"Understanding Socialism is a plainspoken text that disarms false narratives, confronts past failures, and offers a path to a fresh and modern understanding of socialism, by outlining what democracy in the workplace could look like. Wolff not only explains what socialism is and has meant to its various proponents, he also looks at the transition from feudalism to capitalism as a model to help us visualize an evolution from our current socioeconomic state. Understanding Socialism explores how socialist theory was used and applied to help shape the histories of countries such as Russia and China, and beyond. Wolff also analyzes the successes and defeats of those countries, the world's reactions to them, and how they offer important lessons for the building of a democratic, worker-controlled 21st-century socialism."--Publisher description.

"A series of public lectures on nationalism arranged by the History of Ideas Unit in the Research School of Social Sciences of the Australian National University."

Analyzes the evolution of Marxist doctrine in theory and in practice, focusing on the tensions inherent in the application of a nineteenth-century ideology to twentieth-century politics

This book provides a comprehensive overview of the evolution of Marxist thought from the time of Marx himself to the ideas of Lenin and the Bolsheviks. Written by Morris Hillquit, a prominent American socialist and founder of the Socialist Party of America, this book is an essential read for anyone interested in the history of socialism and communism. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.