Socialism's beginnings -- The industrial revolution and the new proletariat -- The first socialist revolution -- The paradox of free market socialism -- Practical utopias -- The revolutions of 1848 -- Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels -- The Paris Commune of 1871 -- Anarchism and socialism -- Social democracy -- Syndicalism -- The emergence of communist Russia -- British socialism takes a different path -- Socialism in America, part I : socialism of the working class -- Fascism and socialism -- Communism in China -- The creation of welfare socialism -- Socialism in developing nations -- Socialism in America, part II : the socialism of compassion -- Socialism in crisis -- Socialism after the collapse of the Soviet Union -- "It didn't happen here."
Summary
Socialism was one of the formative forces of the modern world, and its complex history stretches back nearly three centuries. This guide takes you through socialism's origins to its contemporary interpretations
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Includes bibliographical references (page 283) and index
