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Austin, Leopold Von Ranke Sarah

 
9781440054075: Socialism on Trial (Classic Reprint)

Synopsis

A clear look at how socialism challenged and changed politics in early 20th-century America, through speeches, testimony, and courtrooms.

This collection brings together speeches, testimony, and legal battles that shaped American politics as the Socialist Party faced trials in public life. It presents core ideas about how social change can happen—through elections, legislation, and organized action—without ignoring the clashes over violence, reform, and constitutional rights. The book offers a window into the era’s debates and the arguments used by socialists to defend their program and methods.

  • How the Socialist movement framed nonviolent, legal, and constitutional means of change
  • Views on evolution versus revolution and when force might be considered unavoidable
  • The role of mass action, the general strike, and organized politics in achieving reforms
  • The tension between protecting civil rights and confronting political opponents in a turbulent era
Ideal for readers of political history and labor movements, this edition illuminates a pivotal moment in American ideas about democracy and social change.

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