{"product_id":"the-quest-for-evolutionary-socialism-eduard-bernstein-and-social-democracy-hardback-9780521582001","title":"The Quest for Evolutionary Socialism; Eduard Bernstein and Social Democracy (Hardback) 9780521582001","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Quest for Evolutionary Socialism\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eEduard Bernstein and Social Democracy\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Quest for Evolutionary Socialism studies the interaction between social democratic politics and socialist ideals.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eManfred B. Steger (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521582001, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 27 March 1997\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e302 pages, 3 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.1 cm, 0.58 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'His book is well researched, exploits a wide range of contemporary Socialist journals and newspapers, and is solidly based on the private archives of several SPD leaders … This book is a welcome and up-to-date addition to the rather short list of Bernstein biographies.' English Historical Review\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe Quest for Evolutionary Socialism uses Eduard Bernstein's life and works as the basis for an examination of the interactions between European social democratic politics and socialist political ideas. It is thus a timely response to the need for a new, comprehensive biography of Bernstein, the German 'Father of Marxist Revisionism'. Professor Steger incorporates recent academic developments and addresses current debates on the 'End of Socialism' resulting from the collapse of Marxism-Leninism and the chronic ailments of European social democracy. This study is set within the historical context of the European labour movement and thus Steger interprets Bernstein's 'Evolutionary Socialism' as an ethically motivated quest for liberty, solidarity and distributive justice. Steger stresses that the future of social democracy depends on its ability to heed Bernstein's call for critical self-reflection and to reorientate towards more liberal ideals.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e Abbreviations\u003cbr\u003e Introduction: the nature of Bernstein's quest\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Preparation: 1. The making of a social democrat\u003cbr\u003e 2. Persecution and exile\u003cbr\u003e 3. The 'Revisionist Controversy'\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Vision: 4. The meaning of socialism\u003cbr\u003e 5. Evolutionary socialism as 'organized liberalism': rethinking economics, state and democracy\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Disappointment: 6. Facing the critics\u003cbr\u003e 7. The revisionist debate extended\u003cbr\u003e 8. The dawn of a new era\u003cbr\u003e 9. Bernstein's final battle: confronting socialist instrumentalism\u003cbr\u003e Epilogue: evolutionary socialism at the 'end of socialism'\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: History of ideas [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on History of ideas\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22History%20of%20ideas%20%5BJFCX%5D%22\"\u003eJFCX\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46005893562648,"sku":"9780521582001","price":95.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521582001i_42e9e936-bf89-417a-a045-eb66f4a71538.jpg?v=1691370029","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-quest-for-evolutionary-socialism-eduard-bernstein-and-social-democracy-hardback-9780521582001","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}