Originally published in 1937, C. L. R. James's World Revolution is a pioneering Marxist analysis of the revolutionary history in the interwar period, the fundamental conflict between Trotsky and Stalin, and the ideological contestations within the Communist International and its role in the Soviet Union and international revolution.
Originally published in 1937, C. L. R. James's World Revolution is a pioneering Marxist analysis of the revolutionary history in the interwar period, the fundamental conflict between Trotsky and Stalin, and the ideological contestations within the Communist International and its role in the Soviet Union and international revolution.
C. L. R. James (1901–1989), a Trinidadian historian, political activist, and writer, is the author of The Black Jacobins, an influential study of the Haitian Revolution. He is also the author of The Life of Captain Cipriani, Toussaint Louverture: The Story of the Only Successful Slave Revolt in History, and Beyond a Boundary, all also published by Duke University Press. Christian Høgsbjerg is a historian and works for Leeds University Centre for African Studies. He is the author of C. L. R. James in Imperial Britain and the coeditor of The Black Jacobins Reader, both also published by Duke University Press.
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Abbreviations xi Editor's Note xiii Introduction / Christian Høgsbjerg 1 World Revolution, 1917-1936 Preface 63 Introductory 65 1. Marxism 75 2. The Forerunners of the Third International 89 3. The War and the Russian Revolution 114 4. The Failure of the World Revolution and the Foundation of the International 135 5. Lenin and Socialism 155 6. Stalin and Socialism 174 7. Stalin Kills the 1923 Revolution 192 8. The Kulak and the British General Council 222 9. Stalin Rules the Chinese Revolution 243 10. The Platform and the Five-Year Plan 276 11. Industry and the Plan 294 12. "After Hitler, Our Turn" 306 13. The Great Retreat 349 14. The Revolution Abandoned 361 15. A Fourth International the Only Hope 387 Appendix on Sidney and Beatrice Webb's Soviet Communism 401 Notes 407 Reviews of World Revolution Selected Reviews of the Original British Edition "The Rise and Fall of the Communist International: James's New Book Reviewed by Fenner Brockway in New Leader 425 Reply from C. L. R. James 429 "Du Côté de Chez Trotsky," in New Statesman, by Raymond Postgate 430 "Lunacy or Logic? Two Views of One Book," in Controversy 432 "Communist" by J. R. Campbell 432 "Trotskyist" by Harry Wicks 434 "The Retreat of Moscow," in The Plebs, by Rowland Hill 455 "World Revolution," in International Affairs, by E. H. Carr 458 "Communism in Theory and Practice," in The Advertiser (Adelaide) 460 "The Third International," in Sydney Morning Herald 461 Selected Reviews of the Original American Edition "No Place for Communists," in the Saturday Review, by Eugene Lyons 463 "History of the CI," in New International by Joseph Carter [Joseph Friedman] 465 "World Revolution," in Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, by Harry N. Howard 469 Appendixes Appendix A. C. L. R. James, Introduction to Red Spanish Notebook: The First Six Months of the Revolution and Civil War by Mary Low and Juan Breá [1937] 471 Appendix B. C. L. R. James, "Report on Activities in the Provinces" [1938] 473 Appendix C. Extracts from the Discussions between C. L. R. James and Leon Trotsky in Coyoacán, Mexico [April 1939] 490 Index 507
Abbreviations xi Editor's Note xiii Introduction / Christian Høgsbjerg 1 World Revolution, 1917-1936 Preface 63 Introductory 65 1. Marxism 75 2. The Forerunners of the Third International 89 3. The War and the Russian Revolution 114 4. The Failure of the World Revolution and the Foundation of the International 135 5. Lenin and Socialism 155 6. Stalin and Socialism 174 7. Stalin Kills the 1923 Revolution 192 8. The Kulak and the British General Council 222 9. Stalin Rules the Chinese Revolution 243 10. The Platform and the Five-Year Plan 276 11. Industry and the Plan 294 12. "After Hitler, Our Turn" 306 13. The Great Retreat 349 14. The Revolution Abandoned 361 15. A Fourth International the Only Hope 387 Appendix on Sidney and Beatrice Webb's Soviet Communism 401 Notes 407 Reviews of World Revolution Selected Reviews of the Original British Edition "The Rise and Fall of the Communist International: James's New Book Reviewed by Fenner Brockway in New Leader 425 Reply from C. L. R. James 429 "Du Côté de Chez Trotsky," in New Statesman, by Raymond Postgate 430 "Lunacy or Logic? Two Views of One Book," in Controversy 432 "Communist" by J. R. Campbell 432 "Trotskyist" by Harry Wicks 434 "The Retreat of Moscow," in The Plebs, by Rowland Hill 455 "World Revolution," in International Affairs, by E. H. Carr 458 "Communism in Theory and Practice," in The Advertiser (Adelaide) 460 "The Third International," in Sydney Morning Herald 461 Selected Reviews of the Original American Edition "No Place for Communists," in the Saturday Review, by Eugene Lyons 463 "History of the CI," in New International by Joseph Carter [Joseph Friedman] 465 "World Revolution," in Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, by Harry N. Howard 469 Appendixes Appendix A. C. L. R. James, Introduction to Red Spanish Notebook: The First Six Months of the Revolution and Civil War by Mary Low and Juan Breá [1937] 471 Appendix B. C. L. R. James, "Report on Activities in the Provinces" [1938] 473 Appendix C. Extracts from the Discussions between C. L. R. James and Leon Trotsky in Coyoacán, Mexico [April 1939] 490 Index 507
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