The Dialectics of Liberation
Published on 9. June 2015
210 pages
978-1-78168-892-2 (ISBN)
Description
The now legendary Dialectics of Liberation congress, held in London in 1967, was a unique expression of the politics of dissent. Existential psychiatrists, Marxist intellectuals, anarchists, and political leaders met to discuss key social issues. Edited by David Cooper, The Dialectics of Liberation compiles interventions from congress contributors Stokely Carmichael, Herbert Marcuse, R. D. Laing, Paul Sweezy, and others, to explore the roots of social violence.
Against a backdrop of rising student frustration, racism, class inequality, and environmental degradation-a setting familiar to readers today-the conference aimed to create genuine revolutionary momentum by fusing ideology and action on the levels of the individual and of mass society. The Dialectics of Liberation captures the rise of a forceful style of political activity that came to characterize the following years.
Against a backdrop of rising student frustration, racism, class inequality, and environmental degradation-a setting familiar to readers today-the conference aimed to create genuine revolutionary momentum by fusing ideology and action on the levels of the individual and of mass society. The Dialectics of Liberation captures the rise of a forceful style of political activity that came to characterize the following years.
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Ebook UK & RoW
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
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Reflowable
ISBN-13
978-1-78168-892-2 (9781781688922)
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David Cooper (1931-1986) was a South African-born theorist and existential psychiatrist.
Content
- Intro
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Introduction - David Cooper
- The Obvious - R. D. Laing
- Conscious Purpose Versus Nature - Gregory Bateson
- Social and Psychological Preparation for War - Jules Henry
- Imperialism and Revolution in America - John Gerassi
- The Future of Capitalism - Paul Sweezy
- Objective Values - Paul Goodman
- Criticism and Dogmatism in Literature - Lucien Goldmann (Translated by Ilona Halberstadt)
- Black Power - Stokely Carmichael
- Liberation from the Affluent Society - Herbert Marcuse
- Beyond Words - David Cooper
- Notes on Contributors
