{"title":"Michael A. McCarthy","description":"\u003cp\u003eMichael A. McCarthy’s works delve into critical perspectives within education and sociological theory, offering readers nuanced analyses that challenge conventional thought. His texts often explore themes of power, ideology, and social structures through a Marxist lens, encouraging deeper reflection on the mechanisms that shape society and education.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can expect thought-provoking arguments that blend theory with practical insights, making McCarthy’s books essential for those interested in contemporary sociological debates and educational critique. His writing invites engagement with complex ideas, fostering a critical understanding of social dynamics and transformative possibilities.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-masters-tools-by-michael-a-mccarthy-9781788730662","title":"The Master's Tools","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhy is democracy so broken and how might it be fixed? Most political commentators point to heads of state, such as the Presidency, and other formal institutions of the state. But in \u003cem\u003eThe Master’s Tools\u003c\/em\u003e, award-winning author Michael A. McCarthy argues the answer lies elsewhere, in the flows of credit and investment bound up with finance capital.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn this groundbreaking work, McCarthy develops a political and social theory of democratic ruptures that argues that democracy is deeply intertwined with the economy itself. He shows how democracy can be deepened and working-class power strengthened by creating new sortition-based institutions of deliberative finance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHis radical proposal, the first of its kind, offers practical steps toward a comprehensive design to create the investment mandates that are needed to fund a just green transition, social housing, and other socially necessary, but privately underfunded, public goods.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47432971223276,"sku":"9781788730662","price":48.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781788730662.jpg?v=1774765943"},{"product_id":"sociological-marxism-by-michael-a-mccarthy-9781839762642","title":"Sociological Marxism","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eErik Olin Wright taught the course \u003ci\u003eSociological Marxism\u003c\/i\u003e for nearly three decades. Generations of influential thinkers passed through the course, and it took on an almost mythic stature on the left and throughout the discipline of sociology. Though it evolved over time, the guiding principles remained the same: claims about how the world works ought to be testable. Values can guide research but must never cloud scientific conclusions. And if you really understand an idea or phenomenon, then you should be able to explain it in simple language.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSociological Marxism\u003c\/i\u003e guides readers through the most convincing theories explaining many of the most confounding political, social, and economic questions. Exploring topics ranging from the state to gender, and exploitation to measurements of well-being, this book makes a social scientist out of its reader in a single pass.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Erik Olin Wright\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"His ideas captured the imagination of audiences, intellectuals, and activists across the globe. Wright reinvented the meaning of socialism.\" — \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"Erik will be remembered as the most important theorist of class in the second half of the twentieth century, and the greatest Marxist sociologist of his time.\" — Vivek Chibber, author of \u003ci\u003ePostcolonial Theory and the Specter of Capital\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47496547401964,"sku":"9781839762642","price":42.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/e49fa6587b5bf95f9bc4772d38b01d48_f5c45be7-c17f-4d9b-b522-3928cb9fc243.jpg?v=1776124957"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/michael-a-mccarthy.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}