Where Do We Go from Here?: American Democracy and the Renewal of the Radical Imagination
Author(s): Mark Major
Publisher: Lexington Books
Publication Date: March 19, 2010
Language: English
Print length: 226 pages
ISBN-10: 0739137182
ISBN-13: 9780739137185
Book Description
Progressive politics has long been in crisis in the United States. As the radical Left realizes the dire consequences of defining themselves solely by what they are against, this collection challenges leading engaged academics and activists to show how radical politics can lead to a more fruitful democracy. Dealing with pressing issues of the day such as health care, race, immigration, religion, foreign policy, unions, feminism, liberalism, education, and the media, this edited volume looks at the prospects for a progressive turn in U.S. politics. In doing so, it hopes to inspire the radical imagination by showing where we can go from here. As technology continues to enable greater access to ideas around the world, the power of intellectuals is greater than ever. And given that the world is full of crushing poverty, sexism, uneven development, environmental degeneration, religious fanaticism, racism, and imperialism, the need for intellectuals to inspire the radical imagination by championing principles of economic and social justice, democracy, and universality is also greater than ever. However, political visions are required to guide that struggle. This is the aim of this book.
Editorial Reviews
Review
“Those of us rooted in radical critiques of unjust and unsustainable systems are often told we must moderate our views to be practical. The authors in this volume remind us that an honest assessment of contemporary crises makes it clear that the only practical strategies to create a more just and sustainable world are, in fact, the ones rooted in radical thinking. These essays draw on the best of the past thinking and articulate new directions in which we need to go.” ―Robert Jensen, Director of the Senior Fellows Honors Program of the College of Communication, University of Texas at Austin
“Mark Major has assembled an impressive collection of radical thinkers, each of whom points the way towards creation of a new, more democratic, more humane and less imperialist America. Read it, and then get to work!” ―Dave Lindorff, veteran journalist and author of The Case for Impeachment
About the Author
Stephen Eric Bronner is a Distinguished Professor of Political Science, Director of Global Relations at the Center for the Study of Genocide and Human Rights at Rutgers University, and on the Executive Committee of the UNESCO Chair for Genocide Prevention. He is Senior Editor of Logos: A Journal of Modern Society and Culture, and the author of numerous publications that have been translated into more than a dozen languages. The recipient of many prizes, he was given the 2011 ME Peace Award by the Middle East Peace Network in Jerusalem.
Henry A. Giroux holds the Chair for Scholarship in the Public Interest in English and Cultural Studies at McMaster University, Canada. His books include On Critical Pedagogy, 2nd Edition (2020), Race, Politics, and Pandemic Pedagogy (2021), Pedagogy of Resistance (2022), Insurrections (2023), Fascism on Trial (co-authored with Anthony DiMaggio) (2024), Teachers as Intellectuals (2024) and Theory and Resistance In Education (2024), all published by Bloomsbury.
John Nichols (1940–2023) was the acclaimed author of the New Mexico trilogy. Beginning with the publication of The Milagro Beanfield War, which was adapted into a film by Robert Redford, the series of novels grew from regional stature to national appeal, from literary radicals to cult classics. Beloved for his compassionate, richly comic vision and admired for his insight into the cancer that accompanies unbridled progress, Nichols was also the author of a dozen novels and several works of nonfiction. He lived in northern New Mexico.
Michael J. Thompson is Assistant Professor of Political Science at William Paterson University, USA. He is the author of The Politics of Inequality (Columbia University Press, 2007) and editor of Fleeing the City: Studies in the Culture and Politics of Antiurbanism (Palgrave Macmillan, 2009).
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