A How to Guide to Cosmopolitan Socialism: A Tribute to Michael Brooks - Paperback

by Matthew McManus (Author)

Socialism has always had internationalist ambitions, but what those ambitions should be and how to rethink them in the 21st century remain open questions. Before his tragic passing in 2020, Michael Brooks talked about a new kind of cosmopolitan socialism that would be appropriate for our time. A How To Guide To Cosmopolitan Socialism builds upon Brooks' vision to argue that we need a left which knows no boundaries and recognizes the fundamental moral equality of all individuals on the planet while securing the material conditions for their flourishing. Only such a sweeping vision can successfully combat the forces of reaction and violence confronting us today.

Author Biography

Matthew McManus is Lecturer at the University of Michigan, where he teaches political science and theory. Before assuming this position, he was Professor of Politics at Whitman College, and also worked for the Committee for International Justice and Accountability. He completed his PhD in 2017. He is the editor of What Is Post-Modern Conservatism: Essays On Our Hugely Tremendous Times, publishing by Zero Books in 2020. He lives in Ann Arbor, Michigan.