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Download or read book Socialism Since 1889 written by James D. Young and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 1988 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is an analytical study of the history of modern socialism from 1889, when the Second International was founded, up to the present. The biographical portraits of the individuals chosen in this study provide insight into important issues in socialist history. These contrasting studies of twenty prominent socialistsómajor thinkers and important activists or agitatorsóilluminate particular problems in the historical evolution of socialism. The book's final chapter offers a substantial analysis of developments in the post-war period and an exploration of the crises facing contemporary world socialism in all its guises.