Louis Patsouras Books

Pays tribute to an anarchist tradition that continued in Simone Weil, Albert Camus and Jean-Paul Sartre.

The book explores the ongoing class struggle in the United States, highlighting the tensions between the working/lower middle class and the upper middle class, along with the wealthiest 1 percent. It serves as a companion to previous works on socialism, addressing contemporary economic disparities and the dynamics of labor and capital. Through this examination, it aims to shed light on the complexities of social and economic conflicts in modern America.

Exploring the evolution of socialism from the Old Stone Age to modern times, this comprehensive study integrates history, economics, anthropology, sociology, and psychology. It primarily focuses on the ideas of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels while also addressing the contributions of other influential figures such as Plato, Pierre-Joseph Proudhon, and V.I. Lenin, among others. The book provides a thorough examination of various socialist and anarchist philosophies, highlighting their historical significance and impact on society.

The collaboration between Marx and Engels, which began in the mid-1840s, has profoundly influenced Western thought and sparked major Communist revolutions in the 20th century, notably in Russia and China. Their ideas continue to resonate, shaping political ideologies and movements around the world.

"Thorstein Veblen (1857-1929) was an unrelenting critic of the American way of life. In his first and best-known work, The Theory of the Leisure Class, Veblen defined the social attitudes and values that condoned the misuse of wealth and the variety of ways in which the resources of modern society were wasted." "Thorstein Veblen remains a baffling figure in American intellectual history, and this important work, undertaken by Louis Patsouras, attempts both to unravel the riddles that surround his reputation and to assess his varied and important contributions to modern social theory." "By setting Veblen's work in its social and intellectual context, and by considering Veblen not just as an economist or a sociologist - as has been the case up to now - Patsouras also examines Veblen's politics, in particular the early manifestations of American socialism and anarchism, as well as his support of labor unions. Veblen's views are then compared and contrasted with other well-known historical and contemporary thinkers."--BOOK JACKET.