Nationalism and Socialism

by Horace B. Davis

Nationalism and Socialism is a study in the history of Marxian ideas; but it is also an attempt to show how the ideas are related to the society from which they sprang, and how the changes in social relations were reflected in the emergence of a whole new formulation of nationalist theory. Horace Davis brings together, for the first time in English, the contributions of the many writers in the Marxist and labor camps to the development of nationality theory down to 1917. The verbal battles between Bakunin and Engels, and between Rosa Luxemburg and Lenin, are shown to treat issues that marked the course of the entire twentieth century.

Genres: Politics

272 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1967

Reviews

[Venus Sharma · Rating 4 out of 5]

A thorough review of the ideologies of Socialist parties, their leaders, along with the political and social thinkers in the West (from mid 19th to early 20th century), especially highlighting their dynamic views on Nationalism and Internationalism. The idea of a nation in itself has several manifestations w.r.t the country and class which is pursuing it. It is surprisingly (for this subject) an easy and engaging read. Also, Marx was a centralist (?) rather a new discovery for me!