Karl Kautsky on Democracy and Republicanism

By Karl Kautsky

Book Overview

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 either gradually consigned to near oblivion or downright reviled. 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. These essential works from different points in his career 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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1642593370
• ISBN13: 9781642593372
• Release Date: October 2020
• Publisher: Haymarket Books
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.3" x 9.2"