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Book SynopsisIn this collection of excerpts from the essential works of Hendrik de Man (1885-1953), Peter Dodge reinstates in historical consciousness this pioneer sociologist of the European socialist movement and of labor in industrial society. Regarded before World War II as pre-eminent among socialist theoreticians, comparable to Marx himself, de Man fell i
Table of Contents*Frontmatter, pg. i*Contents, pg. v*Introduction, pg. 1*1. The Era of Democracy, pg. 23*2. The Operation of Bourgeois Democracy, pg. 34*3. The Singularity of the Belgian Labor Movement, pg. 48*4. The Lesson of the War, pg. 57*5. Letter from America, pg. 94*6. Workers' Control, pg. 100*7. The Psychology of Socialism, pg. 135*8. The Crisis of Socialism, pg. 157*9. Joy in Work, pg. 180*10. Embourgeoisement of the Proletariat, pg. 220*11. Capitalism and Socialism, pg. 238*12. The Socialist Idea, pg. 271*13. The Plan du Travail, pg. 289*14. The Theses of Pontigny, pg. 300*15. Must One Sacrifice Peace to Freedom?, pg. 306*16. Democracy and the Frustration of Socialism, pg. 313*17. The Manifesto, pg. 324*18. The Age of Doom, pg. 329*Selective Bibliography, pg. 355*Index, pg. 359
