Webbs and Soviet Communism, The : Bolshevism and the British Left Part 2 /

Through a meticulous reconstruction of the British socialists, economists, and reformers Sidney and Beatrice Webb's way of thinking, this study offers a challenging reassessment of accepted stereotypes, revealing theirs to be a mindset that was far less idiosyncratic than is commonly claimed. D...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Morgan, Kevin, 1961- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2014.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Webb, Sidney, > 1859-1947.
Webb, Beatrice, > 1858-1943.
Labour Party (Great Britain)
Labour Party (Great Britain) > History > 20th century.
Socialism.
Communism.
Socialism > Great Britain > 20th century.
Communism > Great Britain > History > 20th century.
Great Britain.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Preface and acknowledgements
  • Abbreviations
  • The Webbs as metaphor
  • Victor and Altiora Bailey
  • 'In a motherly sort of way' : Fabians and guild socialists 1912-21
  • Science, state and society : the social theory of the Webbs
  • Fabians and the control of industry : socialist debates before the closure
  • Cobwebs and decay : the Webbs in the 1920s
  • Roads to Russia (1) workers' dictatorship
  • Roads to Russia (2) planning
  • Roads to Russia (3) co-operation
  • 'A big gamble of the intellect'
  • Postscript : the temple of death
  • Bibliography
  • Index.

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