{"title":"David Camfield","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDavid Camfield\u003c\/strong\u003e offers incisive explorations into contemporary political landscapes, delving into the forces shaping our societies with sharp analysis and compelling narrative. His work challenges readers to confront the complexities and consequences of current affairs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the urgency of \u003cem\u003eFuture on Fire\u003c\/em\u003e to the cautionary insights of \u003cem\u003eRed Flags\u003c\/em\u003e, Camfield's writing invites thoughtful engagement with timely issues, making his books essential for anyone seeking to understand the dynamics of modern politics.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"future-on-fire-by-david-camfield-9781629639376","title":"Future on Fire","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eClimate change is already affecting millions of people. Governments talk about taking action to limit global heating to 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, but the greenhouse gas emissions allowed by their policies have the Earth on track to heating far more than that by the end of the century—a level of heating that will have truly disastrous consequences. Visionary plans for how to slash emissions and make society better at the same time abound, including various Green New Deals. But how can we make the changes that are so urgently needed?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFuture on Fire\u003c\/em\u003e argues that a just transition from fossil fuels and other drivers of climate change will not be delivered by businesspeople or politicians who support the status quo. Nor will electing green left leaders be enough to overcome the opposition of capitalists and state bureaucrats. Only the power of disruptive mass social movements has the potential to force governments to make the changes we need, so supporters of climate justice should commit to building them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eConfronting the question \"what if heating above 2 degrees becomes unavoidable?\" and refusing to despair, David Camfield argues that even a ravaged planet is worth fighting for—and that ultimately, the only solution to the ecological crisis created by capitalism is a transition to ecosocialism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46849164116204,"sku":"9781629639376","price":48.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/5727043482768.jpg?v=1759023719"},{"product_id":"red-flags-by-david-camfield-9781773637327","title":"Red Flags","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIncreasingly, people are responding to the contemporary crises underwritten by capitalism by exploring the politics of communism. Some have taken a sympathetic, even nostalgic, view of \"actually existing socialist\" (AES) societies past and present, including the USSR, China, and Cuba, and the Marxist-Leninist political tradition associated with them. They see these states as a powerful alternative to capitalism, governed by parties genuinely committed to socialism and staunchly resisting Western imperialism. But were these societies really in transition towards a classless, stateless society of freedom – the original communist goal? Is Marxism-Leninism the political approach that should orient people on the left now?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eRed Flags\u003c\/em\u003e traces the path from the 1917 Russian Revolution to the construction of the world's first AES society: the USSR. It also looks at the post-revolution societies created along the same lines in China and Cuba. Using the intellectual tools of historical materialism, \u003cem\u003eRed Flags\u003c\/em\u003e argues that they were not in fact moving towards communism because the social relations remained fixed in class exploitation. The workers were never liberated.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAt a time of burgeoning anti-communism from both conservatives and liberals, this book is an accessible, vibrant synthesis of the history of communism that draws on the latest research to develop a rigorous analysis of the contradictions and uneasy truths the left needs to confront if it is to build a genuinely liberatory alternative to capitalism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47432097726700,"sku":"9781773637327","price":52.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781773637327.jpg?v=1774556845"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/collections\/david-camfield.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}