Karl Kautsky on Democracy and Republicanism

von Karl Kautsky

354 Seiten, Hardcover

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

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. Listen to Ben Lewis discuss the book on [this podcast] by LINKSE HOBBY.

• Themen: Gesellschaft und Sozialwissenschaften Gesellschaft und Kultur, allgemein Kultur- und Medienwissenschaften Kulturwissenschaften Ideengeschichte, Geistesgeschichte
• ISBN: 9789004331433
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 10.10.2019
• Größe: 241 x 163 mm
• Verlag: Brill
• Übersetzung: Ben Lewis
• Herausgegeben von: Ben Lewis