Between Marxism and Anarchism : Benoît Malon and French Reformist Socialism / K. Steven Vincent.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Vincent, K. Steven, author.

Contributor:

Paul Avrich Collection (Library of Congress), Content Provider.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Malon, Benoît, 1841-1893.

Malon, Benoît.

Socialists--France--Biography.

Socialists.

Socialism--France--History--19th century.

Socialism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiv, 193 p. ) ill. ;

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Berkeley, California : University of California Press, [1992]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Here is the first scholarly study of the life and thought of Benoît Malon (1841-1893), the most persuasive and visible spokesman for reformist socialism during the early years of the French Third Republic. Active in the generation of the French Left that came of age under the Second Empire, Malon was a prominent member of the First International in Paris and later joined the Paris Commune. As a result, he was forced into exile in Switzerland and Italy during the 1870s, where he became entangled in the struggles within the International. Malon attempted to steer a course between Marxist authoritarianism and anarchist utopianism, which he continued on his return to France in 1880. Vincent analyzes Malon's role as activist, editor, and author, arguing that Malon drew on a strong tradition of left-wing French republicanism. In his mature works, Malon articulated a socialism that emphasized broad moral and socioeconomic reform and advocated parliamentary rule as the appropriate source of national sovereignty. In helping the republican socialist Left shed its revolutionary associations, he pointed the way for later reformist socialists from Jean Jaurès to François Mitterrand.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Preface

Acknowledgments

Introduction

1. The Early Years (1841-1871): Cooperatism, the International, the War, and the Commune

2. The Years of Exile (1871-1880): André Léo, the Jura Federation, and Italian Anarchism

3. Marxism, Collectivism, and the French Left

4. La Revue socialiste and Integral Socialism

Conclusion

Notes

Index

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 143-185) and index.

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Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780520911406

0520911407

9780585031699

058503169X

OCLC:

1198929742