Gene H. Bell-Villada
- Published in print:
- 2010
- Published Online:
- July 2014
- ISBN:
- 9780807833513
- eISBN:
- 9781469604473
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University of North Carolina Press
- DOI:
- 10.5149/9780807895382_bell-villada.11
- Subject:
- Literature, American, 20th Century Literature
Even when García Márquez was only in his early twenties, his writings (as a journalist) presented fully formed and mature worldviews coupled with his unmistakable wit and humor. Considering himself ...
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Even when García Márquez was only in his early twenties, his writings (as a journalist) presented fully formed and mature worldviews coupled with his unmistakable wit and humor. Considering himself as an antiacademic, antiestablishment, and antisolemn, García Márquez's political leftism was conveyed as subtlely as he allowed it to be. García Márquez considered himself as an independent leftist, a Marxist of his own kind, well until his mature years. In this chapter, his views of other countries such as the United States and Soviet Russia, and his political stance, are analyzed and discussed.Less
Even when García Márquez was only in his early twenties, his writings (as a journalist) presented fully formed and mature worldviews coupled with his unmistakable wit and humor. Considering himself as an antiacademic, antiestablishment, and antisolemn, García Márquez's political leftism was conveyed as subtlely as he allowed it to be. García Márquez considered himself as an independent leftist, a Marxist of his own kind, well until his mature years. In this chapter, his views of other countries such as the United States and Soviet Russia, and his political stance, are analyzed and discussed.
Jonathan Rée
- Published in print:
- 2005
- Published Online:
- March 2012
- ISBN:
- 9780520244863
- eISBN:
- 9780520932166
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University of California Press
- DOI:
- 10.1525/california/9780520244863.003.0012
- Subject:
- Sociology, Politics, Social Movements and Social Change
This chapter begins with a discussion of the Russian Revolution which had become a political symbol as well as a historic event. The Leninists were far too willing to follow the classic philosophical ...
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This chapter begins with a discussion of the Russian Revolution which had become a political symbol as well as a historic event. The Leninists were far too willing to follow the classic philosophical line about politics. The tradition of political leftism as distinct from ethical liberalism came close to collapse toward the end of the twentieth century. After Iraq, the left was no longer a band of committed activists with a debatable analysis and a contentious program; instead, it had dissolved into a broad popular front making common cause with the prophets of doom. While the liberal position was consistent and predictable, the left almost completely failed to mount any distinct arguments for joining the “antiwar coalition.” The left is in danger of a complete loss of nerve when confronted with the appalling costs of action and the sobering thought that the costs of inaction may be even greater.Less
This chapter begins with a discussion of the Russian Revolution which had become a political symbol as well as a historic event. The Leninists were far too willing to follow the classic philosophical line about politics. The tradition of political leftism as distinct from ethical liberalism came close to collapse toward the end of the twentieth century. After Iraq, the left was no longer a band of committed activists with a debatable analysis and a contentious program; instead, it had dissolved into a broad popular front making common cause with the prophets of doom. While the liberal position was consistent and predictable, the left almost completely failed to mount any distinct arguments for joining the “antiwar coalition.” The left is in danger of a complete loss of nerve when confronted with the appalling costs of action and the sobering thought that the costs of inaction may be even greater.
