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World Revolution, 1917-1936 C. L. R. James

World Revolution, 1917-1936 By C. L. R. James

World Revolution, 1917-1936 by C. L. R. James

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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.

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World Revolution, 1917-1936: The Rise and Fall of the Communist International by C. L. R. James

Originally published in 1937, C. L. R. James's World Revolution is a pioneering Marxist analysis of the history of revolutions during the interwar period and of the fundamental conflict between Trotsky and Stalin. James, who was a leading Trotskyist activist in Britain, outlines Russia's transition from Communist revolution to a Stalinist totalitarian state bureaucracy. He also provides an account of the ideological contestations within the Communist International while examining its influence on the development of the Soviet Union and its changing role in revolutions in Spain, China, Germany, and Central Europe. Published to commemorate the centenary of the Russian Revolution, this definitive edition of World Revolution features a new introduction by Christian Hogsbjerg and includes rare archival material, selected contemporary reviews, and extracts from James's 1939 interview with Trotsky.

World Revolution, 1917-1936 Reviews

World Revolution is a key part of the revolutionary Marxist tradition and well worth reading today. -- Tony Phillips * Socialist Review *
The timing of the re-publication of World Revolution, to mark the centenary of the 1917 Russian Revolutions, might make the reader think that the work is only of historical interest. It is not. It is worth reading today because of the contemporary resonances. . . . If you are interested in the development of Marxist philosophy, in response to the horrors of the Stalinist counter-revolution, I recommend that you read World Revolution. -- Chris Gilligan * Marx & Philosophy Review of Books *
This edited version of James's account of the internal tremors of the Bolshevik regime and its conflated relation to international communism is valuable from the standpoint that it also includes opinions on how the book was received and interpreted after its publication. Therefore, one of the main strengths of this edition is not just James's analysis, but the reviews of World Revolution that turn it into a complete guide that depicts his conversion and dedication to Trotskyism. . . . A classic survey that should be read by scholars, students, or individuals with a general interest in the development of the Soviet Union, Marxism, Trotskyism, and international communism between the wars. -- Fredrik Petersson * Revolutionary Russia *
Vital. . . for those interested in reclaiming something from the revolutionary traditions of the twentieth century. -- Lisa K. Kirschenbaum * Journal of World History *

About C. L. R. James

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 Hogsbjerg 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.

Table of Contents

Abbreviations xi
Editor's Note xiii
Introduction / Christian Hogsbjerg 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 Cote 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 Brea [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 Coyoacan, Mexico [April 1939] 490
Index 507

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World Revolution, 1917-1936: The Rise and Fall of the Communist International by C. L. R. James
C. L. R. James
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