{"product_id":"randolph-bourne-and-the-politics-of-cultural-radicalism-paperback-1","title":"Randolph Bourne and the Politics of Cultural Radicalism - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLesie J. Vaughan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the \"little rebellion\" that swept New York's Greenwich Village before World War I, few figures stood out more than Randolph Bourne. Hunchbacked and caped--the \"little sparrowlike man\" of Dos Passos' U.S.A.--Bourne was an essayist and critic most remembered today for his opposition to U.S. military involvement in Europe and his assertion that \"war is the health of the state.\" A frequent contributor to \u003ci\u003eThe New Republic\u003c\/i\u003e, he died in 1918 at the age of 32, arguing that a \"military-industrial\" complex would continue to shape the policies of the modern liberal state. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBourne is also recognized as one of the founders of American cultural radicalism, revered in turn by Marxists, anti-fascists, and the New Left. Through his writings, he debated issues that were cultural as well as political from a position he described as \"below the battle,\" rejecting the either\/or political options of his day in favor of a viewpoint that argued outside the terms set by the establishment. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn her new study of Bourne's political thought, Leslie Vaughan maintains that this position was not, as others have contended, a retreat from politics but rather a different form of political engagement, freed from the suppositions that impede genuine debate and democratic change. Her analysis challenges previous readings of Bourne's politics, showing that he offered non-statist, neighborhood-based politics in America's modern cities as a practical alternative to involvement in the national state and its militarism. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBy demonstrating Bourne's emphasis on politics as local, multi-ethnic, and intergenerational, Vaughan shows that his thought offered a new political discourse and set of cultural possibilities for American society in an era he was the first to label as \"post-modern.\" Returning to the influence of Nietzsche on his thought, she also explores the role Bourne played in the creation of his own myth. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEighty years later, Bourne can be seen to stand at the cusp of the modern and the post-modern worlds, as he speaks to today's multiculturalist movement. In reexamining Bourne's writings, Vaughan has located the roots of twenthieth-century radical thought while repositioning Bourne at the center of debates about the nature and limits of American liberalism.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 278\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.59 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 08, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53746322735411,"sku":"9780700631742","price":60.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/u5u4dTduLJ9780700631742_82a7b022-1abc-4803-8a28-6abd695772de.webp?v=1785243084","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/randolph-bourne-and-the-politics-of-cultural-radicalism-paperback-1","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}