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Massimo Salvadori

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Description:"The socialist movement," writes the editor, "had its beginnings in western Europe during the first half of the nineteenth century and later spread among most nations to become a major force in mankind today. Of particular significance is the fact that socialism in its various forms appeals more than any other ideology to large sections of the intelligentsia, mankind's dynamic element." In all shadings from laborism to Maoism, socialist governments lead at least half the world's people. The shadings are of great interest to Professor Salvadori in this original and enlightening collection of documents. He begins with the adumbrations of socialism in Plato, More, and the French Revolutionists, proceeds to the nineteenth-century origins in Owen, Saint-Simon, and the Saint-Simonians, Fourier, and then Marx and Engels. From there he goes into the Communist varieties of Marxism, treating the interpretations, elaborations, and revisions of Bukharin and Preobrazensky, Lenin, Trotsky, Stalin, and Mao Tse-tung. Next he delves into that elaborate adaptation of Marxism known as democratic socialism, with such figures as Shaw, Eduard Bernstein, and Norman Thomas. Finally, he ventures into recent variations on socialism, such as Yugoslav Marxist-Leninism, Castroism, Nasserite socialism, and the new African socialism." The variations seem to bear out the commonplace that a comprehensive definition of socialism—as of most isms—is difficult, even impossible. Actually, it presents no difficulty provided one takes into account what has been and what is not, as is done by socialist thinkers whose subjective definitions are derived from a priori principles, just what should be. What should represent the goal on the ideal plane and has the support of an ideology that is often a logically integrated web of rationalizations rather than of principles. Goals and rationalizations act as a motivating force, are part of the socialist scene, and must be included in the definition. But they are only a part of it. What is included are the few simple concepts and values shared by millions, the common denominator of those who belong to the socialist movement." MASSIMO SALVADORI is a professor of history at Smith College. He has written The Rise of Modern Communism and Italy. THE DOCUMENTARY HISTORY OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION The past is often its own best spokesman despite the good intentions of historians. Too commonly, when we come to history secondhand, we lose sight of the humanity within past eras, movements, and ideas. This series has been conceived as a means of restoring the immediacy the events of history held for their participants. These volumes edited by leading authorities provide the basic primary sources for an understanding of the history of western civilization. The books are grouped around central topics in economic, social, and intellectual history as well as some of the traditional chronological blocks. Each volume has a substantial editorial commentary, including a fresh, scholarly introduction. Each document is set in its historical context, with elucidations and identifications when necessary. Each is complete whenever possible or is given in a substantial excerpt. Much of the material is hard to find except in the most comprehensive university libraries, and a great deal has never been translated into English before. - Eugene C. Black and Leonard W. Levy, General EditorsWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Modern Socialism. To get started finding Modern Socialism, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 434

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Publisher: New York : Harper & Row

Release: 1968

ISBN: HOoiAAAAMAAJ

Description: "The socialist movement," writes the editor, "had its beginnings in western Europe during the first half of the nineteenth century and later spread among most nations to become a major force in mankind today. Of particular significance is the fact that socialism in its various forms appeals more than any other ideology to large sections of the intelligentsia, mankind's dynamic element." In all shadings from laborism to Maoism, socialist governments lead at least half the world's people. The shadings are of great interest to Professor Salvadori in this original and enlightening collection of documents. He begins with the adumbrations of socialism in Plato, More, and the French Revolutionists, proceeds to the nineteenth-century origins in Owen, Saint-Simon, and the Saint-Simonians, Fourier, and then Marx and Engels. From there he goes into the Communist varieties of Marxism, treating the interpretations, elaborations, and revisions of Bukharin and Preobrazensky, Lenin, Trotsky, Stalin, and Mao Tse-tung. Next he delves into that elaborate adaptation of Marxism known as democratic socialism, with such figures as Shaw, Eduard Bernstein, and Norman Thomas. Finally, he ventures into recent variations on socialism, such as Yugoslav Marxist-Leninism, Castroism, Nasserite socialism, and the new African socialism." The variations seem to bear out the commonplace that a comprehensive definition of socialism—as of most isms—is difficult, even impossible. Actually, it presents no difficulty provided one takes into account what has been and what is not, as is done by socialist thinkers whose subjective definitions are derived from a priori principles, just what should be. What should represent the goal on the ideal plane and has the support of an ideology that is often a logically integrated web of rationalizations rather than of principles. Goals and rationalizations act as a motivating force, are part of the socialist scene, and must be included in the definition. But they are only a part of it. What is included are the few simple concepts and values shared by millions, the common denominator of those who belong to the socialist movement." MASSIMO SALVADORI is a professor of history at Smith College. He has written The Rise of Modern Communism and Italy. THE DOCUMENTARY HISTORY OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION The past is often its own best spokesman despite the good intentions of historians. Too commonly, when we come to history secondhand, we lose sight of the humanity within past eras, movements, and ideas. This series has been conceived as a means of restoring the immediacy the events of history held for their participants. These volumes edited by leading authorities provide the basic primary sources for an understanding of the history of western civilization. The books are grouped around central topics in economic, social, and intellectual history as well as some of the traditional chronological blocks. Each volume has a substantial editorial commentary, including a fresh, scholarly introduction. Each document is set in its historical context, with elucidations and identifications when necessary. Each is complete whenever possible or is given in a substantial excerpt. Much of the material is hard to find except in the most comprehensive university libraries, and a great deal has never been translated into English before. - Eugene C. Black and Leonard W. Levy, General EditorsWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Modern Socialism. To get started finding Modern Socialism, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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