Books by Eduard Bernstein

Eduard Bernstein, a German politician of the socialist party, sets out his beliefs in peaceful, incremental legislative transition to a socialist planned economy.Writing in 1899, the mature Bernstein had by this time disavowed the earlier doctrines of Marxism which crucially advocated violence in the form of revolutionary upheaval. Across three chapters, he details the practical steps a given nation can take to instilling socialism via peaceful means. Quoting Marx?s later works, as well as the words of Friedrich Engels, Bernstein develops an alternative thesis that goes against the grain of early Communist thought.Bernstein discusses how a society can realign its industry, production and workers toward achieving a purely socialist-communist outcome. Under no illusions about the stark differences between a capitalist, free market economy and a planned, socialist one, the author details how and in what order the incremental changes towards socialism should be implemented.

Eduard Bernstein, a German politician of the socialist party, sets out his beliefs in peaceful, incremental legislative transition to a socialist planned economy.Writing in 1899, the mature Bernstein had by this time disavowed the earlier doctrines of Marxism which crucially advocated violence in the form of revolutionary upheaval. Across three chapters, he details the practical steps a given nation can take to instilling socialism via peaceful means. Quoting Marx?s later works, as well as the words of Friedrich Engels, Bernstein develops an alternative thesis that goes against the grain of early Communist thought.Bernstein discusses how a society can realign its industry, production and workers toward achieving a purely socialist-communist outcome. Under no illusions about the stark differences between a capitalist, free market economy and a planned, socialist one, the author details how and in what order the incremental changes towards socialism should be implemented.

This book presents three later works by the German social-democratic thinker and politician Eduard Bernstein, translated into English in full for the first time: Social Democracy and International Politics: Social Democracy and the European Question;

Eduard Bernstein, a German politician of the socialist party, sets out his beliefs in peaceful, incremental legislative transition to a socialist planned economy.Writing in 1899, the mature Bernstein had by this time disavowed the earlier doctrines of Marxism which crucially advocated violence in the form of revolutionary upheaval. Across three chapters, he details the practical steps a given nation can take to instilling socialism via peaceful means. Quoting Marx's later works, as well as the words of Friedrich Engels, Bernstein develops an alternative thesis that goes against the grain of early Communist thought.Bernstein discusses how a society can realign its industry, production and workers toward achieving a purely socialist-communist outcome. Under no illusions about the stark differences between a capitalist, free market economy and a planned, socialist one, the author details how and in what order the incremental changes towards socialism should be implemented. The redistribution of incomes in a manner that is gradually more equitable to the proletariat is depicted in a series of charts.The stark revolutionary upheavals which underpinned the establishment of socialist and communist governments in the 20th century were in contrast to Bernstein's visions of socialism achieved by democratic and peaceful means. Despite such developments, Bernstein remained an adherent of peace and non-violence in politics until he perished in his native Germany in 1932.

Lafargue kritisiert in seiner Schrift die ideologischen (moralischen), bürgerlichen und kapitalistischen Grundlagen des Arbeitsbegriffs seiner Zeit. Dabei kritisiert er auch die Arbeiterbewegung, die von der "seltsamen Sucht", der "Arbeitssucht" beherrscht sei. Bei ihm ist die Rede von der "Liebe zur Arbeit, die rasende, bis zur Erschöpfung der Individuen und ihrer Nachkommenschaft gehende Arbeitssucht". Ziel seiner Kritik ist nicht die Forderung eines Grundrechts auf Faulheit, sondern die Abschaffung kapitalistischer Produktionsweisen. Die "kapitalistische Moral" sei "eine jämmerliche Kopie der christlichen Moral, belegt das Fleisch des Arbeiters mit einem Fluch; ihr Ideal besteht darin, die Bedürfnisse des Produzenten auf das geringste Minimum zu drücken, seine Freude und seine Leidenschaften zu ersticken und ihn zur Rolle einer Maschine zu verurteilen, aus der man pausenlos und gnadenlos Arbeit herausschindet." Die bürgerlichen Philosophen kritisiert er als abhängig von ihren Arbeitgebern, in deren Sinne lieferten sie die notwendige Moral der Arbeit. Ihnen stellt er am Beispiel Herodot die griechische Philosophie und ihre Verachtung der Arbeit gegenüber. Paul Lafargue (1842-1911) war ein französischer Sozialist und Arzt.

Socialisme et science: conférence faite à un groupe d'étudiants de Berlin / par Edouard Bernstein; avec une préf. spéciale de l'auteur pour l'édition françaiseDate de l'édition originale: 1902Le présent ouvrage s'inscrit dans une politique de conservation patrimoniale des ouvrages de la littérature Française mise en place avec la BNF.HACHETTE LIVRE et la BNF proposent ainsi un catalogue de titres indisponibles, la BNF ayant numérisé ces oeuvres et HACHETTE LIVRE les imprimant à la demande.Certains de ces ouvrages reflètent des courants de pensée caractéristiques de leur époque, mais qui seraient aujourd'hui jugés condamnables.Ils n'en appartiennent pas moins à l'histoire des idées en France et sont susceptibles de présenter un intérêt scientifique ou historique.Le sens de notre démarche éditoriale consiste ainsi à permettre l'accès à ces oeuvres sans pour autant que nous en cautionnions en aucune façon le contenu.Pour plus d'informations, rendez-vous sur www.hachettebnf.fr

Ferdinand Lassalle, le réformateur social / Edouard Bernstein; [trad. de l'allemand par Victor Dale]Date de l'édition originale: 1913Sujet de l'ouvrage: Lassalle, Ferdinand (1825-1864)Le présent ouvrage s'inscrit dans une politique de conservation patrimoniale des ouvrages de la littérature Française mise en place avec la BNF.HACHETTE LIVRE et la BNF proposent ainsi un catalogue de titres indisponibles, la BNF ayant numérisé ces oeuvres et HACHETTE LIVRE les imprimant à la demande.Certains de ces ouvrages reflètent des courants de pensée caractéristiques de leur époque, mais qui seraient aujourd'hui jugés condamnables.Ils n'en appartiennent pas moins à l'histoire des idées en France et sont susceptibles de présenter un intérêt scientifique ou historique.Le sens de notre démarche éditoriale consiste ainsi à permettre l'accès à ces oeuvres sans pour autant que nous en cautionnions en aucune façon le contenu.Pour plus d'informations, rendez-vous sur www.hachettebnf.fr

This book presents three later works by the German social-democratic thinker and politician Eduard Bernstein, translated into English in full for the first time: Social Democracy and International Politics: Social Democracy and the European Question;

Nachdruck der Vorlesungsreihe über verschiedene Aspekte des Sozialismus, die Eduard Bernstein 1921 an der Universität Berlin hielt. Als Politiker war er zusammen mit Karl Liebknecht, August Bebel und Karl Kautsky maßgeblich an der Etablierung der deutschen Sozialdemokratie beteiligt. Das von Bernstein begründete revisionistisch-reformistische Sozialismuskonzept sollte 1959 im Godesberger Programm zu einer der Grundlagen des Selbstverständnisses der SPD werden. Erstmals 1922 erschienen.

?This is an excellent volume of its rare kind, which, for the political scientist, might be termed a documentary. The text is highly readable; the verbatim comments are literate, thoughtful, and illuminating. The book should assist the orientation of both the executive and the student.?-American Political Science Review

?Herr Bernstein is a calm and dispassionate observer. The German readers of these reminiscences will find much that is valuable about the English; and we shall learn that we did not know of the influence which spread from London to German socialism.?-The Times (London) Literary Supplement

This 1993 book was the first complete new translation of Bernstein's famous and influential work. It will provide students with an accurate and unabridged edition of the classic defence of democratic socialism and the first significant critique of revolutionary Marxism from within the socialist movement. First published in 1899, at the height of the Revisionist Debate, it argued that capitalism was not heading for the major crisis predicted by Marx, and that socialism could be achieved by piece-meal reform within a democratic constitutional framework. Bernstein's work is the focal point of one of the most important political debates of modern times, and crucial for the light it casts on 'the crisis of Communism'. The introduction sites Bernstein's work in its historical and intellectual context, and this edition also provides students with all the necessary reference material for understanding this important text.