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... > social science subjects > sociology > social change > activism and social justice > labor/socialism/communism/social class > old left
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... > contexts > population characteristics > socioeconomic factors > social change > activism and social justice > political philosophy/ethics > old left

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old left  

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  • The term old left refers to Marxist and socialist activists, particularly those identified with radical political parties during the first half of the 20th century in the United States. The term was invented by sociologist C. Wright Mills and appropriated by student activists during the 1960s to connote the differences in ideology and political practice between them and radical activists before them. [Source: Encyclopedia of Activism and Social Justice; Old Left]

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