Socialism 101: From the Bolsheviks and Karl Marx to Universal Healthcare and the Democratic Socialists, Everything You Need to Know about Socialism (Adams 101 Series)

Socialism 101 is a comprehensive and accessible guide to the historical and modern applications of socialism. In today's political climate, more and more presidential candidates are espousing socialist—or democratic socialist—policies. Once associated with oppression, socialism is now a current topic of conversation with everyday Americans, including policies like taxing the rich and healthcare for all. But what exactly is socialism and why does it spark such an intense debate? Socialism 101 provides an easy-to-understand, unbiased overview to the nearly 300-year-old origins of this mode of government, its complex history, basic constructs, modern-day interpretations, key figures in its development, and up-to-date concepts and policies in today's world. As capitalism has become less appealing and socialism experiences a surge in popularity, the need for clarification of what it means has never been more necessary than now. Introduction What Is Socialism? The Beginnings of Socialist Thought The Rise of the Industrial Working Class The Growth of Factory Towns Fourier, Saint-Simon, and Utopian Socialism Marx and Scientific Socialism Dialectical Materialism The Revolutions of 1848 Revolution in the German States Marx and Engels Write a Manifesto Capital Civil War in France Anarchism versus Marxism The Rise of Social Democracy Bernstein and Marxist Revisionism Syndicalism and Trade Unions Socialists in World War I The Beginning of the Russian Revolution Lenin and the Russian Revolution Socialism in Power The Third International Stalin versus Trotsky The Soviet Union Under Stalin Chinese Communism Mao and the Chinese Revolution The Great Leap Forward and the Cultural Revolution World War II The Cold War Alternatives to Stalinism The Frankfurt School and Antonio Gramsci Utopian Socialist Movements in Britain The British Labour Party Creation of the Welfare State The Scandinavian Model Thatcher and Privatization in the UK Socialism in the Developing World The Collapse of the Soviet Union Socialist Movements in the US From the IWW to the Palmer Raids From Depression to New Deal Senator Joseph McCarthy The Cuban Revolution Vietnam Socialism and the “New Left” Reaction Socialists and the Green Movement Socialism and the Future Photographs About the Author Index Copyright "In today's political climate, more and more presidential candidates are espousing socialist--or democratic socialist--policies. Once associated with oppression, socialism is now a current topic of conversation with everyday Americans, including policies like taxing the rich and healthcare for all. But what exactly is socialism and why does it spark such an intense debate? Socialism 101 provides an easy-to-understand, unbiased overview to the nearly 300-year-old origins of this mode of government, its complex history, basic constructs, modern-day interpretations, key figures in its development, and up-to-date concepts and policies in today's world. As capitalism has become less appealing and socialism experiences a surge in popularity, the need for clarification of what it means has never been more necessary than now."--Amazon