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Chapter Overview
Chapter 1: AudiobookHub Recommendation
Chapter 2: Although there is no single definition of socialism, its forms over the years share a set of enduring characteristics.
Chapter 3: Capitalism’s rise in nineteenth-century Europe spawned socialism, with Karl Marx emerging as its most renowned advocate and leading theorist.
Chapter 4: Around the dawn of the twentieth century, socialism split chiefly into two diverging schools of political thought.
Chapter 5: Though Sweden’s social democracy ranks among history’s most successful, it is nevertheless not entirely free of problems at all.
Chapter 6: Against all odds, Cuba’s communist state has successfully implemented socialist policies nationwide.
Chapter 7: Alternative strands of socialism in the post-war era primarily focused on feminism and green politics.
Chapter 8: Even if socialism’s current outlook appears bleak, it nevertheless remains more vital than ever.
Description
Socialism (2005) is a dash through the history of the term after which the book is named. Socialism has played an important role over the past 200 years of human history, but its original goal of achieving an egalitarian society has, in recent decades, been somewhat forgotten. This book is a thorough tour of socialism’s history. It’s also an exploration of the various ways the word has been implemented and a guide to ways we might use it in the future.
Who Should Listen
- Anyone tired of their unstable economic condition
- Students of politics, economics or history
- Those who want more information on a commonly misunderstood term