Cornell University Press
Marxian Socialism in the United States
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About this book
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.
Author / Editor information
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.
Reviews
Students... can benefit from reading this book and will find that both the introduction and the afterword contain useful surveys of Bell's critics and competitors.
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Frontmatter
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Contents
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Introduction: Daniel Bell and the Agony and Romance of the American Left, by Michael Kazin
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Preface to the 1967 Edition
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I. Socialism: The Dream and the Reality
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II. The Mirage of Utopia
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III. 1886-The First Divide
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IV. Purist and Pure-and-Simple
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V. Fission, Fusion, and Faction
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VI. The Golden Age of American Socialism
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VII. The Inner World of American Socialism
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VIII. The Decline and Fall of American Socialism
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IX. The Melancholy Intermezzo
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X. The Caligari World of Underground Communism
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XI. The Playboys of the Western World
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XII. In Dubious Battles
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XIII. The Days of Sere and Yellow Leaf
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Afterword: The Wrong Question/The Right Answer
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Bibliographical Essay
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Index
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