Marxian Socialism in the United States

Daniel Bell

Cornell University Press, 1996 - History - 222 pages

First published in 1952 then out of print in recent years, this classic account of the American Left is once again available. In his introduction to the Cornell paperback edition, Michael Kazin reevaluates the book, viewing it in the context of subsequent work on the subject and of the recent history of the Left itself.

Contents

• The Dream and the Reality: 3
• The Mirage of Utopia: 16
• 1886The First Divide: 21
• Purist and Pureandsimple: 30
• Fission Fusion and Faction: 45
• The Golden Age of American Socialism: 55
• The Inner World of American Socialism: 81
• The Decline and Fall of American Socialism: 90
• The Melancholy Intermezzo: 117
• The Caligari World of Underground Communism: 122
• The Playboys of the Western World: 134
• In Dubious Battles: 157
• The Days of Sere and Yellow Leaf: 182
• The Wrong QuestionThe Right Answer: 195
• Bibliographical Essay: 205
• Index: 213

About the author

Daniel Bell is Scholar in Residence at the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and Professor Emeritus of Sociology at Harvard University. Michael Kazin is Professor of History at American University and coeditor of Dissent. His many books include War Against War, American Dreamers, and A Godly Hero.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Marxian Socialism in the United States; Cornell paperbacks, ISSN 2574-707X; Issue 4 of Princeton studies in American civilization
• Author: Daniel Bell
• Contributor: Michael Kazin
• Edition: reprint, revised
• Publisher: Cornell University Press, 1996
• ISBN: 0801483093, 9780801483097
• Length: 222 pages
• Subjects: History / United States / General; Political Science / American Government / General; Political Science / Political Ideologies / Communism, Post-Communism & Socialism