The radical tradition : a study in modern revolutionary thought / Richard Gombin ; translated by Rupert Swyer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gombin, Richard, 1939-

Series:

Routledge Revivals

Routledge revivals

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Communism--Soviet Union--History.

Communism.

Socialism--Soviet Union--History.

Socialism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (163 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Routledge, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Originally published in 1978, Richard Gombin's book traces the recurrent attitudes in the history of the European revolutionary movement which have criticized socialist and communist parties for their authoritarian and bureaucratic tendencies, and which have stressed spontaneity and decentralization as the correct basis from which to change society.From a critique of Marx, through to an examination of Soviet practice under Lenin, Trotsky and Stalin as a factor in the disillusionment of the left with the methods of the Russian Revolution, Gombin's study examines the concepts of

Contents:

Cover; The Radical Tradition: A Study in Modern Revolutionary Thought; Copyright; Contents; Introduction: the alternative; 1 The Soviet State: myths and realities (1917-21); The three myths and their history; Bolshevism and its 'detractors'; 2 The radical tradition in Russia; The growth of Russian socialism in the nineteenth century; Marxism and power: an early critique; 3 Council communism; The First World War and the emergence of new forms of workers' struggle; From left-wing radicalism to left-wing communism; Council communism and party communism; 4 The critique of Marxian reification

Notes and referencesBibliography; Index

Notes:

First published in 1978 by Methuen & Co.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

1-136-03622-9

1-283-84561-X

1-136-03614-8

0-203-60983-2

9780203609835

OCLC:

821176219