Jan Myrdal

Political views

Politically Myrdal belongs to the far-left and is an adherent of or at least associated with Maoism and other forms of third worldist anti-Soviet communism; he has been a fervent advocate of anti-colonialist and anti-imperialist causes. He argues that marriage (as traditionally defined between man and woman) is a "historically determined form of co-habitation" in this era which has a crucial role in organizing social relations.

at Nankai University in Tianjin in China. He is the son of the Social Democrats and Nobel Laureates Alva Myrdal and Gunnar Myrdal; he broke completely with both at an early age for personal reasons while keeping them in esteem for their public achievements. D.