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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| Médium: | Licensed eBooks |
| Jazyk: | angličtina němčina |
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Leiden ; Boston :
Brill,
[2020]
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| Edice: | Historical materialism book series ;
196. |
| On-line přístup: | https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=2267000 |
| Shrnutí: | "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"-- |
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| Popis jednotky: | Translated from the original German into English. |
| Fyzický popis: | 1 online resource (xiii, 352 pages) : color illustrations. |
| Bibliografie: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 900439284X 9789004392847 9789004331433 |