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Facing the demon

Csaba Gombár: Magammal vitázom. Nemzetről, etnikumról az egyes emberről. [I debate with myself. On nation, ethnicity and the individual.] Korridor könyvek. Politikai Kutatások Központja. Budapest 1996.
Not many dare to face the demon of ethno-centric social theory in the era of global Balkanisation, The leading political scientist Csaba Gombár tries to address the problem, discussing the complex questions of individualism and patriotism.

How they became feminist?

Mariska Gárdos and Rózsika Schwimmwer were outstanding personalities of the feminist movements at the early 20th century. In their times too, a fundamental problem of the anti-systemic movements was how to link personal, social and political issues and areas of action.

On classes in the 90s

John Westergaard, Henrietta Resler: Class in a Capitalist Society: A Study of Contemporary Britain. Avebury, 1975
John Westergaard: Who Gets What? The Hardening of Class Inequality in the Late Twentieth Century. Cambridge, Polity Press, 1995

Feminism and Marxism

It has become slightly easier to assess the paralel development of Marxism and Feminism throughout the 20th century. The reconciliation of the two tendencies has been dependent on how the struggle against capitalism and patriarchy could be accomodated.