{"product_id":"reform-or-revolution","title":"Reform or Revolution","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e2021 Reprint of the 1937 Edition. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eReform or Revolution\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is the classic statement of the position of scientific socialism on the questions of capitalist development, 'historical necessity, ' social reforms, the State, democracy and the character of the proletarian revolution. It was written in criticism of the ideas presented by Eduard Bernstein, a proponent of more gradual change or \"reform\" as opposed to orthodox theories of revolution as espoused by Marx and Luxembourg. At the age of twenty-seven, she had established herself as a major figure in the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eSecond International\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e by offering one of the most comprehensive criticisms of Bernstein's revisionist call to prioritize the method of reform over that of revolution. A close friend and collaborator of Engels, a Marxist of impeccable credentials but also a pioneering advocate of gay rights, Bernstein was also the first to articulate a non revolutionary path to socialism in what is widely considered the founding text of modern social democracy: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Preconditions of Socialism and the Tasks of Social Democracy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1899). At stake in Bernstein's dilemma, she argued, was not just a tactical choice, a mere discussion about this or that method of struggle; it was the \"very existence of the Social Democratic movement\" as a distinctive force in the struggle against capitalism.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003cbr\u003ePublished: USA, 2021\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Martino Fine Books\u003cbr\u003ePages: 74\u003cbr\u003eLanguage: English\u003cbr\u003eISBN 10: 1684225140\u003cbr\u003eISBN 13: 9781684225149\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rosa Luxemburg","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53006633632010,"sku":null,"price":11.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0282\/6066\/3399\/files\/9781684225149.jpg?v=1778151114","url":"https:\/\/www.shakespeareandsons.com\/products\/reform-or-revolution","provider":"Shakespeare \u0026 Sons Buchhandel GmbH","version":"1.0","type":"link"}