GHIS 6841 -

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The New School

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The Idea of the Left Not offered 2008-09. Three credits. Eli Zaretsky The idea of a left-a general idea, as distinct from that of any particular left-emerged at the time of the French Revolution; took shape in the writings of the utopian socialists, anarchists, and liberal democrats; and reached its classical formulation in the work of Karl Marx. In the early 20th century, the idea was distinguished from the idea of revolution. At the same time, liberalism and the left became indispensable to one another: liberal or social democrat regimes needed a left to give them steel, the left needed liberalism in order to breathe. In the 1960s, the idea was redefined once again or, from another point of view, forgotten. In this course, we concentrate on the 19th-century origins of the idea, but always bearing this long arc in mind. Readings include texts by Owen, Fourier, Proudhon, and, especially, Marx. Cross-listed as LHIS 4505, GLIB 5504, GPOL 6323, GSOC 6120.

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.newschool.edu

Phone Number:

(212) 229-5600

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

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Semester

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