October Revolution In Prospect And Retrospect: Interventions In Russian And Soviet History - Historical Materialism, Volume 37

Using Robert Brenner's analysis of capitalism's origins as a framework, Marot examines Soviet attempts at building a post-capitalist society.

Sommario

Acknowledgements
Introduction

1. The Peasant-Question and the Origins of Stalinism: Rethinking the Destruction of the October Revolution

2. Trotsky, the Left Opposition and the Rise of Stalinism: Theory and Practice

3. Class-Conflict, Political Competition and Social Transformation: Critical Perspectives on the Social History of the Russian Revolution

4. Political Leadership and Working-Class Agency in the Russian Revolution: Reply to William G. Rosenberg and S.A. Smith

5. A ‘Postmodern’ Approach to the Russian Revolution? Comment on Ronald Suny

6. Alexander Bogdanov, Vpered, and the Role of the Intellectual in the Workers’ Movement

7. The Bogdanov Issue: Reply to Andrzej Walicki, Aileen Kelly and Zenovia Sochor

8. Marxism, Science, Materialism: Toward a Deeper Appreciation of the 1908–1909 Philosophical Debate in Russian Social Democracy

9. Politics and Philosophy in Russian Social Democracy: Alexander Bogdanov and the Socio-theoretical Foundations of Vpered

References
General Index

Info autore

John Eric Marot, Ph.D. (1987), University of California, Los Angeles, teaches History at Keimyung University in Korea. He has published many articles on Russian and Soviet History, notably “Class Conflict, Political Competition, and Social Transformation: Critical Perspectives on the Social History of the Russian Revolution” (Revolutionary Russia, 1994) and “Trotsky, the Left Opposition, and the Rise of the Stalinism: Theory and Practice” (Historical Materialism, 2006)

Riassunto

Using Robert Brenner's analysis of capitalism's origins as a framework, Marot examines Soviet attempts at building a post-capitalist society.

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Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Eric John Marot, John Eric Marot, Marot Eric John
• Editore: Ingram Publishers Services
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 13.08.2013
• EAN: 9781608462766
• ISBN: 978-1-60846-276-6
• Peso: 398 g
• Serie: Historical Materialism; Historical Materialism Books (; Historical Materialism
• Categorie: Saggistica > Storia > Altro; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie; Russia, European History, Political Ideologies, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, Revolutions, uprisings, rebellions, Social and cultural history, Former Soviet Union, USSR (Europe), USSR, Soviet Union, Political ideologies and movements, Chechnya, HISTORY / Revolutions, Uprisings & Rebellions