Corbyn: The Strange Rebirth of Radical Politics

Corbyn: The Strange Rebirth of Radical Politics

Up-to-date analysis of how Corbyn rose to the head of the labour party, and his prospects for staying there

Jeremy Corbyn, the â€œdark horseâ€ candidate for the Labour leadership, won and won big. With a landslide in the first round, this unassuming antiwar socialist crushed the opposition, particularly the Blairite opposition.

For the first time in decades, socialism is back on the agendaâ€”and for the first time in Labourâ€™s history, it controls the leadership. The party machine couldnâ€™t stop him. An almost unanimous media campaign couldnâ€™t stop him. It is as if their power, like that of the Wizard of Oz, was always mostly illusion. Now Corbyn has one chance to convince the public to support his reforming ambitions.

Where did he come from, and what chance does he have? This book tells the story of how Corbynâ€™s rise was made possible by the long decline of Labour and a deep crisis of British democracy. It surveys the makeshift coalition of trade unionists, young and precarious workers, and students, who rallied to Corbyn. It shows how a novel social media campaign turned the mediaâ€™s â€œProject Fearâ€ on its head, making a virtue of every accusation they threw at him. And finally it asks, with all the artillery that is still ranged against Corbyn, and given the crisis-ridden Labour Party that he has inherited, what it would mean for him to succeed.
Country USA
Brand Verso
Manufacturer Verso
Binding Paperback
Color Multicolor
ReleaseDate 2016-07-05
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781784785314

Country	USA
Brand	Verso
Manufacturer	Verso
Binding	Paperback
Color	Multicolor
ReleaseDate	2016-07-05
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781784785314

Corbyn: The Strange Rebirth of Radical Politics

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