The Lost Literature of Socialism (2nd Edition)

by George Watson and George Watson

Book Overview

In his hard-hitting and controversial book, George Watson examines the foundation texts of socialism to find out what they really say; the result is blasphemy against socialism's canon of saints. Marx and Engels publicly advocated genocide in 1849; Ruskin called himself a violent Tory and a King's man; and Shaw held the working classes in utter contempt. Drawing on an impressive range of sources from Robert Owen to Ken Livingstone, the author demonstrates...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0718892275
• ISBN13: 9780718892272
• Release Date: March 2010
• Publisher: Lutterworth Press
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.42 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.1" x 9.2"