Socialism

<p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(119 119 119 1)>Michael Harrington was a powerful voice in the American Left and the revered leader of the Democratic Socialists of America. In this book he examines socialist theory and practice throughout history to differentiate between true democratic socialism and the pseudo-socialism represented by the failed dictatorships in Eastern Europe. Harrington discusses thinkers as diverse as Marx and Keynes; analyses the paths taken by Soviet Russia China Western Europe and the Third World; and charts socialism's response to poverty the environmental crisis and the technological revolution. </span><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(119 119 119 1)>Socialism: Past and Future</em><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(119 119 119 1)> is a testament to a major socialist theoretician of the twentieth century.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(119 119 119 1)>'Magnificent ... more than anything this book is about hope.' </span><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(119 119 119 1)>Los Angeles Times</em></p><p><br></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(119 119 119 1)>'Harrington is a scholar of extraordinary diligence and depth.'</span><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(119 119 119 1)> J.K. Galbraith</em></p><p><br></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(119 119 119 1)>'This must be among the very best books about socialism now available.' </span><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(119 119 119 1)>Labour Research</em></p><p><br></p>