Non-Leninist Marxism
Subtitle: Writings on the Worker’s Councils
Edition: 1st edition
Publisher: Red and Black Publishers
Published: 2007-07-01
Place of publication: Saint Petersburg, USA
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 176
ISBN-13: 9780979181368
Subjects: History & Theory - General; Political Ideologies - Communism & Socialism; Political Science / Communism & Socialism; Political Science : History & Theory - General; Politics / Current Events
Description: The recent collapse of the Soviet Union made clear the weaknesses and deficiencies in Leninist theory and practice. In the period between the World Wars, however, an entirely different trend of socialist thought had briefly flowered in Europe, a trend which rejected the Leninist model of centralized party and state, and instead affirmed the democratic self-emancipation of the working class. This movement was "council communism". "Non-Leninist Marxism" presents a selection of the most influential writings from the council communists, including Hermann Gorter, Anton Pannekoek, Sylvia Pankhurst, and Otto Ruhl.
Table of contents: title: Introduction
pagenum: 5; label: 1
title: Hermann Gorter
pagenum: 11; title: Open Letter to Comrade Lenin (1921)
pagenum: 13; title: Introduction
pagenum: 13; title: The Question of the Trade Unions
pagenum: 26; title: Parliamentarianism
pagenum: 42; title: Opportunism in the Third International
pagenum: 77; title: Conclusion
pagenum: 82; title: Why We Need the Fourth Communist Workers’ International (1921)
pagenum: 95; label: 2
title: Anton Pannekoek
pagenum: 101; title: The Labor Movement and Socialism (1908)
pagenum: 103; title: The German Revolution-First Stage (1918)
pagenum: 113; label: 3
title: Sylvia Pankhurst
pagenum: 121; title: Communism and Its Tactics (1921–1923)
pagenum: 123; title: Part One
pagenum: 123; title: Part Two
pagenum: 126; title: Part Three
pagenum: 130; title: Part Four
pagenum: 132; title: Part Five 138; title: Part Six
pagenum: 144; title: Part Seven
pagenum: 148; label: 4
title: Otto Rühl
pagenum: 155; title: The Revolution Is Not a Party Affair (1920)
pagenum: 157; title: Report From Moscow (1920)
pagenum: 165