Socialism Books

New and Published Books

1. Radical Left Parties in Europe

   By Luke March

   Series: Extremism and Democracy

   What has happened to the European radical left after the collapse of the USSR? How has it reacted, reformed, even revived? This new volume is one of the first to provide an overview of the main developments in contemporary European radical left parties (those defining themselves as to the left of,...

   Published March 29th 2013 by Routledge
2. Socialism and Religion

   Roads to Common Wealth

   By Vincent Geoghegan

   Series: Routledge Studies in Social and Political Thought

   In the past decade philosophers and political theorists have increasingly pondered the role of religion in a modern secular society, and of the possible value of religion as a resource for contemporary thinking. The global resurgence of a new religious politics – graphically symbolised by 9/11 -...

   Published March 14th 2013 by Routledge
3. Science at the Cross Roads (Routledge Revivals)

   Papers from The Second International Congress of the History of Science and Technology 1931

   Edited by N. Bukharin et al.

   Series: Routledge Revivals

   The papers given by the Soviet Delegation to the Second International Congress of the History of Science and Technology in London in 1931, headed by N. I. Bukharin, exerted a profound influence on Western historiography of science. Perhaps the most influential contribution was that of Hessen, who...

   Published January 23rd 2013 by Routledge
4. The Life and Teaching of Karl Marx (Routledge Revivals)

   By Max Beer

   First published in English in 1921, this work was originally written by renowned Marxist historian Max Beer to commemorate the centenary of Marx’s birth. It is a definitive biography, full of interesting personal details and a clear and comprehensive account of Marx’s economic and historical...

   Published November 21st 2012 by Routledge
5. The Labour Revolution (Routledge Revivals)

   By Karl Kautsky

   First published in English in 1924 this ambitious work, by the famous Marxist theoretician Karl Kautsky, aims to provide nothing less than an "exposition of the methods to introduce socialism" amongst the capitalist economies of Europe in the post-World War One era. Looking back on...

   Published November 21st 2012 by Routledge
6. Karl Marx (Routledge Revivals)

   His Life and Work

   By Otto Rühle

   First published in English in 1929, this is a reissue of Otto Rühle's comprehensive biography of Karl Marx. Written by a leading Marxist and key figure within the German Labour movement, this is an exceptionally detailed and well-researched study which sets Marx's life and work firmly...

   Published November 21st 2012 by Routledge
7. The Economic Sources of Social Order Development in Post-Socialist Eastern Europe

   By Richard Connolly

   Series: BASEES/Routledge Series on Russian and East European Studies

   Nearly twenty years after the collapse of socialism, the countries of post-socialist Eastern Europe have experienced divergent trajectories of political development. This book looks at why this is the case, based on the assumption that societies, or social orders, can be distinguished by the extent...

   Published November 7th 2012 by Routledge
8. The Left and Rights Routledge Library Editions: Political Science Volume 50

   A Conceptual Analysis of the Idea of Socialist Rights

   By Tom Campbell

   The book presents an analysis of the concept of rights and provides an illuminating expression of socialist ideals. The author outlines an analysis of fundamental human rights compatible with historical relativism and applies this to the political right of freedom of expression and the economic...

   Published August 12th 2012 by Routledge
9. Marx's Capital and Capitalism Today Routledge Library Editions: Political Science Volume 52

   By Tony Cutler, Barry Hindess, Athar Hussain, Paul Q.Hirst

   This volume is concerned with the re-evaluation and criticism of Capital itself. It is in three parts, each covering a specific area of Marxist theory. The first part contains an investigation into Marx’s theory of value and considers the types of questions and modes of analysis to which this...

   Published August 1st 2012 by Routledge
10. Socialism and Social Science (Routledge Revivals)

    Selected Writings of Ervin Szabó (1877-1918)

    Edited by György Litván, Janos Bak

    The essays and letters of Ervin Szabó (1877-1918) present proof of his critical insight into Marxist theory and of his perceptive analysis of socialism around the turn of the century. His ideals of an engaged social science and an enlightened socialism, his preoccupation with the socialist future,...

    Published July 23rd 2012 by Routledge