Hudis - What is Democratic Socialism? What is Socialist Democracy?

Review of Alexandros Chrysis, ‘True Democracy’ as a Prelude to Communism: The Marx of Democracy (Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, 2018)

By Peter Hudis

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Abstract

This review of the new book by Alexandros Chrysis explores the meaning of democratic socialism and socialist democracy through a discussion of Marx’s early writings on politics (1837-43) in terms of their political and philosophical significance for today.

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