The author of Alienation extends his original approach to social theory in this discussion of Marx's view of socialism, class analysis, and the problem of socialist consciousness, and Wilhelm Reich's contributions to the psychology of social change.
Jonathan Birnbaum is the editor of "Racial Profiling" (forthcoming) and the co-editor of "Civil Rights Since 1787: A Reader on the Black Struggle" (also available from NYU Press). His work has appeared in the "Guardian, " "New Politics, Socialism and Democracy, New Political Science, " and other publications.