Dissident Marxism and utopian eco-socialism in the German Democratic Republic : the intellectual legacies of Rudolf Bahro, Wolfgang Harich, and Robert Havemann
"Rudolf Bahro, Wolfgang Harich and Robert Havemann were probably the best-known critics of the DDR's ruling Socialist Unity Party. Yet they saw themselves as Marxists, and their demands extended far beyond a democratisation of real socialism. When environmental issues became more important...
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| Format: | E-Book |
| Sprache: | English |
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Leiden Boston : Brill,
2024
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| Mit dem übergeordneten Werk verknüpfte Titel: | Historical materialism book series
volume 306 |
| Schlagworte: | Politischer Widerstand Ideengeschichte Ökonomische Ideengeschichte DDR Intellectuals Dissenters Communism Bahro, Rudolf Harich, Wolfgang Havemann, Robert mehr... |
| Umfang: | 1 Online-Ressource (XII, 426 Seiten) |
| Zusammenfassung: | "Rudolf Bahro, Wolfgang Harich and Robert Havemann were probably the best-known critics of the DDR's ruling Socialist Unity Party. Yet they saw themselves as Marxists, and their demands extended far beyond a democratisation of real socialism. When environmental issues became more important in the West in the 1970s, the Party treated it as an ideological manoeuvre of the class enemy. The three dissidents saw things differently: they combined socialism and ecology, adopting a utopian perspective frowned upon by the state. In doing so, they created political concepts that were unique for the Eastern Bloc. Alexander Amberger introduces them, relates them to each other, and poses the question of their relevance then and now"-- |
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| Beschreibung: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Beschreibung: | 1 Online-Ressource (XII, 426 Seiten) |
| ISBN: | 9789004687868 9004687866 9789004687806 9004687807 |
| DOI: | 10.1163/9789004687868 |