Chapter 1 Conventional Theories of the State and Revolution: Classical Statements Chapter 2 The Marxist Theory of the State and Revolution: The Classics Chapter 3 Twentieth Century Socialist Revolutions and Their Class Components Chapter 4 The Russian Revolution: The Proletariat Takes State Power Chapter 5 The Chinese Revolution: Workers and Peasants Rise Up in the Long March to Power Chapter 6 The Vietnamese Revolution: People's War and the Protracted Struggle for Independence and Socialism Chapter 7 The Cuban and Nicaraguan Revolutions: Imperialism, Dictatorship, and Popular Resistance Chapter 8 Conclusion Chapter 9 Bibliography Chapter 10 Index
Berch Berberoglu is Foundation Professor of Sociology and Director of Graduate Studies in the Department of Sociology at the University of Nevada, Reno. Dr. Berberoglu has authored and edited thirty two books and many articles in numerous scholarly journals. His areas of specialization are globalization, political economy of development, class analysis, the state, social movements, and social change.
This book provides a theoretically sophisticated and empirically
rich class analysis of the state and revolution that has been long
overdue. Given the fast-paced changes taking place in Eastern
Europe, the former Soviet republics, and now Latin America, the
appearance of Berberoglu's book at this critical time makes us
doubly fortunate.
*Martin Orr, Boise State University*
An outstanding contribution to the understanding of the world
historical period from 1917 to 1989, a period that witnessed
dramatic socialist revolutions.
*James W. Russell, Eastern Connecticut State University*
Providing an incisive analysis of the state and social revolution
in the twentieth century, this book brings to life the struggles of
oppressed workers and peasants for state power with exceptional
clarity, articulating the linkage between theory and practice in
these revolutionary processes and offering essential lessons for
building today's movement for global justice and equality.
*Walda Katz-Fishman, Howard University, Washington, D.C.*
The State and Revolution in the 20th Century is an excellent
example of the application of class analysis to the study of the
state and major socialist revolutions of the past century. It
provides a much needed comparative-historical perspective for
studying key social movements that have succeeded in taking state
power to effect change.
*Rhonda Levine, Colgate University*
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