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We Cannot Escape History

Nations, States and Revolutions

Neil Davidson

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English
Haymarket Books
21 July 2015
Neil Davidson explores classic themes of nation, state, and revolution in this collection of essays. Ranging from the extent to which nationalism can be a component of led-wing politics to the difference between bourgeois and socialist revolutions, the book concludes with an extended discussion of the different meanings history has for conservatives, radicals, and Marxists.
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Imprint:   Haymarket Books
Country of Publication:   United States
Dimensions:   Height: 230mm,  Width: 154mm,  Spine: 25mm
Weight:   486g
ISBN:   9781608464678
ISBN 10:   1608464679
Pages:   296
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Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
We Cannot Escape History: Nations, States and Revolutions Part 1: Nations and States 1. The Trouble with 'Ethnicity' 2. What is National Consciousness? 3. From National Consciousness to Nation-states 4. Two Replies to John Foster: Stalinism, 'Nation Theory', and Scottish History The Public Memoirs and Confessions of an Unconscious Weberian 5. The Necessity of Multiple Nation-States for Capital [incorporating 'Many Capitals. Many States'] Part 2: States and Revolutions 6. Asiatic, Tributary or Absolutist? 7. Centuries of Transition 8. How Revolutionary Were the Bourgeois Revolutions? 9. When History Failed to Turn 10. The French Revolution is Not Over 11. Scotland: Birthplace of Passive Revolution? 12. The American Civil War Considered as a Bourgeois Revolution 13 Revolutions in Theory and History: a Reply to Alex Callinicos and Donny Gluckstein

Neil Davidson: Neil Davidson is the author of The Origins of Scottish Nationhood (2000), Discovering the Scottish Revolution (2003), for which he was awarded the Deutscher Prize, and How Revolutionary Were the Bourgeois Revolutions? (2012). Davidson lectures in Sociology in the School of Political and Social Science at the University of Glasgow, Scotland.

Reviews for We Cannot Escape History: Nations, States and Revolutions

Praise for How Revolutionary Were the Bourgeois Revolutions? I was frankly pole-axed by this magnificent book. Davidson resets the entire debate on the character of revolutions: bourgeois, democratic, and socialist. He's sending me, at least, back to the library. --Mike Davis, author of Planet of Slums This is, quite simply, the finest book of its kind. --Tony McKenna, Marx and Philosophy Review of Books Praise for Holding Fast to an Image of the Past: Essays on Marxism and History This is Neil Davidson at his very best. In a sparkling set of essays, Davidson offers a conceptually sophisticated and historically wide-ranging analysis of the work of classical and contemporary political thinkers. . . . In terms of its depth of learning it stands in comparison with Perry Anderson's Zone of Engagement. An essential read.--Satnam Virdee, professor of Sociology at the University of Glasgow Holding Fast to an Image of the Past is illuminating, authoritative, and sometimes very funny . . . this new collection fruitfully combines wide-ranging erudition with vivid vignettes. --Bridget Fowler, emeritus professor of Sociology, University of Glasgow Praise for How Revolutionary Were the Bourgeois Revolutions? I was frankly pole-axed by this magnificent book. Davidson resets the entire debate on the character of revolutions: bourgeois, democratic, and socialist. He's sending me, at least, back to the library. --Mike Davis, author of Planet of Slums This is, quite simply, the finest book of its kind. --Tony McKenna, Marx and Philosophy Review of Books Praise for Holding Fast to an Image of the Past: Essays on Marxism and History This is Neil Davidson at his very best. In a sparkling set of essays, Davidson offers a conceptually sophisticated and historically wide-ranging analysis of the work of classical and contemporary political thinkers. . . . In terms of its depth of learning it stands in comparison with Perry Anderson's Zone of Engagement. An essential read.--Satnam Virdee, professor of Sociology at the University of Glasgow Holding Fast to an Image of the Past is illuminating, authoritative, and sometimes very funny . . . this new collection fruitfully combines wide-ranging erudition with vivid vignettes. --Bridget Fowler, emeritus professor of Sociology, University of Glasgow Praise for How Revolutionary Were the Bourgeois Revolutions? I was frankly pole-axed by this magnificent book. Davidson resets the entire debate on the character of revolutions: bourgeois, democratic, and socialist. He's sending me, at least, back to the library. Mike Davis, author of Planet of Slums This is, quite simply, the finest book of its kind. Tony McKenna, Marx and Philosophy Review of Books Praise for Holding Fast to an Image of the Past: Essays on Marxism and History This is Neil Davidson at his very best. In a sparkling set of essays, Davidson offers a conceptually sophisticated and historically wide-ranging analysis of the work of classical and contemporary political thinkers. . . . In terms of its depth of learning it stands in comparison with Perry Anderson's Zone of Engagement. An essential read.Satnam Virdee, professor of Sociology at the University of Glasgow Holding Fast to an Image of the Past is illuminating, authoritative, and sometimes very funny . . . this new collection fruitfully combines wide-ranging erudition with vivid vignettes. Bridget Fowler, emeritus professor of Sociology, University of Glasgow


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