Moderation and Revolution (English, Andrea Micocci)

Product description Review "This is a daring book that one may like or not like, but represents in the clearest way capitalism's convoluted nature while explaining with extreme clarity the perverse mechanisms of its resilience. The author brilliantly holds the reader's attention through a journey in the history of ideas to come to the conclusion that moderation is the bond that keeps us socially and culturally tied, whereas revolution means individual emancipation. "Revolution" is the non-violent quest for individual freedom in a materialistic sense and in Micocci's view has nothing to do with the bureaucratic and totalitarian organization propagandized at the time of the Soviet Union. This book dispels many misconceptions and popularly held beliefs and is recommended to unprejudiced readers. -- Mino Vianello, University of Rome" --Mino Vianello, University of Rome "In this remorseless critique of modern ideologies, Andrea Micocci targets what he calls the metaphysics of capitalism informing them. Up-ending our normal assumptions, he argues that it is the true revolutionaries who champion individuality and toleration against the homogenizing tendencies of capitalism. This is a powerful challenge to the common sense of both the status quo and its conventional critics." --Alex Callinicos, King's College, London "Explores the socialized intellectual structure behind the main economic, political, and social actions and theories of our times." --Journal of Economic Literature About the Author Andrea Micocci teaches economics at the University of Malta Link Campus, Rome, and International Economic Policies at the Facoltà di Studi Politici e per l'Alta Formazione Europea e Mediterranea Jean Monnet of Seconda Università of Naples, San Leucio (CS), Italy.