This work includes three seminal pieces by early socialists that address the question of how to replace capitalism: "The Policy of Abstention" by William Morris; "Socialism and Radicalism" by John Carruthers; and "The ABC of Socialism" by Fred Henderson. Morris's argument regards the uses and dangers of socialist parliamentary activity; Carruthers writes of the diversion for socialists presented by the battle to reform capitalism; and Henderson's text, which was adopted as a policy statement by the Independent Labour Party, shows Morris's influence upon the early Labour movement. The introduction sets these works in the context of a long-standing political debate between social reform and social transformation, showing that these issues may be of relevance to radicals today.
- ISBN10 1855064677
- ISBN13 9781855064676
- Publish Date 1 March 1996
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 7 November 1997
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Imprint Thoemmes Continuum
- Edition Facsimile edition
- Format Paperback (UK Trade)
- Pages 120
- Language English