History, Theory, and Prospects of Socialism (Volume 1 and 2): Proceedings of the International Academic Symposium on Socialism in the 21st Century

Author: Jin Huiming
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Publish Date: 2004-05-01
Features: Socialism is a profound social revolution. It cannot defeat capitalism in one fell swoop. Struggle—failure—struggle again is the inevitable process of socialist advancement. Climax—low point—higher climax is the objective trend of socialist movement. The rise of capitalism at the turn of the century and the setback of socialism were all temporary. As long as socialists are good at summarizing experience, learning from lessons, and adjusting reforms, setbacks will turn into success, and failures will turn into victories. This book is a collection of papers from the International Academic Symposium on "Socialism in the 21st Century," held in Beijing on October 22–24, 2002. At this academic conference, scholars from China and abroad focused on discussing the historical experience of socialism in the 20th century, the causes and lessons of the transformation in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe, the new changes in contemporary capitalism and their impact on world socialism, the challenges and development prospects of socialism in the 21st century, and socialism with Chinese characteristics in the 21st century. Each paper presents facts and reasoning on a specific issue. The entire collection is rich in content and profound in argumentation, serving as an important reference material for cadres and theoretical workers to study socialist theory and strengthen their belief in socialism.
Target Audience: Cadres and theoretical workers at all levels, as well as faculty and students of socialist theory in colleges and universities.