Historical Dictionary of Socialism (Historical Dictionaries of Religions, Philosophies, and Movements Series)
Peter Lamb
Language: English
Pages: 504
ISBN: 0810855607
Format: PDF / Kindle (mobi) / ePub
Primarily concerned with the historical roots and contemporary condition of socialism, the second edition of the Historical Dictionary of Socialism offers information on writers, activists, ideas, political parties, institutions, and movements that sought―and in many cases are still seeking―to change the social and political order. It reflects the diversity in the broad movement of the left, the many variants of which include reformist social democracy, revolutionary Marxism, the New Left, and contemporary anti-capitalism.
Taking up where the first edition left off, this thoroughly revised dictionary shows how socialism has been reacting, reforming and also expanding. This is done through a chronology, a list of acronyms and abbreviations, an introductory essay, a bibliography, and a cross-referenced dictionary section with 114 new entries, some on the current leadership, others on the many new parties of Central and Eastern Europe and the Third World, and yet others on the reaction to globalization. This book will provide a mine of information for teachers and students of political ideologies, comparative politics, political sociology, labor history, and political theory.
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international trade union federation, the International Federation of Trade Unions, ceases to exist after 31 December. Austria: Socialist Party is formed to replace the Social Democratic Party (April). United Kingdom: Labour Party wins its first national election in its own right with 47.8 percent of votes and 393 members of the House of Commons (5 July). 1946 Germany: Social Democratic Party in the Soviet zone of occupation is forced to merge with the communists (21 April) after the arrest of
Kingdom: Labour Party wins general elections. United States: Herbert Marcuse, One Dimensional Man. 1966 Italy: Moderates rejoin the Socialist Party from which they had split in 1947. 1967 Pakistan: Pakistan People’s Party is formed. 1968 Czechoslovakia: Alexander Dubcˇek attempts to liberalize the communist administration. 1970 International: Asia-Pacific Socialist Organization is formed. Chile: Socialist Party leader Salvador Allende is elected president. United Kingdom: In Northern Ireland
formation of the Czech Communist Party caused a split in the CSSD. In March 1939 the Czech Republic was dissolved with the Nazi occupation. The CSSD was revived in the Czech lands only in 1945. At the elections in 1946 the CSSD attracted 13 percent of the vote, compared to 13 percent for the National Socialists and 40 percent for the communists, who were held in high esteem for leading the resistance 06-369_03a_A-E.qxd 8/23/06 1:46 PM Page 95 DANISH SOCIAL DEMOCRATIC PARTY • 95 to Nazi
formed Social Democracy of America in Chicago, a political party that wanted the nationalization of monopolies, 06-369_03a_A-E.qxd 98 • 8/23/06 1:46 PM Page 98 DECOLONIZATION public works for the unemployed, and an eight-hour working day. With Berger he formed the Social Democratic Party of America in 1898, which, following mergers with other parties, became the Socialist Party of America in 1901. Debs took part in the formation of the Industrial Workers of the World in 1905 but disagreed
International: Workers’ Educational International is formed. France: Split in the Socialist Party results in the formation of the Communist Party. Malta: Labour Party is formed. 1921 International: International Working Union of Socialist Parties is formed at Vienna (February). International Union of Socialist Teetotallers is formed. Germany: Social Democratic Party adopts the Görlitz Program, which drops much of the Marxist analysis of the Erfurt Program of 1891. Switzerland: International