Back to the '30s?

The essays in this volume address the question: what does it mean to understand the contemporary moment in light of the 1930s? In the aftermath of the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression, and facing a dramatic rise of right wing, authoritarian politics across the globe, the events of the 1930s have acquired a renewed relevance. Contributions from a diverse, interdisciplinary group of scholars address the relationship between these historical moments in various geographical contexts, from Asia-Pacific to Europe to the Americas, while probing an array of thematic questions-the meaning of populism and fascism, the contradictions of constitutional liberalism and "militant democracy," long cycles and crisis tendencies in capitalism, the gendering and racialization of right wing movements, and the cultural and class politics of emancipatory struggles. Uncovering continuity as well as change and repetition in the midst of transition, Back to the 30s? enriches our ability to use the past to evaluate the challenges, dangers, and promises of the present.

Auteur

Jeremy Rayner is on the faculty of the Center for Public Economics and Strategic Sectors at the Instituto de Altos Estudios Nacionales, in Quito, Ecuador.

Susan Falls teaches at the Savannah College of Art and Design, USA, and is the author of Overshot: The Political Aesthetic of Textiles (with J. Smith, 2020) and White Gold: Stories of Breast Milk Sharing (2017).

George Souvlis is a teaching fellow in history and sociology at the Democritus University of Thrace, Greece. He is the author of Voices on the Left (2019).

Taylor Nelms, Senior Director of Research at the Filene Research Institute, USA, is co-editor of Journal of Cultural Economy *and *A Cultural History of Money in the Modern Age (forthcoming).

Contenu

Part 1: Introduction: Back to the 30s?

Chapter 1: Introduction: Back to the 30s?

Part 2-Crises of Capital and Hegemonic Transitions

Chapter 2: The Spectre of the 1930s

Part 3: Reading contemporary Latin America in the light of the 1930s: Cycles of accumulation and the politics of passive revolution

Chapter 3: Reading contemporary Latin America in the light of the 1930s: Cycles of accumulation and the politics of passive revolution

Part 4: Organic Crisis and Counter-Hegemonic Responses in the Interwar Era and the Era of Memoranda in Greece

Chapter 4: Organic Crisis and Counter-Hegemonic Responses in the Interwar Era and the Era of Memoranda in Greece

Part 5: The State of Capitalism and the Rise of the Right in the 1930s and Today: Hungary as ä Case Study

Chapter 5:The State of Capitalism and the Rise of the Right in the 1930s and Today: Hungary as ä Case Study

Part 6: The New Great Transformation: The Origins of Neo-Populism in Light of the Systemic Cycles of Accumulation

Chapter 6: The New Great Transformation: The Origins of Neo-Populism in Light of the Systemic Cycles of Accumulation

Part 7-Authoritarianism, Populism, and the Limits of Liberal Democracy

Chapter 7: Second Time as Farce? Authoritarian Liberalism in Historical Perspective

Part 8: A Second Foundation? Constitution Nation-Building and the Deepening of Authoritarianism in Turkey

Chapter 8: A Second Foundation? Constitution Nation-Building and the Deepening of Authoritarianism in Turkey

Part 9: Hungarian "populism" and antipopulism today through the looking glass of the interwar "populist" movement

Chapter 9: Hungarian "populism" and antipopulism today through the looking glass of the interwar "populist" movement

Part 10: Bolsonaro: Politics as Permanent Crisis

Chapter 10: Bolsonaro: Politics as Permanent Crisis

Part 11: Rethinking Anti-Fascist Strategy for Today: Historical Lineages of Anti- Communism and "Militant Democracy" in Eastern Europe

Chapter 11: Rethinking Anti-Fascist Strategy for Today: Historical Lineages of Anti- Communism and "Militant Democracy" in Eastern Europe

Part 12: People in Movement: Practices , Subjects and Narratives of Political Mobilization

Chapter 12: Global Crises and Popular Protests: Protest Waves of the 1930s and the 2010s in the Global South

Part 13: Radical Moderns/Poetry International: Communist Poets in the 1930s

Chapter 13: Radical Moderns/Poetry International: Communist Poets in the 1930s

Part 14: Parallel Stories: The rise of the far-right women's movements in the 1930s and 2010s

Chapter 14. Parallel Stories: The rise of the far-right women's movements in the 1930s and 2010s

Part 15: (Post-)Fascists, the Constitution, and the Defense of the Italian Nation

Chapter 15: (Post-)Fascists, the Constitution, and the Defense of the Italian Nation

Part 16: Radical America: The 1930s and the Politics of Storytelling

Chapter 16: Radical America: The 1930s and the Politics of Storytelling

Part 17: Body Politics/Political Bodies: Race, Gender and the Human

Chapter 17: The Spectre of the 1930s in Asian Nation Building: Global Fascism, Colonial Biopolitics, and the Origins of Modern Asiä

Part 18: From the Old Guard to the Lads Movement: Hybrid Racism and White Supremacism in Australiä

Chapter 18: From the Old Guard to the Lads Movement: Hybrid Racism and White Supremacism in Australiä

Part 19: Sex Work is Work: Greek Capitalism and the 'Syndrome of Electra' 1922-2018

Chapter 19: Sex Work is Work: Greek Capitalism and the 'Syndrome of Electra' 1922-2018

Part 20: Rocks, Rivers, and Robots: Reading Crisis with Teilhard de Chardin

Chapter 20: Rocks, Rivers, and Robots: Reading Crisis with Teilhard de Chardin