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Michael Newman’s Socialism: A Very Short Introduction is a concise political history and conceptual overview of socialism, written for readers who want a clear entry point into a tradition that is often treated too narrowly or polemically. As part of Oxford University Press’s Very Short Introductions series, the book does not try to provide a full scholarly encyclopedia of socialist thought. Instead, it explains what socialism has meant in different periods, how its major strands developed, and why it remains relevant in discussions of inequality, democracy, welfare, and social power. Newman presents socialism as a living tradition rather than a fixed doctrine, tracing it from early utopian and anarchist currents through Marxism, social democracy, and communism, and then into modern debates about globalization, feminism, and environmental crisis. The result is a compact guide that combines historical context with conceptual clarity, making it useful for students and general readers alike.