Massenstreik, Partei und Gewerkschaften

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Luxemburg, Rosa, 1871-1919

Language:

German

Physical Description:

1 online resource : multiple file formats

Place of Publication:

Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg,

Summary:

"Massenstreik, Partei und Gewerkschaften" by Rosa Luxemburg is a political essay written in the early 20th century. The work examines the role of mass strikes within the international socialist movement, particularly in light of the Russian Revolution, arguing that the mass strike is a pivotal tool for proletarian liberation in the political struggle. Luxemburg critiques existing theories surrounding mass strikes and emphasizes the necessity of both organization and direct action in the revolutionary struggle. At the start of the essay, Luxemburg discusses prior socialist writings regarding mass strikes, referencing historical context and critiques from figures like Friedrich Engels. She highlights the outdated nature of these arguments in the face of contemporary revolutionary efforts, specifically noting the transformative impact of the Russian Revolution on the understanding of mass strikes. The opening serves as an introduction to her protracted argument for the mass strike as an essential and evolving mechanism for the working class to attain political and social rights, asserting its relevance across various contexts rather than treating it merely as a tactical tool. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Credits:

Produced by Odessa Paige Turner and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.)

Notes:

Reading ease score: 42.5 (College-level). Difficult to read.

Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mass_Strike,_the_Political_Party_and_the_Trade_Unions

Release date is 2010-03-12