Author: Michael Albert
Publisher:
Published: 1981
Total Pages: 320
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Assesses previous theories such as orthodox marxism, feminism, and nationalism, and proposes a unique new perspective for developing an alternative socialist vision.
Author: Morris Hillquit
Publisher: Theclassics.Us
Published: 2013-09
Total Pages: 100
ISBN-13: 9781230272702
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1909 edition. Excerpt: ... APPENDIX HISTORICAL SKETCH OF THE SOCIALIST MOVEMENT Early History Some writers on the subject include in the history of the socialist movement all ancient and mediaeval manifestations of communistic thought and institutions. But as a matter of fact the modern socialist movement has nothing in common with the utopias of Plato, Campanella and More, or with the prehistoric tribal institutions, early Christian practices or the various sectarian communities of the Middle Ages. The political socialist movement of our day is primarily a movement of the working class, and has for its object the reconstruction of the present-day system of industry on the basis of collective ownership of the tools of production. The movement thus presupposes the existence of a competitive individualist system of industry and of a wageearning class. In other words, modern socialism is unthinkable without its antithesis -- capitalism. Socialism is the child of the modern or "capitalist" system of production. And more than that, it is the product of that system at a certain advanced stage. The socialist movement is a protest against the present industrial system, hence it presupposes a state of development of that system to a point where it has become oppressive; it involves a criticism of the system, hence it implies a dissatisfaction with it; and finally, it offers a substitute for the present system, hence it is predicated on the assumption of a state of decline of the capitalist regime. Thus while the beginnings of the present industrial system may be traced back to the fifteenth or sixteenth century of our era, the modern socialist movement is barely more than a century old. Socialism, like most other social theories and movements, has passed through several...
Author: Gavin Kitching
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2019-11-21
Total Pages: 202
ISBN-13: 1000706559
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →First published in 1983. Socialism was generally unpopular in Britain in the 1980s. The Left needed new ideas and fresh approaches if it was ever to escape its isolation from the mainstream of political and cultural life. Rethinking Socialism brought such a perspective to socialist thought and practice in Britain. Gavin Kitching contended that the unpopularity of the Left was not due primarily to the pernicious influence of the press and media, as many socialists argued, but reflected fundamental changes in the British social structure and, above all, the simple incredibility and irrelevance of many socialist beliefs and policies. He also claims that socialism will continue to be unpopular so long as it is divorced from the values and concerns of the majority of British people. Kitching shows how basic and obvious facts about Britain, and other advanced capitalist countries, were ignored or wished away, and how crucial lessons of the Soviet and East European experience had not been learnt. He argues that radical politics in Britain both reflected and reinforced a ‘ghetto’ mentality bred by the Left’s political and intellectual isolation. The book is more than just a critique, however; it presented as well a more relevant and popular alternative strategy for the Left. This focused on extending and deepening political and economic democracy, and aimed to preserve the benefits which people had derived from capitalism and parliamentary democracy while extending them and thus transforming the system that conferred them.
Author: Slavko Splichal
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2019-03-08
Total Pages: 173
ISBN-13: 0429710682
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Media Beyond Socialism treats the changing relationships among media, state, economy, and civil society in the current period of transition in East Europe from socialism to the establishment of Western-type democracies. Analyzing the relevance of mass communication and particularly of the media in the democratization process, the book addresses suc
Author: Morris 1869-1933 Hillquit
Publisher: Legare Street Press
Published: 2021-09-09
Total Pages: 380
ISBN-13: 9781013691928
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Author: Mihailo Marković
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 1982-01-01
Total Pages: 215
ISBN-13: 9780312193836
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Zhao Jiaxiang
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2020-06-09
Total Pages: 207
ISBN-13: 1000056791
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →In the four volumes of The Development Trajectory of Eastern Society and the Theories and Practices of Socialism, the author re-examines Marx and Engel’s theories on the development trajectory of the Eastern societies by integrating theoretical analysis of Marxist theories and a historical investigation of socialist revolution and construction around the world. This volume discusses the victories and failures of the 100-year trajectory of socialism. Since the Russian Revolution of October 1917, socialism has been practiced for nearly a hundred years in countries at various stages of development. The author provides a proper synthesis of the lessons derived from socialism’s first hundred years as well as China's reforms and interaction with the world. In addition, he analyzes Marx and Engels' socialist theories and their significance for contemporary social development in Eastern societies. Readers who study Marxism, Marxist philosophy, philosophical history and the history of philosophy will find this volume of immense interest.