Under the Socialist Banner

Mike Taber

"A collection of all the resolutions adopted by Second International congresses during the movement's revolutionary Marxist period of 1889-1912. Recent years have seen a massive growth of interest in socialism, particularly among young people. But few are fully aware of socialism's revolutionary history. For this reason, an appreciation of the Second International--often called the "Socialist International"--during its Marxist years is particularly relevant. From 1889 to 1912 resolutions of the Second International helped disseminate and popularize a revolutionary aim: the overturn of capitalism and its replacement by the democratic rule of the working class, as a first step toward socialism. Despite weaknesses and contradictions that led to the Second International's collapse in 1914, its resolutions during these years remain a resource for those studying the socialist movement's...