Socialism From Below A discussion series sponsored by Workers� Liberty, Sydney. We will be examining the Hal Draper�s pamphlet �The Two Souls of Socialism� and extracts from his 4 Volume work �Karl Marx�s Theory of Revolution�
What the Marxists Internet Archive has to say about Hal Draper: �From 1932 until his death in 1990, Hal Draper was a prolific Marxist writer and a socialist activist. In the 50s, a time of general collapse and demoralization in the American left, Draper edited the weekly Labor Action, a political journal widely read in Europe as well as the United States because of its uncompromising rejection of the American consensus which did not depend on accepting that other form of despair � the slavish defense of �real existing socialism� as the only alternative. It was not possible, of course, to remain in opposition to the �real existing crap� of both sides of the Cold War without rethinking the history of the movement. Draper�s 4-volume Karl Marx�s Theory of Revolution is his principal achievement in this regard.� (http://www.marxists.org/) First two meetings in the new series of discussions: 4 November . �The Two Souls of Socialism� 9 December: �Karl Marx�s Theory of Revolution� Pt 1 6:00 pm The Caf� Blue 313 King Street Newtown (2 mins, opp Newtown Station towards City) Upstairs Contact WL for copies of readings if required: 0419 493421 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web: http://australia.workersliberty.org/ -- -- Leftlink - Australia's Broad Left Mailing List mailto:leftlink@;vicnet.net.au Archived at http://www.cat.org.au/lists/leftlink/ Sponsored by Melbourne's New International Bookshop Sub: mailto:majordomo@;vicnet.net.au?Body=subscribe%20leftlink Unsub: mailto:majordomo@;vicnet.net.au?Body=unsubscribe%20leftlink
