Marxian Socialism in the United States: Nation and Culture in Mendelssohn's Revival of the St. Matthew Passion - Paperback

by Daniel Bell (Author), Michael Kazin (Introduction by)

First published in 1952 then out of print in recent years, this classic account of the American Left is once again available. In his introduction to the Cornell paperback edition, Michael Kazin reevaluates the book, viewing it in the context of subsequent work on the subject and of the recent history of the Left itself.

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First despite the number of books on the Marxian movements in the United States, there is still not a single volume which encompasses, as this sketch does, the history of all the Marxian parties--the Socialist Labor Party. the Socialist Party, the Communist Party--as well as the various splinter and sectarian groups and personalities; and while many details have been added by more specialized studies, to historical outline as presented in this monograph remains untouched. second, and perhaps more important, the theoretical and interpretative framework presented in this essay has influenced many of the subsequent studies in the field, and this may be its enduring contribution.

Author Biography

Daniel Bell is Scholar in Residence at the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and Professor Emeritus of Sociology at Harvard University. Michael Kazin is Professor of History at American University and coeditor of Dissent. His many books include War Against War, American Dreamers, and A Godly Hero.