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Book SynopsisThis is an anthology in English translation of the major texts concerned with 19th-century debates between democratic socialism and revolutionary Marxism. The central figure of these debates was Edward Bernstein, while his opponents included Bebel, Kautsky, Parvus, Rosa Luxemburg and Belfort Bax.
Table of ContentsPreface; Introduction; 1. Bernstein as orthodox Marxist; 2. Colonialism and socialism: Berstein's first exchange with Belfort Bax; 3. Problems of socialism: first series; 4. Socialism and the proletariat; 5. The movement and the final goal: Bernstein's second exchange with Belfort Bax; 6. Bernstein's overthrow of socialism: Parvus's intervention; 7. Revisionism defended; 8. Problems of socialism: second series; 9. Social reform or revolution? Rosa Luxemburg's intervention; 10. The party conference at Stuttgart: the debate on the press; 11. The summing-up; Notes; Bibliography; Index.
