{"product_id":"live-theory-the-aronowitz-reader-paperback","title":"Live Theory: The Aronowitz Reader - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eStanley Aronowitz\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eCornel West\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by), \u003cb\u003ePeter Bratsis\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStanley Aronowitz was a towering figure on the American Left for over sixty years. Both a tireless organizer and a militant social and political theorist, Aronowitz was a highly perceptive analyst of class power. He was dedicated throughout his career to the development and circulation of conceptual weapons for the working class and for all those who faced oppression within American society. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eLive Theory: The Stanley Aronowitz Reader\u003c\/i\u003e brings together in thirteen seminal essays Aronowitz's theoretical contributions to fundamental questions regarding science, class, culture, and education, alongside his pioneering interventions on labor, contract unionism, and the ongoing struggle for radical democracy. It is a crucial introduction to an indispensable thinker.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eStanley Aronowitz was a sociologist, labor organizer, and political activist. He taught at a number of higher education institutions--including the CUNY Graduate Center--and was a founder of multiple alternative educational projects, as well as the journals \u003ci\u003eSocial Text\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSituations\u003c\/i\u003e. His major works include \u003ci\u003eThe Crisis in Historical Materialism: Class, Politics, and Culture in Marxist Theory\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFalse Promises: The Shaping of American Working Class Consciousness\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eAgainst Schooling: For an Education That Matters\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 348\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.39 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 17, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41958523011207,"sku":"9781999798154","price":70.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/1f9aedd4fa552496a7288fbc0a5ddaed.webp?v=1734073949","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/live-theory-the-aronowitz-reader-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}