Marxian Socialism in the United States

Daniel Bell

Cornell University Press, 1996 - Political Science - 222 pages

First published in 1952, this work is widely considered a classic account of the American Left. In his introduction to this 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
• TheCaligari 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.

Bibliographic information

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