The Austrian Revolution by Otto Bauer (English) Paperback Book

Description: The Austrian Revolution by Otto Bauer, Eric Canepa, Walter Baier The definitive work on Eastern Europes revolutionary period and the unique working-class experiment of Red Vienna FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description The definitive work on Eastern Europes revolutionary period and the unique working-class experiment of Red Vienna.This is the story of the decline and fall of an empire, a region devastated by war, and a world stage fundamentally transformed by the Russian Revolution. Bauers magisterial work - available in English for the first time in full - charts the evolution of three simultaneous, overlapping revolutionary waves: a national revolution for self-determination, which brought down imperial Austro-Hungary; a bourgeois revolution for parliamentary republics and universal suffrage; and a social revolution for workers control, factory councils, and industrial democracy. The brief but crowning achievement of Red Vienna, alongside Bauers unique theorization of an "integral socialism" - an attempted synthesis of revolutionary communism and social democracy - is a vital part of the lefts intellectual and historical heritage. Today, as movements once again struggle with questions of reform or revolution, political strategy, and state power, this is a crucial resource. Bauer tells the story of the Austrian Revolution with all the immediacy of a central participant, and all the insight of a brilliant and original theorist. Author Biography Otto Bauer (5 September 1881 4-July 1938) was the leading figure of the Austrian Social Democratic Workers Party. An early inspiration for the New Left and Eurocommunist movements in later decades, his theories of imperialism and the national question, as well as his practical work building a mass organization, made him a key figure in the Second International and then in attempts at re-integrating the social democratic and communist wings of the labor movement.Walter Baier, an economist in Vienna, was National Chairman of the Communist Party of Austria (KP) from 1994 to 2006. He was an editor of the Austrian weekly Volksstimme and from 2007 has been Coordinator of the network transform!Europe, a network of 36 think tanks and educational organizations from 22 European countries, which is recognized as the associated political foundation of the Party of the European Left (EL).Eric Canepais a harpsichordist, music historian, and co-editor of the transform! yearbook. From 2001 to 2006 he was the Coordinator of the Socialist Scholars Conference/Left Forum in New York and from 2008 to 2012 co-coordinator of the Rosa-Luxemburg-Foundations project North-Atlantic Left Dialogue. Table of Contents First Section: War and RevolutionThe Southern Slavs and the WarThe Czechs and the EmpireThe Poles and the Central PowersGerman Austria in the WarSecond Section: The UpheavalThe Formation of the "Nation-States"The Disintegration of the EmpireThe German-Austrian RepublicNational and Social RevolutionThird Section: The Predominance of the Working ClassRevolutionary and Counter-Revolutionary ForcesBetween Imperialism and BolshevismThe Revolution in the FactoriesThe State and the Working ClassFourth Section: The Period of Equilibrium Between Class ForcesEconomic Upheaval and Social RegroupingThe Struggle for Republican InstitutionsThe Battle Against the Counter-RevolutionThe Peoples RepublicFifth Section: The Restoration of the BourgeoisieThe Monetary CatastropheThe Geneva TreatyThe Outcome of the Revolution and the Tasks of Social DemocracIndex Review "The appearance of Otto Bauers classic study, The Austrian Revolution, ably translated for the first time by Walter Baier and Eric Canepa, is ... a welcome addition to the English-language literature on Austrian history. First published in 1923, the book examines the republics early years from the perspective of one of European socialisms leading theorists and one of Austrias most important political actors. It is a work of history deeply informed by the authors concrete political experience as well as his commitment to a Marxist approach to understanding unfolding events." —Jacobin"It is largely thanks to Otto Bauers The Austrian Revolution that I discovered the richness of the Austro-Marxist tradition and the many affinities between the writings of Bauer and of our Gramsci, especially on the question of hegemony. – Luciana Castellina, co-founder of Il Manifesto"The revolution in Central Europe in 1918-21 was a giant event that came closer to changing world history than most of us realize. For English-speakers, this translation opens a challenging new window on the Austrian workers council movement and the role of the Entente powers in the counter-revolution that followed. Published in 1923, it stands unique as an analysis of the revolutions internal dynamics and the costs of defeat. – Mike Davis, author of Planet of Slums"Otto Bauers The Austrian Revolution is one of the classics of Marxist political analysis comparable to Marxs Eighteenth Brumaire or Trotskys History of the Russian Revolution, and it is one of the forgotten shining gems of the extraordinarily rich literature of Austro-Marxism." – Michael R. Krätke, author of Friedrich Engels"Red Vienna and the contributions of its protagonists like Otto Bauer are tragically overlooked on the contemporary left. Baier and Canepa have edited a thrilling work from Bauer with the aim of correcting thatand to chart a new course for those looking for alternatives to bankrupt social-democratic parties and defeated Leninist ones."– Bhaskar Sunkara, founding editor of Jacobin Promotional Targeted academic marketing to relevant courses and journals. Reviews in Twentieth Century Communism, Historical Materialism, European History, Political Quarterly, Jacobin, many left outlets. Long Description This is the story of the decline and fall of an empire, a region devastated by war, and a world stage fundamentally transformed by the Russian Revolution. Bauers magisterial work - available in English for the first time in full - charts the evolution of three simultaneous, overlapping revolutionary waves: a national revolution for self-determination, which brought down imperial Austro-Hungary; a bourgeois revolution for parliamentary republics and universal suffrage; and a social revolution for workers control, factory councils, and industrial democracy.The brief but crowning achievement of Red Vienna, alongside Bauers unique theorization of an "integral socialism" - an attempted synthesis of revolutionary communism and social democracy - is a vital part of the lefts intellectual and historical heritage. Today, as movements once again struggle with questions of reform or revolution, political strategy, and state power, this is a crucial resource. Bauer tells the story of the Austrian Revolution with all the immediacy of a central participant, and all the insight of a brilliant and original theorist. Review Quote The revolution in Central Europe in 1918-21 was a giant event that came closer to changing world history than most of us realize. For English-speakers, this translation opens a challenging new window on the Austrian workers council movement and the role of the Entente powers in the counter-revolution that followed. Published in 1923, it stands unique as an analysis of the revolutions internal dynamics and the costs of defeat. - Mike Davis, author of Planet of Slums Description for Sales People This is the classic work on a crucial period in European history that deserves to be read by anyone interested in the post-war period, the history of social movements, or the legacy of a unique socialist tradition. This is the first time that the work will be made fully available in English, with the only previous translation having cut 50% of the text. Any bookstore with sections on European or political history would be interested in stocking. Details ISBN1642591629 Author Walter Baier Pages 400 Publisher Haymarket Books Language English ISBN-10 1642591629 ISBN-13 9781642591620 Format Paperback Year 2021 Imprint Haymarket Books Place of Publication Chicago Country of Publication United States Illustrations No NZ Release Date 2021-09-16 UK Release Date 2021-09-16 Edited by Walter Baier DEWEY 943.6051 Audience General AU Release Date 2021-08-12 Publication Date 2021-08-03 US Release Date 2021-08-03 Translator Eric Canepa We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:133062297;

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