Boundaries Of Utopia Imagining Communism From Plato To Stalin

Download Boundaries Of Utopia Imagining Communism From Plato To Stalin full books in PDF, epub, and Kindle. Read online Boundaries Of Utopia Imagining Communism From Plato To Stalin ebook anywhere anytime directly on your device. Fast Download speed and no annoying ads. We cannot guarantee that every ebooks is available!

Boundaries of Utopia - Imagining Communism from Plato to Stalin

Author : Erik van Ree
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134485336
Total Pages : 234 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (344 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Boundaries of Utopia - Imagining Communism from Plato to Stalin by : Erik van Ree

Download or read book Boundaries of Utopia - Imagining Communism from Plato to Stalin written by Erik van Ree and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-05-22 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The idea that socialism could be established in a single country was adopted as an official doctrine by the Soviet Union in 1925, Stalin and Bukharin being the main formulators of the policy. Before this there had been much debate as to whether the only way to secure socialism would be as a result of socialist revolution on a much broader scale, across all Europe or wider still. This book traces the development of ideas about communist utopia from Plato onwards, paying particular attention to debates about universalist ideology versus the possibility for "socialism in one country". The book argues that although the prevailing view is that "socialism in one country" was a sharp break from a long tradition that tended to view socialism as only possible if universal, in fact the territorially confined socialist project had long roots, including in the writings of Marx and Engels.

Boundaries of Utopia - Imagining Communism from Plato to Stalin

Author : Erik van Ree
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134485409
Total Pages : 231 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (344 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Boundaries of Utopia - Imagining Communism from Plato to Stalin by : Erik van Ree

Download or read book Boundaries of Utopia - Imagining Communism from Plato to Stalin written by Erik van Ree and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-05-22 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The idea that socialism could be established in a single country was adopted as an official doctrine by the Soviet Union in 1925, Stalin and Bukharin being the main formulators of the policy. Before this there had been much debate as to whether the only way to secure socialism would be as a result of socialist revolution on a much broader scale, across all Europe or wider still. This book traces the development of ideas about communist utopia from Plato onwards, paying particular attention to debates about universalist ideology versus the possibility for "socialism in one country". The book argues that although the prevailing view is that "socialism in one country" was a sharp break from a long tradition that tended to view socialism as only possible if universal, in fact the territorially confined socialist project had long roots, including in the writings of Marx and Engels.

Stalin: From Theology to the Philosophy of Socialism in Power

Author : Roland Boer
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 9811063672
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (11 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Stalin: From Theology to the Philosophy of Socialism in Power by : Roland Boer

Download or read book Stalin: From Theology to the Philosophy of Socialism in Power written by Roland Boer and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-10-17 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book not only explicates Stalin’s thoughts, but thinks with and especially through Stalin. It argues that Stalin often thought at the intersections between theology and Marxist political philosophy – especially regarding key issues of socialism in power. Careful and sustained attention to Stalin’s written texts is the primary approach used. The result is a series of arresting efforts to develop the Marxist tradition in unexpected ways. Starting from a sympathetic attitude toward socialism in power, this book provides us with an extremely insightful interpretation of Stalin’s philosophy of socialism. It is not only a successful academic effort to re-articulate Stalin’s philosophy, but also a creative effort to understand socialism in power in the context of both the former Soviet Union and contemporary China. ------- Zhang Shuangli, Professor of Marxist philosophy, Fudan University Boer's book, far from both "veneration" and "demonization" of Stalin, throws new light on the classic themes of Marxism and the Communist Movement: language, nation, state, and the stages of constructing post-capitalist society. It is an original book that also pays great attention to the People's Republic of China, arising from the reforms of Deng Xiaoping, and which is valuable to those who, beyond the twentieth century, want to understand the time and the world in which we live. -------Domenico Losurdo, University of Urbino, Italy, author of Stalin: The History and Critique of a Black Legend.

Socialism with Chinese Characteristics

Author : Roland Boer
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 9811616221
Total Pages : 323 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (116 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Socialism with Chinese Characteristics by : Roland Boer

Download or read book Socialism with Chinese Characteristics written by Roland Boer and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-04-27 with total page 323 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book covers the whole system of Socialism with Chinese Characteristics, dealing with Deng Xiaoping’s theory, the socialist market economy, a moderately well-off (Xiaokang) society, China’s practice and theory of socialist democracy, human rights, and Xi Jinping’s Marxism. In short, the resolute focus is the Reform and Opening-Up. Socialism with Chinese Characteristics is one of the most important global realities today. However, the concept and its practice remain largely misunderstood outside China. This book sets to redress such a lack of knowledge, by making available to non-Chinese speakers the sophisticated debates and conclusions in China concerning socialism with Chinese Characteristics. It presents this material in a way that is both accessible and thorough.

Apostles of Revolution? Marxism and Biblical Studies

Author : Christina Petterson
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004432205
Total Pages : 86 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (44 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Apostles of Revolution? Marxism and Biblical Studies by : Christina Petterson

Download or read book Apostles of Revolution? Marxism and Biblical Studies written by Christina Petterson and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2020-04-20 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Apostles of Revolution? Marxism and Biblical Studies, Christina Petterson introduces central topics of Marxist historical analysis, and connects it with the broad history of Marxism as a political movement. Through this lens, she examines biblical scholarship and its engagement with Marxist categories of analysis.

Media and Communication in the Soviet Union (1917–1953)

Author : Kirill Postoutenko
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030883671
Total Pages : 442 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (38 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Media and Communication in the Soviet Union (1917–1953) by : Kirill Postoutenko

Download or read book Media and Communication in the Soviet Union (1917–1953) written by Kirill Postoutenko and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2022-03-01 with total page 442 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a systematic account of media and communication development in Soviet society from the October Revolution to the death of Stalin. Summarizing earlier research and drawing upon previously unpublished archival materials, it covers the main aspects of public and private interaction in the Soviet Union, from public broadcast to kitchen gossip. The first part of the volume covers visual, auditory and tactile channels, such as posters, maps and monuments. The second deals with media, featuring public gatherings, personal letters, telegraph, telephone, film and radio. The concluding part surveys major boundaries and flows structuring the Soviet communicate environment. The broad scope of contributions to this volume will be of great interest to students and researchers working on the Soviet Union, and twentieth-century media and communication more broadly.

The Russian Intelligentsia

Author : Christopher Read
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1350035831
Total Pages : 337 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (5 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis The Russian Intelligentsia by : Christopher Read

Download or read book The Russian Intelligentsia written by Christopher Read and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2024-02-22 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Russian Intelligentsia is the first single-volume history of a small but tremendously influential group of Russian intellectuals who achieved world renown in a variety of spheres. While previous accounts have addressed the history of individuals within this collective, Christopher Read offers the first explanation of the intelligentsia as a group. Read traces the vast debates that broke out between, and within, a multitude of intellectual factions, and contextualizes the ideas of the group within the framework of cultural, social, political, and economic development from the late 18th century to the present day. This comprehensive yet accessible account demonstrates how the Russian intelligentsia morphed from one incarnation to the next, and effectively situates this change and continuity within a pan-European context. It considers the role of the intelligentsia throughout its origins, its transformation during the Russian Revolution, and since the collapse of communism, and highlights the beliefs of key figures such as Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Ivan Pavlov, Vladimir Lenin, Leon Trotsky, and Mikhail Gorbachev. In doing so, Read provides an essential guide to a fascinating aspect of Russia's social and cultural history.

Corporate Strategy in Post-Communist Russia

Author : Mikhail Glazunov
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317352610
Total Pages : 214 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (173 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Corporate Strategy in Post-Communist Russia by : Mikhail Glazunov

Download or read book Corporate Strategy in Post-Communist Russia written by Mikhail Glazunov and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-05-12 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Russian businesses in the post-Soviet period have been noted for their unusual, sometimes allegedly corrupt, business practices, and for their role in the enrichment of oligarchs. This book, which includes a wide range of case study examples, and which draws on the author’s first-hand experience of running a Russian company, argues that a key to understanding contemporary Russian business is the importance of arbitrage, that is the ability to take advantage of price and cost differentials in different markets. The book argues that the conditions for such arbitrage advantages are often created by businesses which have special links to particular institutions; that arbitrage benefits are not available to all businesses in a sector, thereby providing unfair competitive advantages to some businesses; and that businesses’ overall activities are often distorted by this system. The book includes an analysis of a wide range of different types of arbitrage activities in action.

Socialism as a Secular Creed

Author : Andrei Znamenski
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1498557317
Total Pages : 495 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (985 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Socialism as a Secular Creed by : Andrei Znamenski

Download or read book Socialism as a Secular Creed written by Andrei Znamenski and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2021-01-29 with total page 495 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Andrei Znamenski argues that socialism arose out of activities of secularized apocalyptic sects, the Enlightenment tradition, and dislocations produced by the Industrial Revolution. He examines how, by the 1850s, Marx and Engels made the socialist creed “scientific” by linking it to “history laws” and inventing the proletariat—the “chosen people” that were to redeem the world from oppression. Focusing on the fractions between social democracy and communism, Znamenski explores why, historically, socialism became associated with social engineering and centralized planning. He explains the rise of the New Left in the 1960s and its role in fostering the cultural left that came to privilege race and identity over class. Exploring the global retreat of the left in the 1980s–1990s and the “great neoliberalism scare,” Znamenski also analyzes the subsequent renaissance of socialism in wake of the 2007–2008 crisis.

The Fate of the Bolshevik Revolution

Author : Lara Douds
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1350117927
Total Pages : 539 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (51 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis The Fate of the Bolshevik Revolution by : Lara Douds

Download or read book The Fate of the Bolshevik Revolution written by Lara Douds and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2020-01-23 with total page 539 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How did a regime that promised utopian-style freedom end up delivering terror and tyranny? For some, the Bolsheviks were totalitarian and the descent was inevitable; for others, Stalin was responsible; for others still, this period in Russian history was a microcosm of the Cold War. The Fate of the Bolshevik Revolution reasons that these arguments are too simplistic. Rather, the journey from Bolshevik liberation to totalitarianism was riddled with unsuccessful experiments, compromises, confusion, panic, self-interest and over-optimism. As this book reveals, the emergence (and persistence) of the Bolshevik dictatorship was, in fact, the complicated product of a failed democratic transition. Drawing on long-ignored archival sources and original research, this fascinating volume brings together an international team of leading scholars to reconsider one of the most important and controversial questions of 20th-century history: how to explain the rise of the repressive Stalinist dictatorship.

Developing Iran

Author : Hamidreza Mahboubi Soufiani
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1000987604
Total Pages : 237 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (9 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Developing Iran by : Hamidreza Mahboubi Soufiani

Download or read book Developing Iran written by Hamidreza Mahboubi Soufiani and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-10-20 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the emergence of modern company towns in Iran by delineating the architectural, political, and industrial histories of three distinct resource-based ‘company town’ projects built in association with the ‘Big Three’ powers of World War II. The book’s narrative builds upon a tripartite research design that chronologically traces the formation and development of the oil, steel, and copper industries, respectively favoured by Great Britain, the Soviet Union, and the United States in this part of the world. By applying three sets of comparative studies, the book provides critical vantage points to three different ideological design paradigms: postcolonial regionalism, socialist universalism, and rationalist modern nation building. From a global political context, the book contributes to the disclosure of new information about the geopolitical confrontation of these three nations in the Global South to increase their sphere of influence after the Second World War. Furthermore, it demonstrates how postwar architectural modernism was adopted by each power and adapted to their ideological mind frame to fulfil distinct social, cultural, political, and economic targets. This book examines multiple interconnections between architecture, politics, and industrial development by adopting a transdisciplinary approach based on comprehensive fieldwork, site surveys, and the analysis of original multilingual documents. As such, it will be of interest to researchers and students of architecture, history, international relations, and Middle Eastern studies.

Socialism in Power

Author : Roland Boer
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 9811954143
Total Pages : 287 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (119 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Socialism in Power by : Roland Boer

Download or read book Socialism in Power written by Roland Boer and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2023-03-01 with total page 287 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the historical development—in practice and theory—of governance in socialist systems. With more than a century of such development from many parts of the world, including the Soviet Union, China, and the DPRK (North Korea), it is possible to gain much from careful study of their political systems.But what is the nature of this socialist governance? It is abundantly clear that the type of governance in socialist countries had never before been seen in human history. How does this governance work? What was the political theory that arose from the practice? How did this type of governance develop over time and in light of specific conditions?These are the questions that Socialism in Power sets out to answer. It does so not by using methods developed for studying Western liberal nation-states, but by deploying Marxist-Leninist analysis. Not an abstract Marxism, but concrete Marxism, as it was applied and developed in light of the particular historical conditions of the countries in question.The book begins with careful analysis of the works of Marx and Engels, with a particular emphasis on Engels, who was crucial in establishing the basic principles of socialist governance. Next, the book focuses on the Soviet Union, which was the first country in human history to experience socialism in power. The rarely studied DPRK (North Korea) comes next, as a transition to East Asia, followed by a number of chapters on China, which arguably has the most developed form of socialist governance.

Friedrich Engels and the Foundations of Socialist Governance

Author : Roland Boer
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 9811646953
Total Pages : 134 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (116 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Friedrich Engels and the Foundations of Socialist Governance by : Roland Boer

Download or read book Friedrich Engels and the Foundations of Socialist Governance written by Roland Boer and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-10-08 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book states that the political systems of China, Vietnam, Cuba and other socialist countries are showing distinct maturity and ability to deal effectively with challenges – the most recent being the COVID-19 pandemic. In order to understand how they have developed their structures, it is time to return to the roots of the Marxist tradition and re-examine the question of socialist governance. It was Friedrich Engels (and less so Marx) who laid out some of the theoretical foundations for socialist governance. On the basis of extensive research in 1870s and 1880s, Engels developed his analysis of the nature of hitherto existing states as a ‘separated public power’; the role of the dictatorship of the proletariat and its exercise of power; the actual meaning of the ‘withering away of the state’, which would be one of the very last outcomes of socialist construction; and the nature of socialist governance itself. On this matter, he proposed a de-politicised public power that would stand in the midst of society and focus on managing the processes of production for the sake of the true interests of society.

EU-Russia Relations, 1999-2015

Author : Anna-Sophie Maass
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317372662
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (173 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis EU-Russia Relations, 1999-2015 by : Anna-Sophie Maass

Download or read book EU-Russia Relations, 1999-2015 written by Anna-Sophie Maass and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-07-15 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book traces the development of EU-Russia relations in recent years. It argues that a major factor influencing the relationship is the changing internal dynamics of both parties, in Russia’s case an increasingly authoritarian state, in the case of the EU an increasing coherence in its foreign policy as applied to former Soviet countries which Russia regarded as interference in its own sphere. The book considers the impact of conflicts in Kosovo, Chechnya, Georgia and Ukraine, discusses the changing internal situation in both Russia and the EU, including the difficulties in overcoming fragmentation in EU policy-making, and concludes by assessing how the situation is likely to develop.

The Return of the Cold War

Author : J. L. Black
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317409531
Total Pages : 343 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (174 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis The Return of the Cold War by : J. L. Black

Download or read book The Return of the Cold War written by J. L. Black and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-04-14 with total page 343 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the crisis in Ukraine, tracing its development and analysing the factors which lie behind it. It discusses above all how the two sides have engaged in political posturing, accusations, escalating sanctions and further escalating threats, arguing that the ease with which both sides have reverted to a Cold War mentality demonstrates that the Cold War belief systems never really disappeared, and that the hopes raised in the aftermath of the collapse of the Soviet Union for a new era in East-West relations were misplaced. The book pays special attention to the often ignored origins of the crisis within Ukraine itself, and the permanent damage caused by the fact that Ukrainians are killing Ukrainians in the eastern parts of the country. It also assesses why Cold War belief systems have re-emerged so easily, and concludes by considering the likely long-term ramifications of the crisis, arguing that the deep-rooted lack of trust makes the possibility of compromise even harder than in the original Cold War.

Migrant Workers in Russia

Author : Anna-Liisa Heusala
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1317328019
Total Pages : 162 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (173 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Migrant Workers in Russia by : Anna-Liisa Heusala

Download or read book Migrant Workers in Russia written by Anna-Liisa Heusala and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2016-09-13 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Russia has a very large pool of economic migrants, up to 25% of the workforce according to some estimates. Although many migrants, many from former Soviet countries which are now independent, entered Russia legally, they frequently face bureaucratic obstacles to legal employment and Russian citizenship, factors which have led to a very large “shadow economy”. This book presents a comprehensive examination of migrant labour in Russia. It describes the nature of migrant labour, explores the shadow economy and its unfortunate consequences, and discusses the rise of popular sentiment against migrants and the likely impact. The book also sets the Russian experiences of migrant labour in context, comparing the situation in Russia with that in other countries with significant migrant labour workforces.

The Academy of Fisticuffs

Author : Sophus A. Reinert
Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 0674916190
Total Pages : 610 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (749 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis The Academy of Fisticuffs by : Sophus A. Reinert

Download or read book The Academy of Fisticuffs written by Sophus A. Reinert and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2018-10-22 with total page 610 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Italian Enlightenment, no less than the Scottish, was central to the emergence of political economy and creation of market societies. Sophus Reinert turns to Milan in the late 1700s to recover early socialists’ preoccupations with the often lethal tension among states, markets, and human welfare, and the policies these ideas informed.