Karl Kautsky on Democracy and Republicanism

By Karl Kautsky

Book Overview

Once deemed 'the pope of Marxism', Karl Kautsky (1854-1938) was the leading theoretician of the German Social Democratic Party and one of the most prominent public intellectuals of his time. However, during the twentieth century a constellation of historical factors ensured that his ideas were gradually consigned to near oblivion. Not only has his political thought been dismissed in non-Marxist historical and political discourse, but his ideas are equally discredited in Marxist circles.
This book aims to rekindle interest in Kautsky's ideas by exploring his democratic-republican understanding of state and society. It demonstrates how Kautsky's republican thought was positively influenced by Marx and Engels - especially in relation to the lessons they drew from the experience of the Paris Commune.

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9004331433
• ISBN13: 9789004331433
• Release Date: October 2019
• Publisher: Brill
• Length: 354 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.3" x 9.3"