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World Revolution, 1917–1936 – The Rise and Fall of the Communist International: The C. L. R. James Archives

Autor C. L. R. James, Christian Høgsbjerg
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 10 aug 2017
Originally published in 1937, C. L. R. James's World Revolution is a pioneering Marxist analysis of the history of revolutions during the interwar period and of the fundamental conflict between Trotsky and Stalin. James, who was a leading Trotskyist activist in Britain, outlines Russia's transition from Communist revolution to a Stalinist totalitarian state bureaucracy. He also provides an account of the ideological contestations within the Communist International while examining its influence on the development of the Soviet Union and its changing role in revolutions in Spain, China, Germany, and Central Europe. Published to commemorate the centenary of the Russian Revolution, this definitive edition of World Revolution features a new introduction by Christian H gsbjerg and includes rare archival material, selected contemporary reviews, and extracts from James's 1939 interview with Trotsky.
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ISBN-13: 9780822363248
ISBN-10: 0822363240
Pagini: 544
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 29 mm
Greutate: 0.73 kg
Editura: MD – Duke University Press
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Cuprins

Abbreviations xi
Editor's Note xiii
Introduction / Christian Høgsbjerg 1
World Revolution, 1917-1936
Preface 63
Introductory 65
1. Marxism 75
2. The Forerunners of the Third International 89
3. The War and the Russian Revolution 114
4. The Failure of the World Revolution and the Foundation of the International 135
5. Lenin and Socialism 155
6. Stalin and Socialism 174
7. Stalin Kills the 1923 Revolution 192
8. The Kulak and the British General Council 222
9. Stalin Rules the Chinese Revolution 243
10. The Platform and the Five-Year Plan 276
11. Industry and the Plan 294
12. "After Hitler, Our Turn" 306
13. The Great Retreat 349
14. The Revolution Abandoned 361
15. A Fourth International the Only Hope 387
Appendix on Sidney and Beatrice Webb's Soviet Communism 401
Notes 407
Reviews of World Revolution
Selected Reviews of the Original British Edition
"The Rise and Fall of the Communist International: James's New Book Reviewed by Fenner Brockway in New Leader 425
Reply from C. L. R. James 429
"Du Côté de Chez Trotsky," in New Statesman, by Raymond Postgate 430
"Lunacy or Logic? Two Views of One Book," in Controversy 432
"Communist" by J. R. Campbell 432
"Trotskyist" by Harry Wicks 434
"The Retreat of Moscow," in The Plebs, by Rowland Hill 455
"World Revolution," in International Affairs, by E. H. Carr 458
"Communism in Theory and Practice," in The Advertiser (Adelaide) 460
"The Third International," in Sydney Morning Herald 461
Selected Reviews of the Original American Edition
"No Place for Communists," in the Saturday Review, by Eugene Lyons 463
"History of the CI," in New International by Joseph Carter [Joseph Friedman] 465
"World Revolution," in Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, by Harry N. Howard 469
Appendixes
Appendix A. C. L. R. James, Introduction to Red Spanish Notebook: The First Six Months of the Revolution and Civil War by Mary Low and Juan Breá [1937] 471
Appendix B. C. L. R. James, "Report on Activities in the Provinces" [1938] 473
Appendix C. Extracts from the Discussions between C. L. R. James and Leon Trotsky in Coyoacán, Mexico [April 1939] 490
Index 507

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Originally published in 1937, C. L. R. James's World Revolution is a pioneering Marxist analysis of the revolutionary history in the interwar period, the fundamental conflict between Trotsky and Stalin, and the ideological contestations within the Communist International and its role in the Soviet Union and international revolution.