Chris Brooks puffs our three new books.

Three new paperbacks from Socialist Resistance address some of the major questions facing the progressive movement today: Should radicals aim for state power? Can developing countries defeat imperialism? What approach should we take towards religion?

All the books include contributions by Michael Löwy, the Brazilian socialist who will speak at the Marxism conference where the books will be launched. They bring to a total of eight the books we have published over the last 12 months.

Take the Power to Change the World: globalisation and the debate on power is collection of essays about John Holloway’s popular theory that radicals can change the world without taking power.

Phil Hearse, who opened the debate on the Marxist left about Holloway’s theory, has collected articles by Daniel Bensaïd, Holloway, Löwy and others. This 148 page book discusses one of the most pressing discussions on the left today. To maximise the audience for the book, it will retail for just

The Permanent Revolution & Results and Prospects, two of Leon Trotsky’s most famous books, are being republished in a single volume. The volume summarises the lessons of the Russian and Chinese revolutions for the underdeveloped countries.

This powerful classic was recently dropped by Pathfinder Press, which means the book is generally unavailable through bookshops, although a barely-legible facsimile is available from WellRed. In our freshly typeset new edition, both works are introduced by Löwy, the pre-eminent author on Permanent Revolution. It benefits from an updated translation and costs £9.

The Foundations of Christianity was one of the most popular theoretical works of the pre-war socialist movement in Germany. This book by Karl Kautsky was translated into nine languages. It is one of Kautsky’s most substantial works: the first English edition was 700 pages long. To make the book easier to read, and less costly, it is being published in the 9” by 7” textbook format, and is priced at £10.

In his introduction, Michael Löwy writes that “Kautsky’s book has the great virtue of being the first attempt to interpret, in the light of the class struggle and historical materialism, the fascinating figure of the “crucified proletarian Messiah”. Its popular success is probably due to the interest of socialist militants to see a vision of the origins of Christianity which permits the modern workers’ movement to appropriate to itself the figure of Jesus as a prophet and martyr for the proletarian cause.”

Until 28th September 2007 you can get discounts on orders as low as 50
units.
Here are the discount rates for you:

50 – 99 units per title = 5% discount

100 – 249 units per title = 15% discount

250+ units per title = 20% discount

To order any of these book post-free, send a cheque payable to ‘Resistance’ to PO Box 1109, London N4 2UU.