The quest for evolutionary socialism : Eduard Bernstein and social democracy

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The quest for evolutionary socialism : Eduard Bernstein and social democracy

Manfred B. Steger

Cambridge University Press, 2006

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"This digitally printed first paperback version 2006"--T.p. verso

Bibliography: p. 261-276

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The Quest for Evolutionary Socialism uses Eduard Bernstein's life and works as the basis for an examination of the interactions between European social democratic politics and socialist political ideas. It is thus a timely response to the need for a new, comprehensive biography of Bernstein, the German 'Father of Marxist Revisionism'. Professor Steger incorporates recent academic developments and addresses current debates on the 'End of Socialism' resulting from the collapse of Marxism-Leninism and the chronic ailments of European social democracy. This study is set within the historical context of the European labour movement and thus Steger interprets Bernstein's 'Evolutionary Socialism' as an ethically motivated quest for liberty, solidarity and distributive justice. Steger stresses that the future of social democracy depends on its ability to heed Bernstein's call for critical self-reflection and to reorientate towards more liberal ideals.

Table of Contents

  • Acknowledgments
  • Abbreviations
  • Introduction: the nature of Bernstein's quest
  • Part I. Preparation: 1. The making of a social democrat
  • 2. Persecution and exile
  • 3. The 'Revisionist Controversy'
  • Part II. Vision: 4. The meaning of socialism
  • 5. Evolutionary socialism as 'organized liberalism': rethinking economics, state and democracy
  • Part III. Disappointment: 6. Facing the critics
  • 7. The revisionist debate extended
  • 8. The dawn of a new era
  • 9. Bernstein's final battle: confronting socialist instrumentalism
  • Epilogue: evolutionary socialism at the 'end of socialism'
  • Bibliography
  • Index.

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