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Karl Kautsky on democracy and republicanism /

"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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Kautsky, Karl, 1854-1938 (Autor)
Otros Autores: Lewis, Ben (Benjamin Joseph) (Editor , Traductor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Alemán
Publicado: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2020]
Colección:Historical materialism book series ; 196.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:"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"--
Notas:Translated from the original German into English.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xiii, 352 pages) : color illustrations.
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9789004392847
900439284X