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Book SynopsisRetells the history of the radical left during the twentieth century through the words and deeds of Paul Mattick. In Marxism in a Lost Century, Gary Roth retells the history of the radical left during the twentieth century through the words and deeds of Paul Mattick. An adolescent during the German revolutions that followed World War I, he was also a recent migrant to the United States during the 1930s Great Depression, when the unemployed groups in which he participated were among the most dynamic manifestations of social unrest in the country's history.
Table of ContentsList of Photos Acknowledgements List of Abbreviations About the Notes 1. Introduction 2. Children at Work and War 2.1 At Home 2.2 Protest and Revolution 2.3 Revolution in Retreat 3. Young Radicals 3.1 March 1920 3.2 KAPD 4. Between Berlin and Cologne 4.1 Bouts of Unemployment 4.2 Movement in Decline 4.3 Older Friends 5. New Worlds 5.1 Voyages 5.2 Work and Writing 5.3 Amalgamation 6. Chicago in the Depression 6.1 Opening Years 6.2 Opposition and Accusations 6.3 Across the Country 6.4 Crisis Theory 7. The Unemployed Movement 7.1 The Workers League 7.2 Federation and Party 7.3 Fascism’s Initial Impact 7.4 The German Émigré Community 8. The Independent Left 8.1 German to English 8.2 Editors’ Reluctance 9. International Council Correspondence 9.1 Pamphlets and Authors 9.2 The Inevitability of Communism 9.3 Mid-Decade 10. Towards War 10.1 International Developments 10.2 Opportunities 10.3 Living Marxism 11. End of an Era 11.1 Self-Reflections 11.2 Anti-Fascism 12. The War Years 12.1 Relationships 12.2 New Essays 12.3 Leaving Chicago 13. New York City 13.1 Isolation 13.2 Travelling to Berlin 14. Quiet Times 14.1 Writers’ Bloc 14.2 Back to Nature 14.3 Boston 15. Rekindling 15.1 Recent Admirers 15.2 A New Left 16. Reception 16.1 Discovery in Germany 16.2 From Marx and Keynes to Roskilde 17. Winding Down 17.1 Last Years 17.2 Illness Archives Works Cited Index
