personal generosity.- \"Friends of the late Erik Olin Wright celebrate his life and work with essays about his lifelong preoccupations with analytical Marxism and the transformation of capitalist societies. The result is a beautiful book that glows with intelligence, optimism, and love.\" FRANCES FOX PIVEN- \"Erik Wright succumbed to cancer while he was advancing a decades-long project of envisioning real utopias-designs for a workable socialism. The essays in this superb volume recount this monumental undertaking and also advance it in significant ways.\" VIVEK CHIBBER- \"Erik Olin Wright devoted his brilliant mind to the challenging task of rethinking and reimagining socialism after the fall of the Soviet Union and China\'s turn towards full-blown capitalism. In this tribute to his work, progressive intellectuals and activists bring forward and deepen Wright\'s trail-blazing Real Utopias Project amidst the current deep crisis of capitalism.\" WALDEN BELLO- \"These rich and compelling essays testify to the power and actuality of Erik Olin Wright\'s thought, as well as to his dialogism, mentorship, and influence. A terrific read and a fitting tribute to a brilliant scholar and beloved comrade.\" NANCY FRASER Σελίδες: 304, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0903, Διαστάσεις: 15.3x15.3cm
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