Trotsky and the Problem of Soviet Bureaucracy

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Beskrivning

During the twentieth century the problem of post-revolutionary bureaucracy emerged as the most pressing theoretical and political concern confronting Marxism. No one contributed more to the discussion of this question than Leon Trotsky. In Trotsky and the Problem of Soviet Bureaucracy, Thomas M. Twiss traces the development of Trotsky’s thinking on this issue from the first years after the Bolshevik Revolution through the Moscow Trials of the 1930s. Throughout, he examines how Trotsky’s perception of events influenced his theoretical understanding of the problem, and how Trotsky’s theory reciprocally shaped his analysis of political developments. Additionally, Twiss notes both strengths and weaknesses of Trotsky’s theoretical perspective at each stage in its development.

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Utgivningsdatum:2014-05-08
Mått:155 x 235 x 35 mm
Vikt:915 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Historical Materialism Book Series
Antal sidor:502
Förlag:Brill
ISBN:9789004269521

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Thomas M. Twiss, Ph.D. (2009), Political Science, University of Pittsburgh, is a Liaison Librarian at that university. He has published articles on Leon Trotsky and translations of a number of Trotsky's letters.

Innehållsförteckning

PrefaceIntroduction1 Bureaucracy before October1.1 Evolving meanings of bureaucracy1.2 Bureaucracy in Russia1.3 Marx and Engels on bureaucracy1.4 After Marx and Engels1.5 Conclusion2 Revolution and the Problems of Bureaucracy2.1 The dream deferred2.2 The oppositions and political alienation862.3 Lenin on political alienation and inefficiency2.4 Trotsky and bureaucratic inefficiency2.5 Conclusion3 From Inefficiency to Political Alienation3.1 Conflicts within the party leadership3.2 Inefficiency and political alienation3.3 The New Course controversy3.4 Trotsky and the New Course3.5 Political defeat and theoretical retreat3.6 Conclusion4 A Coherent Theory of Bureaucracy4.1 The formation of the United Opposition4.2 The struggle of the United Opposition4.3 Trotsky and the Opposition on bureaucratism4.4 On the eve of Thermidor4.5 Conclusion5 Left Turn and Theoretical Crisis5.1 The beginning of the turn5.2 Explaining the turn5.3 The Stalinist offensive5.4 Explaining the offensive5.5 Defeating the right and continuing the turn5.6 Explaining the new turn5.7 Revising the theory5.8 Conclusion6 The Turn and the Theoretical Crisis Deepen6.1 Economic upheaval6.2 Trotsky’s response to the turn6.3 The left course in the Comintern6.4 Trotsky and the Comintern’s new strategy6.5 Developments in the party regime6.6 Trotsky and the regime6.7 Modifying the theory6.8 Conclusion7 Theoretical Revolution7.1 Breaking with the past7.2 Revising the theory7.3 New policy shifts7.4 The Kirov assassination7.5 Reinterpreting Bonapartism and Thermidor7.6 Deeper shifts, repression, and a constitution7.7 Conclusion8 The Final Theory8.1 The Revolution Betrayed8.2 Applying the theory8.3 Conclusion9 Reconsidering Trotsky’s Theory9.1 The development of Trotsky’s views9.2 Evaluating the theoryBibliographyIndex