Hal Draper was an American socialist activist and author, instrumental in the Berkeley Free Speech Movement. He is renowned for his extensive scholarship on the history and meaning of Karl Marx's thought. Draper championed "socialism from below," advocating for the self-emancipation of the working class in opposition to both capitalism and Stalinist bureaucracy, which he argued represented domination from above. He was a key figure in developing the "Third Camp" tradition, a specific form of Marxist socialism.
Lyme Regis grew up as a medieval port, and re-invented itself as a seaside resort in the mid-eighteenth century. This book uses image picture collection at Lyme Regis Museum to illustrate the dramatic changes in the town and also the continuities. The illustrations are accompanied by Jo Draper's commentary.
A new, definitive, translation of the Karl Marx and Frederick Engels' Communist Mannifesto by American socialist luminary, Hal Draper.
In this third volume of his definitive study of Karl Marx's political thought, Hal Draper examines how Marx, and Marxism, have dealt with the issue of dictatorship in relation to the revolutionary use of force and repression, particularly as this debate has centered on the use of the term "dictatorship of the proletariat." Writing with his usual wit and perception, Draper strips away the layers of misinterpretation and misinformation that have accumulated over the years to show what Marx and Engels themselves really meant by the term.
In exploring the question: "What do we mean by socialism?," Hal Draper argues genuine liberation can be won only through self-emancipation.
Brimming with lessons still relevant for today's activists, Berkeley: The Student Revolt is a classic of on-the-ground historical reportage.
An incisive collection of essays on post-WWII US imperialism, from a giant of the American socialist movement.
Drawing largely on original Dorset recipe books kept by Dorset women, some as early as the seventeenth century, Jo Draper has chosen more than a hundred of the very best, bringing them up to date with a zest and sense of enjoyment that will awaken even the dullest appetite.