On New Terrain: How Capital is Reshaping the Battleground of Class War by Kim Mo

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An insightful and timely analysis of how global economic restructuring will impact workers' struggles in the US.

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"Kim Moody is one of the leading intellectuals of the labor movement."-Robin D.G. Kelley, author of Race Rebels: Culture, Politics and the Black Working ClassIn his latest book, Kim Moody analyzes how recent changes in capitalism have altered both the composition of the working class and the economic and political ground on which it struggles.On New Terrain challenges conventional wisdom about a disappearing working class and the inevitability of a two-party political structure as the only framework for struggle. Through in-depth study of the economic and political shifts at the top of society, Moody shows how recent developments in capitalist production impact the working class and its power to resist the status quo. He argues that this transformed industrial terrain offers new possibilities for organization in the workplace and opens doors for grassroots, independent political action strengthened by reemerging labor and social movements.From the logistics revolution to the unprecedented concentration of business and wealth in the hands of the one percent, On New Terrain examines the impact of the current economic terrain on the working class in the United States. Looking beyond the clichs of precarity and the gig economy, Moody shows that the working class and its own self-activity are essential in the global battle against austerity.Kim Moody is author of In Solidarity: Essays on Working-Class Organization in the United States and U.S. Labor in Trouble and Transition.

Author Biography

Kim Moody was a founder ofLabor Notesand the author of several books on US labor. He is currently a Visiting Scholar at the Centre for the Study of the Production of the Built Environment of the University of Westminster in London, and a member of the National Union of Journalists.

Table of Contents

Part I: Re-Making of the US Working ClassChapter 1The Roots of ChangeChapter 2How Precarious is Work?Chapter 3 A More Diverse Working ClassPart II: The Changing Terrain of Class StruggleChapter 4Consolidation of CapitalChapter 5 Capital's Supply Chain GangChapter 6The Next Upsurge?Part III: The Changed Political TerrainChapter 7Capital and The Rise of State PoliticsChapter 8 Prisoners of the American SchemeChapter 9The Democratic Party Cul de SacChapter 10Electoral Politics from a Socialist PerspectiveConclusion: Pulling the Analysis Together

Review

"[A] masterful and much-needed book." —Solidarity"Kim Moody's provocative work 'On New Terrain' immediately shakes the reader by offering a hard hitting, concrete and sober analysis of the transformation of both the capitalist and working classes of the USA. His analysis lays the foundation for the development of theory to situate a 21st century working class reawakening. Moody offers the reader a pole of opinion which helps to advance a badly needed debate that has profound implications for the creation of a movement for socialism."-Bill Fletcher, Jr., coauthor of "Solidarity Divided"; author of "'They're Bankrupting Us' - And Twenty Other Myths about Unions" "Moody's "new terrain" is not a world, as most would have it, where globalization has left U.S. workers helpless. It shows how corporations' inevitable push for profits actually opens up new vulnerabilities—if only unions can get their act together. He explodes myths about the gig economy and the potential to transform the Democratic Party. Readers will put the book down convinced that there is a way for workers to win."-Jane Slaughter, LaborNotes"Kim Moody, whose books and articles have for more than forty years provided essential analysis and strategy for the labor left, continues this indispensable work in his new book, On New Terrain: How Capital is Reshaping the Battleground of Class War. Arguing that capital has created a new and more advantageous terrain for working class struggle, he suggests that capital is more vulnerable, but the labor and social movements must be able to make the most of the situation. And Moody suggests how they might do so. The working class, he argues, also has the potential to create its own political force, but only if it can avoid the cul-de-sac of the Democratic Party. Every labor activist and all of those who want to build a powerful left in America will want to get this book."– Dan La Botz, New Politics"This is a detailed and provocative study of how capital has changed since the 1980s and its effects on the working class and political parties in the USA and across the world. It rejects the notion that we live in a post-capitalist world or that the 'gig economy' dominates industrial relations. Instead, it presents a classical Marxist analysis that painstakingly shows how the composition of the 'core working class' has changed in its occupational, industrial and ethno/racial composition under changing business practices since the 1980s." –Scottish Left Review"Kim Moody, has been one most of the most experienced working-class organisers in the US over the past few decades. His latest book On New Terrain seeks to rethink both our understanding of capitalism today, and how the workers can respond." –Monthly Review"Veteran US activist and author, Kim Moody, offers a timely antidote to despair about the potential of America's working class to play a central role both in resisting the Trump agenda and the neo-liberal brand of capitalism that paved 'The Donald's' path to the White House." –Labour Briefing"Moody's argument not only insists the working class still exists but that its structural capacity to organise and paralyse production has grown as the restructuring and consolidation of capital has created a "new terrain" for the class struggle. Such a case is highly welcome to socialists who argue that workers possess the collective power to not just challenge capital but to break it." –Socialist Review"The best recent work on the history and the contemporary promise of the move from Ford to Tesco." –Red Pepper"Despite the election of Trump and the rise of the alt-right, the huge support for Bernie Sander's campaign for the 2016 Democratic Presidential nomination, the Black Lives Matter movement and the wave of teachers' strikes show that there is plenty of anger among US workers. Moody's welcome and important book shows that they still have the power to resist and how socialists can build a mass movement of opposition to neoliberalism in its heartland." –International Socialism Journal

Promotional

Reviews in the Financial Times, The Guardian and The Atlantic.Outreach to low wage worker organizers and Fight for Fifteen campaigns.Promotion in conjunction with the author speaking at multiple academic and labor conferences in spring of 2018.Pre-order campaign at Historical Materialism conference in spring 2017 where author is featured speaker.Excerpts and featured advertising in both union newsletters and LaborNotes publications.Featured excerpts in Jacobin magazine, New Politics and The Progressive, both online and in print.Author is available for radio interviews.Outreach to unions to order books to use for member training opportunities.Propose author as a key note speaker or workshop leader at LaborNotes conference in April, 2018.

Long Description

"Kim Moody is one of the leading intellectuals of the labor movement."--Robin D.G. Kelley, author of Race Rebels: Culture, Politics and the Black Working Class In his latest book, Kim Moody analyzes how recent changes in capitalism have altered both the composition of the working class and the economic and political ground on which it struggles. On New Terrain challenges conventional wisdom about a disappearing working class and the inevitability of a two-party political structure as the only framework for struggle. Through in-depth study of the economic and political shifts at the top of society, Moody shows how recent developments in capitalist production impact the working class and its power to resist the status quo. He argues that this transformed industrial terrain offers new possibilities for organization in the workplace and opens doors for grassroots, independent political action strengthened by reemerging labor and social movements. From the logistics revolution to the unprecedented concentration of business and wealth in the hands of the one percent, On New Terrain examines the impact of the current economic terrain on the working class in the United States. Looking beyond the clich

Review Quote

Praise for Kim Moody: "Kim Moody is one of the leading intellectuals of the labor movement." --Robin D.G. Kelley, author of Race Rebels: Culture, Politics and the Black Working Class

Competing Titles

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Description for Sales People

Gives a clear analysis of how the forces of globalization have impacted the industrial working class and shifted power in both manufacturing and service sectors of the economy. Interests political activists who are looking for a clear analysis of current economic and labor trends. Appeals to labor and union activists who want ideas about the direction of union activism, reform, and organizing in this current period. Moody has a reputation as one of the critical voices on labor and the economy in progressive circles and among trade union activists. Useful for Labor Studies and Industrial Relations students and professors because of its unusual analysis, high degree of factual content and relevant statical analysis.

Details ISBN1608468461 Author Kim Moody Publisher Haymarket Books ISBN-10 1608468461 ISBN-13 9781608468461 Format Paperback Imprint Haymarket Books Place of Publication Chicago Country of Publication United States Pages 240 Subtitle How Capital is Reshaping the Battleground of Class War Birth 1940 Short Title On New Terrain Language English UK Release Date 2017-11-20 NZ Release Date 2018-01-25 DEWEY 305.5620973 Audience General AU Release Date 2018-01-01 Year 2017 Publication Date 2017-12-12 US Release Date 2017-12-12 We've got this

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