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Critical theory and the critique of alternative societies
Co-operatives, mutual aid and universal basic income
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Anti-capitalist activism has taken a wrong direction and social and political theoretical theorists have failed to realise this. The trend for building, what has become called, 'Alternative Societies', spaces such as mutual aid groups and workers' co-operatives, failed to grasp the true power of the capitalist...
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Anti-capitalist activism has taken a wrong direction and social and political theoretical theorists have failed to realise this. The trend for building, what has become called, 'Alternative Societies', spaces such as mutual aid groups and workers' co-operatives, failed to grasp the true power of the capitalist totality.
Drawing on the work of the early Frankfurt School, Critical Theory and the Critique of Alternative Societies argues that such anti-capitalist strategies are deeply mistaken and must be urgently reconsidered.
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ISBN: 9781526172228
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 14 April 2026
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Manchester University Press
Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 11.0mm
Width: 156.0mm
Height: 234.0mm
Weight: 435g
Pages: 184
About the Author
Neal Harris is Associate Professor in Sociology and Politics at Oxford Brookes University, Oxford.
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