Synopses & Reviews
In this expanded second edition, the radical classic Moments of Decision has been updated more than 20 years since it was first published and received the Michael Harrington Book Award. Reexamining observations made after the fall of communism, Stephen Eric Bronner blends political meditation, philosophical critique, and history lessons to illuminate the monumental crises that shaped the 20th and 21st centuries. A cosmopolitan work that touches on the implications of conflicts ranging from World War I to the Arab Spring, Moments of Decision explores the assumptions of socialist historiography and the character of modernity. In clear, accessible prose, Bronner has revived and revised a seminal work that is ideal for students, scholars, and anyone interested in political history, theory, and international relations.
PRAISE FOR THE PREVIOUS
Synopsis
In this updated and expanded second edition, the radical classic Moments of Decision has been updated in the 20 years since it was first published. Reexamining observations made in the immediate rubble left after the fall of communism, Bronner blends political meditation, philosophical critique, and history lesson to illuminate the crises of radicalism that have defined the 20th and 21st century socio-political landscape. It is a critical part of the conversation surrounding socialist historiography, and the development of the West as we now conceive of it. With clear, accessible prose, Bronner's classic text is revived and revised in this volume, ideal for students, scholars, and any interested in political history, theory, and international relations.
About the Author
Stephen Eric Bronner is a Distinguished Professor of Political Science and Director of Global Relations at the Center for the Study of Genocide, Conflict Resolution, and Human Rights at Rutgers University, US. He is Senior Editor of Logos: A Journal of Modern Society and Culture, and author of numerous publications.
Table of Contents
Preface for the Second Edition
1. In the Cradle of Modernity: The Labor Movement and the First World War
2. Working Class Politics and the Nazi Triumph
3. Leon Blum and the Legacy of the Popular Front
4. From Class War to Cold War
5. Reconstructing the Experiment: Political Culture and the American New Left
6. Transformative Moments: 1989, 9/11, and the Arab Spring
7. The Right, the Left, and the Election of 2012
8. The Future is Now: Human Rights, Realism, and the Cosmopolitan Sensibility
Bibliography
Index