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Angels and Demons: A Radical Anthology of Political Lives: A Marxist Analysis of Key Political and Historical Figures Kindle Edition

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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.
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"A marvellous collection of essays on an unusual range of figures from history, literature and contemporary politics: informative, intelligent, thought-provoking, and always highly readable. A unique and remarkable book." --Sean Sayers, Professor Emeritus of Philosophy, University of Kent

"Anyone looking for a modern attempt to recreate the dialectical balance between the individual and wider social forces in the spirit of Marx and Engels should refer to this highly readable collection of essays by Tony McKenna. The author impressively surveys the lives of a number of individuals across the fields of politics, philosophy and the arts who have had a major impact - for good or ill - on human affairs ... He deploys with virtuosity a remarkable grasp of the breadth of cultural, economic and political forces at work in the lives of these personalities. Anyone interested in any of the above figures will find their understanding enhanced by McKenna's sophisticated delineation of how the respective subject's ideology was shaped by the dynamics of the age." --Sean Ledwith, Culture Matters

"Newly released by Zero Books, Tony McKenna's aptly titled "Angels and Demons" is a collection of profiles ... that has the author's customary psychological insight and literary grace ... It demonstrates a remarkable breadth of knowledge about disparate cultural, political and intellectual strands that is seldom seen today in an age of specialization. While I would not denigrate the efforts of Marxists in the academy, there is something extraordinary about McKenna's body of work. Constrained by their professional obligations, most professors tend to specialize. This gives their work a narrow focus out of reach for the average reader, especially when it is behind a JSTOR paywall. Tony McKenna comes from a different place entirely ... In1865 Marx stayed with an uncle who lived in the Netherlands and, as was popular at the time, wrote a "Confession" that enumerated his traits. For example, as to "Your chief characteristic", he answered, appropriately enough, "Singleness of purpose." And for "Your Maxim", he cited Terence: "Nihil humani a me alienum puto", which means "Nothing human is alien to me." After reading "Angels and Demons" and other books and articles by Tony McKenna, that would seem to be the maxim he lives by as well." --Louis Proyect, Counterpunch
"McKenna has a great command of the English language and can write beautifully ... he succeeds in showing how each person was shapedby the dynamics of the age or, as McKenna puts it, how each mediates "the most significant contradictions within the capitalist order at different stages in its development." --Barry Healy, Green Left Weekly

About the Author

Tony McKenna is a philosopher and journalist whose work has been featured on websites and in magazines and journals internationally, including Al Jazeera, New Statesman, ABC Australia and The Huffington Post. He is the author of Art, Literature and Culture from a Marxist Perspective. McKenna lives in Kent, UK.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07PFL75W4
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Zero Books; Reprint edition (March 29, 2019)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ March 29, 2019
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1700 KB
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 281 pages
  • Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 1789040205
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Tony McKenna

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I am a philosopher, novelist, journalist, essayist, and devotee of the writings of Hegel and Marx.

My journalism has been featured by Counterpunch, Al Jazeera, The Huffington Post, ABC Australia, TRT World, New Statesman, Salon, New Internationalist, The Progressive, Adbusters, In These Times, Ceasefire Magazine, Overland Literary Journal, Monthly Review, Red Pepper, New Humanist and many others.

My academic work has appeared in Science and Society, Critique: Journal of Socialist Theory, Rethinking Marxism, Overland Literary Journal, Socialism and Democracy, International Critical Thought, Dublin Review of Books, Houston Review of Books, and Marx and Philosophy Review of Books.

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