Socialism for Skeptics (Red Banner Reader, 2) - Softcover

Fraser, Clara

Softcover

ISBN 10: 093232312X ISBN 13: 9780932323125

Publisher: Red Letter Press, 2000

Synopsis

Cultural Writing. PolitIcs. SOCIALISM FOR SKEPTICS (Red Banner Reader #2) is a delightful collection of witty, imaginative and pithy essays that skewer misconceptions about socialism. A zestful introduction to radical politics from the perspective that communism is a great idea that CAN work. Clara Fraser (1923-1998) lived her working class politics with style and aplomb, earning the title Grande Dame of Socialism bestowed on her by the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. She was a founder and leader of the Freedom Socialist Party and Radical Women, and an editor and columnist for the Freedom Socialist newspaper, where her Socialism for Skeptics series first appeared. Saddlestapled chapbook.

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About the Author

Clara Fraser (1923-1998) lived her workingclass politics with style and aplomb, earning the title Grande Dame of Socialism bestowed on her by the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. The daughter of radical Jewish immigrants from Russia and Latvia, Fraser was a lifelong revolutionary, gifted organizer, and visionary theorist of Marxist feminism. She was a founder and stellar leader of the Freedom Socialist Party and Radical Women, and an editor and columnist for the Freedom Socialist newspaper, where her Socialism for Skeptics series first appeared. Her book, Revolution, She Wrote, published by Red Letter Press in 1998, presents 40 years of inspiring, groundbreaking, and thought-provoking writings and speeches. Fraser is also co-author of Crisis and Leadership, published by Red Letter Press in 2000.

Edition details

• Publisher: Red Letter Press
• Publication date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 093232312X
• ISBN 13: 9780932323125
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 44