Wolfgang Eckhardt, who works for the Library of the Free in Berlin, has been actively researching anarchism since the 1990s. His publications include the German-language Bakunin Ausgewählte Schriften (Selected Works) series, of which six volumes have been published so far under his editorship (1995–2011).
The First Socialist Schism: Bakunin vs. Marx in the International Working Men’s Association
SKU: 9781629630427
Author: Wolfgang Eckhardt
Publisher: PM Press
ISBN: 9781629630427
Published: 8/2016
Format: Paperback
Size: 6 x 9
Page count: 624
Subjects: Politics-Anarchism/Politics-Socialism/History-Europe
Praise
“This collection offers a definitive account of the political
struggle within the First International. This struggle was, as documents
show, a complex and sophisticated theoretical-political process,
involving serious analysis and insight. This is arguably the first book
to lift the history of the International out of the framework of an
analysis that focuses solely on the clash of its two great
protagonists.”
—Andrej Grubacic, associate professor and department
chair of the Anthropology and Social Change program at the California
Institute of Integral Studies; coauthor of Wobblies and Zapatistas
“Wolfgang Eckhardt has been doing outstanding research on Mikhail
Bakunin and the First International for years, unearthing precious
materials in archives across Europe and documenting them in various
German-language publications. His work now being available in English
means a tremendous contribution to the international historiography of
the anarchist movement and its origins.”
—Gabriel Kuhn, editor of Gustav Landauer: Revolution and Other Writings
“Eckhardt provides an in-depth description of the development and
political context of the conflict between Marx and Bakunin. The book
sets a new standard, providing a detailed account of the context,
background, and effect of the conflict.”
—Jochen Schmück, DadA (Database of German-Language Anarchism)
“Eckhardt’s historiographical and documentary presentation is more
thorough and detailed than anything that has been published on this
topic in recent years. His valuable contribution to both historiography
and political discussion can scarcely be overestimated.”
—Max Henninger, Sozial.Geschichte Online (Social History Online)
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