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Eduard Bernstein on Socialism Past and Present - Essays and Lectures on Ideology (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2021)
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Eduard Bernstein on Socialism Past and Present - Essays and Lectures on Ideology (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2021)
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This book presents six major texts and selected shorter writings by
the social-democratic thinker and politician Eduard Bernstein,
translated into English for the first time: Socialism Past and
Present; The Social Doctrine of Anarchism; Social Liberalism or
Collectivism?; How is Scientific Socialism Possible?; What is
Socialism?; The Socialisation of Enterprises; and articles from the
periodicals Neue Zeit and Sozialistische Monatshefte alongside
several unpublished manuscripts. Written over the period 1893 to
1931, these works focus on socialism as an ideology, and trace
debates about ethics, social science, and class struggle that
preoccupied the early-20th-century socialist movement. Bernstein
carefully demarcates the boundaries between socialism and its
ideological rivals, contrasting its communitarian aspirations with
individualistic liberalism and anarchism, and its adherence to
democratic methods with the totalitarian violence of communism and
fascism. He revisits the intellectual canon of socialist thought,
recentring contributions by Ferdinand Lassalle, Karl Rodbertus, and
other neglected figures alongside those of Karl Marx and Friedrich
Engels. Urging socialists to seize the opportunities afforded by
their growing political representation, Bernstein addresses the
strategies needed to achieve progressive policy reforms, including
the prospects for realising socialism with the foundation of the
Weimar Republic. 'In this illuminating collection, Marius Ostrowski
brings together several essays by Eduard Bernstein, spanning a
forty-year period of activity and addressing the question of "what
is socialism". At a time of renewed reflection on the foundation
and value of social democracy, engaging with the thought of one of
its founding fathers will be immeasurably valuable for both
supporters and critics.' -Professor Lea Ypi, London School of
Economics, UK 'During his long life, Eduard Bernstein made a
contribution of great significance to both the theoretical and
political development of the left, emerging as a founding figure of
European social democracy. In this splendid volume, Marius
Ostrowski presents Bernstein's writing in its full richness and
complexity, bringing together his lucid translations into English
of some of the major theoretical works published by Bernstein
during the years of the Weimar Republic. This book makes a valuable
contribution to our understanding of the development of the
socialist tradition during a period of great political turmoil, and
gives us a three-dimensional understanding of Bernstein's
contributions to socialism and social democracy.' - Dr Martin
O'Neill, University of York, UK
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