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Against Miserabilism

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Against Miserabilism is a love letter, out of the past, to a new generation of radicals. It’s a collection of articles by David Widgery, who, in addition to working as a full-time medical doctor in London’s East End, wrote prolifically on matters of political and cultural importance from the 1960s till the time of his death in 1992. Although his articles were written some time ago, in this collection writers who knew him introduce and update his work for today’s readers. His commentary on healthcare, Black activism and culture, feminism, other civil rights and the political Left remains relevant. His unique viewpoint as a doctor and a politically active Marxist informs all of his writings.

Table of Contents:
Politics Introduction: Anthony Barnett 13 When Harrods is Looted (OZ, 1968) 15 Bertrand Russell (Idiot International, 1970) 24 The Pilkington Strike (INK, 1970) 28 Whatever Did Happen to the Revolution? (Time Out, 1979) 35 I’m Not Going to Work on Maggie’s Farm (Socialist Worker, 1979) 47 Our Ken (New Society, 1984) 54 Operation Bookbust (Time Out, 1987) 57 Health Introduction: Anna Livingstone & Kambiz Boomla 61 Death of a Hospital (Socialist Worker, 1974) 66 Blood on the Lino: 24 Hours in Casualty (Time Out, 1976) 75 The National Health Service: The Great Pyramid (Socialist Worker, 1979) 75 Meeting Molly (New Society, 1983) 82 Unemployment & Health (Radical Medicine, 1988) 88 A Doctor’s Week (Sunday Correspondent, 1989) 92 The Doctor Is Sick (Esquire, 1991) 105 On Black Cultural Politics Introduction: Ruth Gregory 114 Baldwin (Achilles Heel, 1976) 116 What Is Racism? (Temporary Hoarding, 1977) 129 But How did Biko Die? (Temporary Hoarding, 1979) 133 C.L.R. James (New Society, 1980) 137 Billie and Bessie (The Wire, 1984) 144 Culture in Transit (Black Theatre, 1990) 160 Arts Introduction: Tony Gould 163 The Kerouac Connection (OZ, 1969) 165 The Streets are Our Palettes (International Socialism, 1972) 175 William Blake (Socialist Worker, 1971) 189 Enter Stage Left (New Society, 1987) 196 William Carlos Williams (The Independent Magazine, 1990) 204 Agent in Shot (Gutman), (The Guardian, 1990) 208 Twice Met: Serge & Sedgewick (Victor Serge Centenary Group Newsletter, 1991) 210 Personal Politics Introduction: Sheila Rowbotham 213 Women Are Goddesses or Sloppy Beasts (OZ, 1971) 215 Why Do Lovers Break Each Other’s Hearts? (1972) 224 Sylvia Pankhurst (Radical America, 1974) 231 The Other Love (Gay Left, 1974) 243 Gay Was Good (New Society, 1983) 247 Miscellany Introduction: Michael Rosen 252 The Eye’s Private (Time Out, 1981) 254

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“Socialists are people too. Their lives are not all about `politics’. Indeed the strength of Widgery’s writings is to show how it is only the lived experience of people’s lives that makes their politics real. There are only a handful of revolutionary socialists who have ever been able to write convincingly about popular music, about suffering and dying – and indeed self-critically about the successes and failures of the socialist movement itself. It is astonishing to read pieces written 30/40 years ago that are so prescient. This collection is a living memorial to and by one of the finest writers and critics ever produced by the revolutionary left.” – Stuart Weir, former editor of the New Statesman (1987-91); founder of the democratic movement Charter 88; “This anthology is as much a historical document as it is of interest as a reflection of the continuity of humanistic left concerns and principles between the 1960s and 1970s and now. It is the work of an inspired individual who is of interest as a doctor and agitator.” – Nina Power, writer and academic, senior lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Roehampton, and tutor in Critical Writing in Art & Design at the Royal College of Art


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  • ISBN-13: 9781908251862
  • Publisher: Vagabond Voices
  • Publisher Imprint: Vagabond Voices
  • Height: 210 mm
  • No of Pages: 314
  • Spine Width: 23 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1908251867
  • Publisher Date: 26 Oct 2017
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Width: 140 mm


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