03187oam 2200685I 450 991046200740332120200520144314.01-283-84561-X1-136-03614-80-203-60983-210.4324/9780203609835 (CKB)2670000000277298(EBL)1075310(OCoLC)821176219(SSID)ssj0000884831(PQKBManifestationID)11556729(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000884831(PQKBWorkID)10945838(PQKB)11249348(OCoLC)820817628(MiAaPQ)EBC1075310(Au-PeEL)EBL1075310(CaPaEBR)ebr10629024(CaONFJC)MIL415811(EXLCZ)99267000000027729820180706e20101978 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe radical tradition a study in modern revolutionary thought /Richard Gombin ; translated by Rupert SwyerOxon [England] :Routledge,2010.1 online resource (163 p.)Routledge revivalsFirst published in 1978 by Methuen & Co.0-415-57050-6 0-415-56808-0 Includes bibliographical references and index.Cover; The Radical Tradition: A Study in Modern Revolutionary Thought; Copyright; Contents; Introduction: the alternative; 1 The Soviet State: myths and realities (1917-21); The three myths and their history; Bolshevism and its 'detractors'; 2 The radical tradition in Russia; The growth of Russian socialism in the nineteenth century; Marxism and power: an early critique; 3 Council communism; The First World War and the emergence of new forms of workers' struggle; From left-wing radicalism to left-wing communism; Council communism and party communism; 4 The critique of Marxian reificationNotes and referencesBibliography; IndexOriginally published in 1978, Richard Gombin's book traces the recurrent attitudes in the history of the European revolutionary movement which have criticized socialist and communist parties for their authoritarian and bureaucratic tendencies, and which have stressed spontaneity and decentralization as the correct basis from which to change society.From a critique of Marx, through to an examination of Soviet practice under Lenin, Trotsky and Stalin as a factor in the disillusionment of the left with the methods of the Russian Revolution, Gombin's study examines the concepts ofRoutledge RevivalsCommunismSoviet UnionHistorySocialismSoviet UnionHistoryElectronic books.CommunismHistory.SocialismHistory.321.094322.4/2/094322.42094Gombin Richard1939-,125979Swyer Rupert886302MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910462007403321The radical tradition1979136UNINA