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.
| ISBN: | 9780815364320 |
| Publication date: | 3rd January 2018 |
| Author: | Erik van Ree |
| Publisher: | Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis Inc |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 248 pages |
| Series: | Routledge Contemporary Russia and Eastern Europe Series |
| Genres: |
Social and political philosophy Far-left political ideologies and movements |
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 features in the following genres: Social and political philosophy, Far-left political ideologies and movements
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Boundaries of Utopia - Imagining Communism from Plato to Stalin was written by Erik van Ree and published by Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis Inc
Boundaries of Utopia - Imagining Communism from Plato to Stalin has 248 pages
Yes it is part of Routledge Contemporary Russia and Eastern Europe Series series
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