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Book SynopsisKarl Kautsky was, for three decades before the First World War, the main authority on the intellectual heritage of Marx and Engels. His interpretation of Marx's Capital and the basic laws and contradictions of capitalism was the reference point for both the foes and allies of Social Democracy.
Table of ContentsPreface and Acknowledgements Introduction PART I: KAUTSKY’S MARXISM 1. Organised Capitalism, the General Cartel and the Proletariat 2. The Dispute over Revisionism 3. The Theory of Immiseration, Socialist Consciousness and the Intellectuals 4. Socialism as Science 5. The Capitalist Law of Appropriation: Kautsky’s Interpretation of Karl Marx’s Economic Thought 6. The Centralisation of Capital and Monopoly Formation 7. Imperialism and the Relation between Industrial and Agrarian Countries 8. Imperialism and Its Alternatives 9. Imperialism as the Last Stage of Capitalism 10. Theoretical Sources of Kautsky’s and Lenin’s Studies on Imperialism 11. Imperialism as the Truth about Capitalism 12. Parliamentary Democracy and Revolutionary Tactics 13. The Question of Democracy and Dictatorship: Lenin’s Critique of Kautsky the Renegade PART II: MARX’S MARXISM 14. The Immanent Critique and the Natural Rights Theory 15. John Locke, Adam Smith and Karl Marx’s Critique of Private Property 16. The Principle of Labour 17. The Theory of Increasing Misery and the Critique of Capitalism Conclusion Bibliography Index
