| Karl Kautsky on Democracy and Republicanism Contributor(s): Kautsky, Karl (Author), Lewis, Ben (Editor), Lewis, Ben (Translator) |
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ISBN: 1642593370 ISBN-13: 9781642593372 Publisher: Haymarket Books OUR PRICE: $28.50 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2020 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Political Ideologies - Communism, Post-communism & Socialism - Political Science | Political Ideologies - Democracy - History | Europe - Germany |
| Physical Information: 1.3" H x 6.3" W x 9.2" (1.45 lbs) 352 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Karl Kautsky (1854-1938) was the leading theoretician of the German Social Democratic Party and one of the most prominent public intellectuals of his time. However, during the twentieth century a constellation of historical factors ensured that his ideas were either gradually consigned to near oblivion or downright reviled. Not only has his political thought been dismissed in non-Marxist historical and political discourse, but his ideas are equally discredited in Marxist circles. This book aims to rekindle interest in Kautsky's ideas by exploring his democratic-republican understanding of state and society. These essential works from different points in his career demonstrates how Kautsky's republican thought was positively influenced by Marx and Engels--especially in relation to the lessons they drew from the experience of the Paris Commune. |