Angels and Demons: A Radical Anthology of Political Lives
| Author | : Tony McKenna |
| Publisher | : John Hunt Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 246 |
| Release | : 2019-03-29 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781789040210 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1789040213 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (213 Downloads) |
Download or read book Angels and Demons: A Radical Anthology of Political Lives written by Tony McKenna and published by John Hunt Publishing. This book was released on 2019-03-29 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Marxist analysis of key political and historical figures including Hugo Chavez and Jeremy Corbyn, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. Angels and Demons offers a series of profiles of historical figures both old and new. Using a Marxist analysis, the author adduces the particularities of each individual personality from the crest of living history which brings it to the fore, showing with each of the figures examined how the art, politics and creativity of their lives is infused by the rhythm and contradictions of the broader historical backdrop. The angels in the collection are Hugo Chavez, Andrea Dworkin, Rembrandt, Victor Hugo, Jeremy Corbyn and William Blake. The demons are Donald Trump, Christopher Hitchens, Arthur Schopenhauer and Hillary Clinton.
