by Loren Goldner
2025, Kersplebedeb
10/27/2025, paperback
SKU: 9781989701454
The Long Sixties: Conversations with a Lifelong Revolutionary brings together a wide-ranging dialogue with militant Marxist and theorist Loren Goldner, tracing his political journey from the upheavals of Berkeley in 1968 through decades of revolutionary critique and international engagement.
First published in Italian in 2018 as Revolution in Our Lifetime: Conversazione con Loren Goldner sul lungo Sessantotto, this new English edition expands accessibility to Goldner’s reflections and adds framing essays that situate the conversations within his lifelong contributions to left communist thought. It features an introduction to the Italian edition by Emiliana Armano and Raffaele Sciortino, an introduction to the English edition by John Garvey, and editorial contributions by David Ranney.
Across four conversations—on the New Left and Berkeley, on global 1968, on Asia and the contradictions of capitalist development, and on the evolution of Marxist theory—Goldner situates his life in the broader context of proletarian movements and the transformations of global capital. His testimony blends personal narrative, militant history, and theoretical provocation, avoiding nostalgia in favor of a rigorous attempt to connect the “long sixties” with the challenges of today’s struggles.
For readers interested in radical history, Marxist theory, and the unfinished legacies of 1968, this volume is both a testament to Loren Goldner’s life and thought and an invitation to rethink what revolutionary politics might mean in the twenty-first century.
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