Product Description

This book by acclaimed historian Donald Sassoon traces the fortunes of the political parties on the left in Western Europe through the twentieth century. Sassoon charts the course of socialism across fourteen countries, from the Second International to the birth of the welfare state to the student uprisings of the 1960s and beyond. Unique, comprehensive, and "appropriately ambitious" (Los Angeles Times), One Hundred Years of Socialism demonstrates that throughout their history, the fortunes of capitalism and socialism have been inextricably linked. Capitalism may now appear to be triumphant, but how much does it owe to the socialist legacy? Can socialism go global and continue to be a force for change in the twenty-first century?

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #842797 in Books
• Published on: 2005-01-28
• Original language: English
• Dimensions: .3 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 965 pages

Choice
[A] masterful work, certain to be a key reference for its broad subject matter.

Midwest Book Review
This panoramic, sweeping history of a century of European political events examines the presence of the left in Europe from 1898 to the present, examining changes affecting socialist and social democratic parties and contrasting socialist systems with capitalism in the U. S. and in other countries. This should be considered essential in-depth reading for any studying socialism, providing the definitive analysis of socialist history and thought in this century.

Ingram
A form of socialism has prevailed in Western Europe for a hundred years. In a massive work of scholarship and research, social observer and author Donald Sassoon charts the course of socialism across 14 countries. He shows how capitalism and socialism have been linked throughout their historyand asks where that link may lead in the 21st century.