International Trotskyism : 1929-1985 : a documented analysis of the movement

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A volume of encyclopedic scope, International subject indexes, which provide optimal access to Trotskyism, 1929-1985 is sure to become the the wealth of information contained in the main definitive reference work on a movement that has body of the work. had a significant impact on the political culture of countries in every part of the world for more than half a century. Renowned scholar Robert J. Alexander has International Trotskyism, 1929-1985 should be in every research library and will be an invaluable source for scholars and students of International Trotskyism, the political Left, political move- amassed, from disparate sources, an unprecedented ments in general, and twentieth-century world amount of primary and secondary material to history. provide a documentary history of the origins, development, and nature of the Trotskyist move- ment around the world. Drawing on interviews and correspondence with Trotskyists, newspaper reports and pamphlets, historical writings, includ- ing the annotated writings of Trotsky in both English and French, historical memoirs of Trotskyist leaders, and documents of the Fourth International, Alexander recounts the history of the movement since Trotsky's exile from the Soviet Union in 1929. Organized alphabetically in a double-column, country-by-country format--from Albania to Bolivia, from China to India, from the United Robert J. Alexander, Professor Emeritus of Eco- nomics and Political Science at Rutgers Univer- sity, is the author of numerous books, including The Right Opposition: The Lovestonites and the International Communist Opposition of the 1930's, Trotskyism in Latin America, Tuan Domingo Peron: A History, R6mulo Betancourt and the Transformation of Venezuela, and Bolivia: Past, Present, and Future of Its Politics. Duke University Press 6697 College Station States to Vietnam--International Trotskyism charts Durham, North Carolina 27708 the formation and growth of Trotskyism in more than sixty-five countries, providing biographical information about its most influential leaders, detailed accounts of Trotsky's personal involve- ment in the development of the movement in each country, and thorough reports of its various factions and splits. Multiple chapters are reserved for countries where the movement was relatively active or fully developed and various chapters are organized around crucial thematic issues, such as the Fourth International. The text is followed by extensive name, organization, publication, and