{"title":"Vivek Chibber","description":"\u003cp\u003eVivek Chibber's work delves deeply into the intersections of capitalism, class, and social theory. His incisive analyses challenge prevailing narratives and offer a rigorous critique of contemporary political and economic structures.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can expect thought-provoking perspectives on postcolonial theory and class dynamics, making his books a vital resource for those interested in \u003cem\u003epolitics, current affairs\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003esocial theory\u003c\/em\u003e within an educational context.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"postcolonial-theory-and-the-specter-of-capital-by-vivek-chibber-9781844679768","title":"Postcolonial Theory and the Specter of Capital","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePostcolonial theory has become enormously influential as a framework for understanding the Global South. 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He demonstrates that it is possible to affirm a universalising theory without succumbing to Eurocentrism or reductionism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePostcolonial Theory and the Specter of Capital\u003c\/i\u003e promises to be a historical milestone in contemporary social theory.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46849911357676,"sku":"9781844679768","price":87.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/21610923482844.jpg?v=1759061316"},{"product_id":"confronting-capitalism-by-vivek-chibber-9781839762703","title":"Confronting Capitalism","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhy is our society so unequal? Why, despite their small numbers, do the rich dominate policy and politics even in democratic countries? Why is it often difficult for working people to organise around common interests? How do we begin building a more equal and democratic society? These are the questions that are answered in \u003ci\u003eConfronting Capitalism\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEven though political organising can be very hard, political education does not have to be. This will be the book that a generation of socialists turn to for strategy and understanding. Combining elements of Marxism and modern social science with clear language, Chibber is able to outline the core dynamics of our economy and politics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis book provides an indispensable map of how our world works and a proposal for how socialists might overcome the odds and build a democratic and egalitarian future.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47383602233580,"sku":"9781839762703","price":44.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/526063482843.jpg?v=1773378311"},{"product_id":"the-class-matrix-by-vivek-chibber-9780674297296","title":"The Class Matrix","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"A quite thorough and impressive work, not only a compelling defence of materialism but also a fair-minded if highly critical engagement with cultural theory. It isn't clear how culturalists—especially the anti-Marxist ones—can effectively respond to this broadside, tightly and cogently argued as it is.\" - Chris Wright, \u003cem\u003eCounterPunch\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"Chibber…has developed a sophisticated, elegant, and readable defence of the sociological significance of class structure in understanding and addressing the key problems inherent in capitalism.\" - \u003cem\u003eChoice\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"[A] clear, compelling, and systematic statement of the view that class is an objective reality that predictably and rationally shapes human thought and action, one we need to grapple with seriously if we're to comprehend contemporary society and its morbid symptoms.\" - \u003cem\u003eJacobin\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFollowing the collapse of the Soviet Union, theorists argued that social and economic life is reducible to culture—that our choices reflect interpretations of the world around us rather than the limitations imposed by basic material facts. 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