{"product_id":"reform-or-revolution-9781684225149","title":"Reform or Revolution","description":"\u003cp\u003e2021 Reprint of the 1937 Edition. \u003cem\u003eReform or Revolution\u003c\/em\u003e is the classic statement of the position of scientific socialism on the questions of capitalist development, 'historical necessity, ' social reforms, the State, democracy and the character of the proletarian revolution. It was written in criticism of the ideas presented by Eduard Bernstein, a proponent of more gradual change or \"reform\" as opposed to orthodox theories of revolution as espoused by Marx and Luxembourg. At the age of twenty-seven, she had established herself as a major figure in the \u003cem\u003eSecond International\u003c\/em\u003e by offering one of the most comprehensive criticisms of Bernstein's revisionist call to prioritize the method of reform over that of revolution. A close friend and collaborator of Engels, a Marxist of impeccable credentials but also a pioneering advocate of gay rights, Bernstein was also the first to articulate a non revolutionary path to socialism in what is widely considered the founding text of modern social democracy: \u003cem\u003eThe Preconditions of Socialism and the Tasks of Social Democracy\u003c\/em\u003e (1899). At stake in Bernstein's dilemma, she argued, was not just a tactical choice, a mere discussion about this or that method of struggle; it was the \"very existence of the Social Democratic movement\" as a distinctive force in the struggle against capitalism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Martino Fine Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50726866583826,"sku":"9781684225149","price":5.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_ba5ac86e-6f19-4448-bf44-269272738ae7.jpg?v=1734887017","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/reform-or-revolution-9781684225149","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}