{"product_id":"nihilist-communism","title":"Nihilist Communism","description":"\u003cp\u003eMonsieur Dupont\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eArdent Press-2009\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eUsed Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003ca name=\"_Hlk209605609\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003eCover has wear mostly around the edges and corners. Spine has no creasing. Pages are clean no internal tears, marks, or creases.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOriginally self-published in 2003, now edited and designed by Ardent Press, still one of the most hard-nosed books to call the left to account -- with scathing, thoughtful rebuttals to those who continue to believe that the revolution is just a matter of consciousness-raising and recruitment, or that identity politics has anything to do with Marxist thought.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMany will reject the materialism inherent in this analysis, but we appreciate the logical consistency (and the occasional brilliance of writing) of Monsieur Dupont; so refreshing in a world in which people withdraw to muddle-headedness in incoherent attempts to fit all topics into some kind of grab bag, attempts seemingly designed to avoid offense rather than to follow ideas through to their logical (or even illogical) conclusions.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUnlike so many people who either reject theory all together (rather, who obscure the theory that they work from), or who embrace theory and ignore the ways reality doesn't fit their ideas, Msr Dupont reflected on their experience (and that of others) and changed their theory to suit their lives. We need more people who are willing to be unpopular, who work an idea until it groans, who reflect on real life experiences and then acknowledge the ways in which prevailing theory doesn't make sense, and who are then capable of challenging prevailing theory to be more coherent, more realistic, and more useful.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eL-5\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hasberts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52972225986872,"sku":null,"price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0291\/9192\/9890\/files\/a156.jpg?v=1789593324","url":"https:\/\/hasberts.com\/products\/nihilist-communism","provider":"Hasberts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}