| Karl Kautsky on Democracy and Republicanism Contributor(s): Kautsky (Author), Lewis (Editor), Lewis (Translator) |
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ISBN: 9004331433 ISBN-13: 9789004331433 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $173.85 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Political Ideologies - Communism, Post-communism & Socialism - History | Europe - General - Philosophy | History & Surveys - General |
| Series: Historical Materialism Book |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 6.3" W x 9.3" (1.50 lbs) 368 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Once deemed 'the pope of Marxism', 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 gradually consigned to near oblivion. 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. It 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. Listen to Ben Lewis discuss the book on this podcast] by LINKSE HOBBY. |