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Terrorism and Communism : A Contribution to the Natural History of Revolution

Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2012

Online-Ressource (244 p)

Englisch

Front Cover; Terrorism and Communism; Copyright Page; Contents; Chapter I. Revolution and Terror; Chapter II. Paris; Chapter III. The Great Revolution; Chapter IV. The First Paris Commune:; The Paris Proletarjat and its Fighting Methods; The Failure of Terrorism; Chapter V. The Traditions of the Reign of Terror; Chapter VI. The Second Paris Commune:; The Origin of the Commune; Workmen's Councils and the Central Committee; The Jacobins in the Commune; The International and the Commune; The Socialism of the Commune; Centralisation and Federalism; Terrorist Ideas of the Commune

Chapter VII. Effect of Civilisation on Human Customs:Brutality and Humanity; Two Tendencies; Slaughter and Terrorism; The Humanising of Conduct in the Nineteenth Century; The Effects of the War; Chapter VIII. The Communists at Work:; Expropriation and Organisation; The Growth of the Proletariat; The Dictatorship; Corruption; The Change in Bolshevism; The Terror; The Outlook for the Soviet Republic; The Outlook for the World Revolution;

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Print version: Terrorism and Communism : A Contribution to the Natural History of Revolution

978-0-415-68519-1

978-0-415-68519-1 (ISBN der Printausgabe)

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978-1-136-62603-6 ( : 120 (NL,TX))

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LOC-SH: Electronic books ; Revolutions ; Communism -- Soviet Union ; Paris (France) -- History -- Commune, 1871 ; France -- History -- Revolution, 1789-1799

Communism ; Soviet Union ; France ; History ; Revolution, 1789-1799 ; Paris (France) ; History ; Commune, 1871 ; Revolutions ; Electronic books

First published in English in 1920, this work is a reissue of Karl Kautsky's seminal work dealing with the origins and history of the forces at work in revolutionary epochs, which offers pathbreaking insights on the development of civilisation. The opening chapters, dealing with eigthteenth century France, are of special interest to the student of the French revolution. The section devoted to the Commune of Paris offers a stimulating and provocative description of this famous govenment of the working class.The reissue of this controversial and extraordinary work will be welcomed by all those i