The general history of socialism and social struggles.
Publisher: Russell & Russell
Published: 1957
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Subjects: Social history.; Communism -- History.; Socialism -- History.
Description: To the writing of this basic work, the author brought immense scholarship and profound understanding of social history. His deft interweaving of the general pattern of historical development with the details of social struggle enables us to see with great clarity the roots of social revolt and revolutionary ideas, whether in the form o direct political and economic movements or, as has so frequently been the case, in religious dissent.
Notes: Bibliography: v. 1, p. 209-212, 2d group.
Table of contents: title: v. 1. Social struggles in antiquity.  Social struggles in the Middle Ages.  Social struggles and thought.; title: v. 2. Social struggles and socialist forerunners.  Social struggles and modern socialism.