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Ralph Miliband (born Adolphe Miliband; 7 January 1924 – 21 May 1994) was a British sociologist. He has been described as "one of the best known academic Marxists of his generation", in this manner being compared with E. P. Thompson , Eric Hobsbawm and Perry Anderson .
Jul 16, 2017 · BIOGRAPHY: Ralph Miliband, Socialist Intellectual, 1924–1994, by Leo Panitch. Ralph Miliband, 1924–1994, by Tariq Ali.
The Miliband–Poulantzas debate was a debate between Marxist theorists Ralph Miliband and Nicos Poulantzas concerning the nature of the state in capitalist societies. Their exchange was published in New Left Review, beginning with Poulantzas's review of Miliband's 1969 work on bourgeois democracies, The State in Capitalist Society. [1]
The book’s final chapter, ‘Ralph Miliband Today’, achieves its purpose in showing how the resonance of his writing, its lucidity, empirical basis, and refusal of dogma, as well as its political themes and moral concerns, are of enduring importance.
A tribute to Ralph Miliband, a leading Marxist political scientist and a founder editor of New Left Review, who died in 1994. The article reviews his life, work and political contributions, especially his analysis of class, socialism and democracy.
Jun 16, 2019 · A review of Miliband's classic book that challenges the illusions of neoliberalism and shows the continuing power of big business in Western societies. The reviewer argues that Miliband's theory of the state remains relevant for any socialist movement with ambitions of power.
Ralph Miliband stood as a beacon on the international Left. He epitomized what it meant to be a creative and independent socialist intellectual, and he provided consistent leadership in defining the issues for critical engagement.
