Building power to change the world the political thought of the German council movements / James Muldoon.

Author/creator Muldoon, James, 1985-
Other author Oxford University Press.
Format Electronic
EditionFirst edition.
Publication InfoOxford ; New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2020.
Description190 pages ; 24 cm
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Summary The German council movements arose through mass strikes and soldier mutinies towards the end of the First World War. They brought down the German monarchy, founded several short-lived council republics, and dramatically transformed European politics. Building Power to Change the World reconstructs how participants in the German council movements struggled for a democratic socialist society. It examines their attempts to democratize politics, the economy, and society through building powerful worker-led organisations and cultivating workers' political agency. 0Drawing from the practices of the council movements and the writings of theorists such as Rosa Luxemburg, Anton Pannekoek and Karl Kautsky, Building Power to Change the World returns to their radical vision of a self-determining society and their political program of democratization and socialization. It presents a powerful argument for renewed attention to the political theories of this historical period and for their ongoing relevance for democratic politics today.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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Issued in other formElectronic version: Muldoon, James, 1985- Building power to change the world. First edition. Oxford ; New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2020 9780191889806
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2020947781
ISBN0198856628 hardback
ISBN9780198856627 hardback

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