Reform, Revolution, and Opportunism
Debates in the Second International, 1900â1910
Mike Taber, Mike Taber
- 272 pages
- English
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Reform, Revolution, and Opportunism
Debates in the Second International, 1900â1910
Mike Taber, Mike Taber
About This Book
An essential record from the Second International, expertly curated by Under the Socialist Banner editor Mike Taber. At its height, the Second International (1889-1916) represented the majority of organized workers in the world, and the largest of its affiliated parties counted over a million members. Its congresses drew delegates from across the globe, and its major victoriesâlike the eight-hour work dayâhave long outlasted the organization itself. In this important collection of debates and resolutions from the Second International, Reform, Revolution, and Opportunism captures the International's vibrancy and gives a snapshot of its strengths, weaknesses, and contradictions. Socialist militants turned to the Second International to deliberate on how best to combat the latest deprivations and excesses of capitalism, which was stretching beyond national boundaries for the first time. These new issues and the debates about how to respond to themâsurging immigration; what to say about colonialism; how to relate to burgeoning struggles for women's rights; the drive to intern-imperialist warâremain deeply contested over a hundred years later. Taken together with Under the Socialist Banner, Reform Revolution, and Opportunism offers a rounded view of the Second International and its legacy, showing it to be a living, breathing movement with crucial insights for contemporary radicals.