Table of Contents

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

About the Author

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.

Reviews

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*