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- Book Title
- Socialism: What Went Wrong
- ISBN-10
- 0745307167
- Genre
- POLITICAL SCIENCE
- ISBN
- 9780745307169
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Pluto Press
ISBN-10
0745307167
ISBN-13
9780745307169
eBay Product ID (ePID)
714528
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
320 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Socialism : What Went Wrong - an Inquiry into the Theoretical and Historical Sources of the Socialist Crisis
Subject
Political Ideologies / Communism, Post-Communism & Socialism, History & Theory
Publication Year
1994
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Political Science
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.7 in
Item Weight
16 Oz
Item Length
9.1 in
Item Width
5.9 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
94-018170
Number of Volumes
1 vol.
Table Of Content
1. Origins and Historical Development of Marxism-Leninism; 2. Capitalism on the Rocks; 3. Revolution on the Agenda; 4. Theory and Practice of the Vanguard Party; 5. The Historical Rupture; 6. Actually-existing Socialism; 7. How Marxism-Leninism 'Solved' the National Question; 8. The Singular Omissions of Marxism-Leninism;9. Proletarian Internationalism and the World Revolutionary Process; 10. Two World Systems; 11. Scientific Socialism - Communist Church;12. Political Wreckage and Theoretical Vacuum
Synopsis
The chasm between huge individual wealth and the abject misery of hundreds of millions of people persists and can, in many cases, be said to be widening. The author's view is that the conflict between the rapaciousness of the system and popular discontent has to provide the conditions for a new social order. Socialism, in some form, argues Silber, is an essential element in a future for the whole human race., The chasm between huge individual wealth and of the abject misery of hundreds of millions of people persists and, can in many cases be said to be widening. Irwin Silber's view is is that the conflict between the rapaciousness of "the system" and popular discontent has to provide the conditions for a new social order. Socialism in some form, argues Silber, is an essential element in a future for the whole human race.Socialism: What Went Wrong? is a clearing of the decks; a bold attempt to look at both the doctrines of Marx and Lenin, weighing this against the practice of socialism in the Soviet Union. Irwin Silber argues that it is now incumbent on those who devoted their lives to socialism to undertake a rigorous analysis of its failure in the USSR and to understand the history and achievements of Soviet socialism. The book's central thesis is that the present is simply "uncertain", a price we pay for being emancipated from the atrophied ideas and cliché ridden truths of the Soviet era. To move forward we must free ourselves from the sacred texts of Marx and Lenin and the deification of Marx(ism) as a doctrine. This book will appeal to all those who wish to face that challenge for political renewal.'Socialism: What Went Wrong is a worthwhile read for socialists and communists of many stripes and tendencies, for the new Ad the old, for all those who are asking '"Socialism, What is Wrong?" and "How do we change?". It would be a great book to discuss on the interenet, in more traditional meeting rooms and in the halls of learning, with our hearts and mindsa in pursuit of justice for the coming new century' Roma Guy, CrossroadsIrwin Silber's frank and critical analysis of the theoretical and programmatic problems and contradictions of the socialist ideal should be an essential part of the process of reevaluation and political renewal' Manning Marable'A provocative, well written volume' Paul Buhle (author of "Marxism in the United States")'A useful survey of all the main elements, theoretical and practical, national and international, that went towards the creation of Stalin's Soviet Union, and the profound defects that led to its collapse' Labour Research'A comprehensive and informed analysis by a skiled journalist wotking within the Marxist tradition who is well acquainted with official documents and Soviet memoirs' Choice
LC Classification Number
HX36.S545 1994
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