The Second International, 1889-1914
Author: James Joll
Publisher:
Published: 1955
Total Pages: 228
ISBN-13:
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Under the Socialist Banner
Author: Mike Taber
Publisher: Haymarket Books
Published: 2021-07-01
Total Pages: 204
ISBN-13: 1642594881
DOWNLOAD EBOOKRecent years have seen a massive growth of interest in socialism, particularly among young people. But few are fully aware of socialism 's revolutionary history. For this reason, an appreciation of the Second International--often called the "Socialist International"--during its Marxist years is particularly relevant. From 1889 to 1912 resolutions of the Second International helped disseminate and popularize a revolutionary aim: the overturn of capitalism and its replacement by the democratic rule of the working class, as a first step toward socialism. Despite weaknesses and contradictions that led to the Second International 's collapse in 1914, its resolutions during these years remain a resource for those studying the socialist movement 's history and objectives. Many of the topics dealt with--war and militarism, immigration, trade unions and labor legislation, women 's rights, colonialism, socialist strategy and tactics--remain just as relevant today. This book is the first English-language collection ever assembled of all the resolutions adopted by congresses of the Second International in its Marxist years.
Demonstration Culture
Author: Kevin J. Callahan
Publisher: Troubador Publishing Ltd
Published: 2010
Total Pages: 359
ISBN-13: 1848763832
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe movement of international socialism prior to World War I overcame internal disunity and external obstacles by developing a new style of political culture and communication centered on mass-based demonstration. This culture consisted of a diverse repertoire of activities such as public display, political symbolism, the popular press, the issuance of manifestos, massive antiwar rallies, and the convening of impressive political spectacles. As the largest international movement of its era, international socialism articulated a powerful indictment against the European imperialist and militaristic order. Claiming to represent all of humanity and to reconcile national and international identity, international socialism facilitated the expression of political dissent, the expansion of democratic citizenship and the spread of innovative techniques we now consider an essential part of modern political communication and culture. This interdisciplinary book touches upon several fields of scholarship including European Socialism; political communication; social movement; peace studies and World War I.
The Second International, 1889-1914
Author: Igorʹ Mikhaĭlovich Krivoguz
Publisher:
Published: 1989
Total Pages: 424
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKHenryk Grossman Works, Volume 2
Author: Henryk Grossman
Publisher: BRILL
Published: 2020-11-30
Total Pages: 507
ISBN-13: 9004432116
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis volume contains Marxist economist Henryk Grossman’s valuable political texts written when he was a leader of a revolutionary organisation of Jewish workers, then a member of the Communist Workers Party of Poland and later a Marxist academic.
The Cambridge History of Socialism
Author: Marcel van der Linden
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2022-11-24
Total Pages: 1214
ISBN-13: 1108587089
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis volume describes the various movements and thinkers who wanted social change without state intervention. It covers cases in Europe, the Americas, Africa and Asia. The first part discusses early egalitarian experiments and ideologies in Asia, Europe and the Islamic world, and then moves to early socialist thinkers in Britain, France, and Germany. The second part deals with the rise of the two main currents in socialist movements after 1848: anarchism in its multiple varieties, and Marxism. It also pays attention to organisational forms, including the International Working Men's Association (later called the First International); and it then follows the further development of anarchism and its 'proletarian' sibling, revolutionary syndicalism – its rise and decline from the 1870s until the 1940s on different continents. The volume concludes with critical essays on anarchist transnationalism and the recent revival of anarchism and syndicalism in several parts of the world.
Bolshevism: The Road to Revolution
Author: Alan Woods
Publisher: Wellred Books
Published:
Total Pages: 829
ISBN-13: 1900007851
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThere have been a multitude of histories of Russia, either written from an anti-Bolshevik perspective, or its Stalinist mirror image, which both paint a false image of Bolshevism. For them, the Russian Revolution was either an historical ‘accident’ or ‘tragedy’, or is presented as the work of one great man (Lenin), who marched single-mindedly towards October. Using a wealth of primary sources, Alan Woods reveals the real evolution of Bolshevism as a living struggle to apply the method of Marxism to the peculiarities of Russia. Woods traces this evolution from the birth of Russian Marxism, and its ideological struggle against the Narodniks and the trend of economism, through the struggle between the two strands of Menshevism and Bolshevism, and up to the eventual seizure of power. 'Bolshevism: The Road to Revolution' is a comprehensive history of the Bolshevik Party, from its early beginnings through to the seizure of power in October 1917. This important work was first published in 1999, with material collected by the author over a thirty year period, and was republished to mark the centenary of the Russian Revolution. It represents the authoritative work on the building of the Bolshevik Party and can be used as a handbook for those involved in the movement today.
The State and Revolution
Author: Vladimir Ilʹich Lenin
Publisher:
Published: 1919
Total Pages: 144
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKNational Liberation, Socialism and Imperialism
Author: Vladimir Lenin
Publisher:
Published: 2002
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780717801350
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSeveral of Lenin's basic theoretical essays on nationalism and the right of nations to self-determination are brought together in this volume. They analyze the national question specifically and historically in Russia, Europe and Ireland and discuss national oppression, colonialism, great power chauvinism and opportunism in the national question. The book underlines the relationship of nationalism to imperialism and shows how the struggle for democracy and national liberation is integrated with the fight for socialism.
Nationalism and the International Labor Movement
Author: Michael Forman
Publisher: Penn State Press
Published: 2010-11-01
Total Pages: 228
ISBN-13: 9780271040318
DOWNLOAD EBOOKExplores the idea of the nation among internationalist thinkers, suggesting that major figures associated with international labor organizations never underestimated the attraction of nationalism. Each chapter begins with a discussion of main issues that framed the international labor movement's concern with the nation in different periods, then analyzes the ideas of major thinkers who stand for the main trends at each point. Coverage includes the International Working Men's Association of the mid-19th century, the apogee of the Second International between 1895 and the onset of WWI, the Third International, the Comintern--1919-43, and the influence of Stalin and Lenin. Paper edition (unseen), $17.95. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
