Format:
XIII, 352 Seiten
ISBN:
9789004331433
Series Statement:
Historical materialism book series volume 196
Content:
Introduction: Karl Kautsky's democratic republicanism -- Parliamentarism and democracy (1893) -- The Republic and social democracy in France (1905) -- The development of a Marxist (1924)
Content:
"Once deemed 'the pope of Marxism', Karl Kautsky (1854-1938) was the leading theoretician of the German Social Democratic Party and one of the most prominent public intellectuals of his time. However, during the twentieth century a constellation of historical factors ensured that his ideas were gradually consigned to near oblivion. Not only has his political thought been dismissed in non-Marxist historical and political discourse, but his ideas are equally discredited in Marxist circles. This book aims to rekindle interest in Kautsky's ideas by exploring his democratic-republican understanding of state and society. It demonstrates how Kautsky's republican thought was positively influenced by Marx and Engels - especially in relation to the lessons they drew from the experience of the Paris Commune"--
Note:
Literaturangaben
Language:
English
Subjects:
Political Science
Keywords:
Kautsky, Karl 1854-1938
Author information:
Kautsky, Karl 1854-1938
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