Trotsky and the problem of Soviet bureaucracy /
Twiss, Thomas M.
Trotsky and the problem of Soviet bureaucracy / by Thomas M. Twiss. - 1 online resource. - Historical materialism book series, v. 67 1570-1522 ; . - Historical Materialism Book Series 67. Russian Revolution Centenary E-Book Collection, ISBN: 9789004351998. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Preliminary Material -- Introduction -- 1 Bureaucracy before October -- 2 Revolution and the Problems of Bureaucracy -- 3 From Inefficiency to Political Alienation -- 4 A Coherent Theory of Bureaucracy -- 5 Left Turn and Theoretical Crisis -- 6 The Turn and the Theoretical Crisis Deepen -- 7 Theoretical Revolution -- 8 The Final Theory -- 9 Reconsidering Trotsky’s Theory -- Bibliography -- Index.
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.
9789004269538
10.1163/9789004269538 DOI
2014004091
Trotsky, Leon, 1879-1940 --Political and social views.
Bureaucracy--History.--Soviet Union
Socialism--History.--Soviet Union
Socialism--Philosophy.
Soviet Union--History--Revolution, 1917-1921.
Soviet Union--Politics and government--1917-1936.
DK254.T6 / T87 2014
947.084092
Trotsky and the problem of Soviet bureaucracy / by Thomas M. Twiss. - 1 online resource. - Historical materialism book series, v. 67 1570-1522 ; . - Historical Materialism Book Series 67. Russian Revolution Centenary E-Book Collection, ISBN: 9789004351998. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Preliminary Material -- Introduction -- 1 Bureaucracy before October -- 2 Revolution and the Problems of Bureaucracy -- 3 From Inefficiency to Political Alienation -- 4 A Coherent Theory of Bureaucracy -- 5 Left Turn and Theoretical Crisis -- 6 The Turn and the Theoretical Crisis Deepen -- 7 Theoretical Revolution -- 8 The Final Theory -- 9 Reconsidering Trotsky’s Theory -- Bibliography -- Index.
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.
9789004269538
10.1163/9789004269538 DOI
2014004091
Trotsky, Leon, 1879-1940 --Political and social views.
Bureaucracy--History.--Soviet Union
Socialism--History.--Soviet Union
Socialism--Philosophy.
Soviet Union--History--Revolution, 1917-1921.
Soviet Union--Politics and government--1917-1936.
DK254.T6 / T87 2014
947.084092