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H. W. Edwards, The Anatomy of Revisionism (Stockholm: Aurora, 1979)
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The
Anatomy
of
Revisionism
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H.W. Edwards
The
ANATOMY
of
REVISIONISM
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© AURORA, Stockholm 1979
All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any way without the written permission of the author or the publisher (Aurora, Box 22049, S-10422 Stockholm, Sweden).
First printing of the first edition.
Printed by the Aurora press, Stockholm 1979.
ISBN 91 7252 015 9
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION .................................... ix Basic Principles of Marxism ................... ix Social Democracy and Scientific Socialism ..... xvi Author's Statement: Definitions, Disclaimers and Explanations ..... xxix Chapter I REVISIONISM TODAY ................. 1 Chapter II REVISIONISM AND THE NEED FOR THEORY TO GUIDE ALL ACTION ............... 6 Section A. In Theory .............. 6 Section B. Revisionist Practice on Theory as a Guide to Action ................. 7 Chapter III REVISIONISM AND THE VANGUARD PARTY 19 Section A. In Theory .............. 19 Section B. Revisionist Practice and the Vanguard Party ..... 23 Chapter IV REVISIONISM AND THE ATTITUDE TO CLASS STRUGGLE .................... 34 Section A. In Theory .............. 34 Section B. Revisionist Practice and Class Struggle: Rise of a New Elite ............ 37 Section C. The "Peaceful Road to Socialism" ............. 62 Section D. Revisionism and Class Struggle at the Inter- national Level ......... 73 Section E. Revisionist Practice and Fascism ................ 94 Section F. Revisionism and Anti- Communism .............. 102
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Chapter V MODERN REVISIONISM AND OWNERSHIP OF
THE MEANS OF PRODUCTION ........... 116
Section A. In Theory .............. 116
Section B. Practical Erosion of
Public Ownership ....... 121
Section C. The Destruction of Cen-
tralized Planning ...... 135
Section D. The Return to the Market
Mechanism .............. 144
Section E. Modern Revisionism Loses
Control over Foreign
Trade .................. 155
Section F. Foreign Investment in
Socialist Industry ..... 166
Chapter VI MODERN REVISIONISM AND THE STATE .. 185
Section A. In Theory .............. 185
Section B. Revisionist Practice and
the State .............. 192
Section C. The Old Standing Army .. 199
Section D. The Need to Smash the
Bureaucracy ............ 205
Chapter VII REVISIONISM: ATTITUDE TOWARD WAR
AND PEACE ......................... 210
Section A. In Theory .............. 210
Section B. Revisionist Practice and
War .................... 213
Chapter VIII REVISIONISM AND IMPERIALISM IN RE-
VISIONIST THEORY .................. 237
Chapter IX REVISIONIST PRACTICE ON IMPERIAL-
ISM: REVISIONIST ATTITUDES TOWARD
COLONIALISM ....................... 245
Section A. The Theory ............. 245
Section B. Revisionist Underesti-
mations of Colonial Li-
beration's Importance .. 252
Section C. Aspects of Revisionist
Confusion in Libera-
tion's Ranks ........... 260
Section D. Bourgeois Ideas and Il-
lusions in Colonial Ar-
eas .................... 270
Section E. Anti-Communism and Er-
roneous Analysis in Co-
lonial Areas ........... 278
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Section F. Revisionism Muffs the
Role of the Colonial
Proletariat ............ 288
Section G. The Subjugated World and
Foreign Aid: Imperialist 300
Section H. Modern Revisionism and
Foreign Aid: Socialist 313
Chapter X INTRA-SOCIALIST RELATIONS BREAK
DOWN UNDER REVISIONIST INFLUENCE:
THE GROWTH OF RACISM AND CHAUVINISM
IN THE EUROPEAN SOCIALIST WORLD ... 346
Section A. Eastern Europe and Co-
lonial Areas ........... 346
Section B. Violation of Self-Deter-
mination inside Social-
ist Europe ............. 352
Chapter XI THE SINO-SOVIET "DEBATE" .......... 361
Chapter XII HOW THE USSR COULD BETRAY ......... 369
Section A. Where Does Modern Revi-
sionism Come From? ..... 372
Section B. Source of Modern Revi-
sionism's Strength ..... 381
Section C. Comparison of Social De-
mocracy and Modern Revi-
sionism ................ 383
Section D. How Is Modern Revision-
ism to Be Combatted? ... 389
APPENDICES ...................................... 399
Appendix I Do cars belong in socialism? ...... 401
II Racialism in Soviet literature in
Africa ............................ 405
III Partial list of military coups in
the "Third World," 1952 - 1966 .... 412
IV Letter to Soviet Trade Unions from
National Union of Angolan Workers 414
V U.S. imperialist penetration of
Western Europe .................... 416
REFERENCE NOTES ................................. 419
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ar_1.htm - (Introduction) "Basic Principles of Marxism"
ar_2.htm - (Introduction) "Social Democracy and Scientific Socialism"
ar_3.htm - (Introduction) "Definitions, Disclaimers and Explanations"
ar_4.htm - Chapter I
ar_6.htm - Chapter II
ar_6.htm - Chapter III
ar_7.htm - Chapter IV
ar_8.htm - Chapter V
ar_9.htm - Chapter VI
ar_10.htm - Chapter VII
ar_11.htm - Chapter VIII
ar_12.htm - Chapter IX
ar_13.htm - Chapter X
ar_14.htm - Chapter XI
ar_15.htm - Chapter XII
ar_16.htm - Appendix I
ar_17.htm - Appendix II
ar_18.htm - Appendix III
ar_19.htm - Appendix IV
ar_20.htm - Appendix V
ar_ref.htm - Reference Notes
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