Socialism: A Summary and Interpretation of Socialist Principles by John Spargo

Read now or download (free!)

Choose how to read this book Url Size
Read online (web) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/22733.html.images 699 kB
EPUB3 (E-readers incl. Send-to-Kindle) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/22733.epub3.images 344 kB
EPUB (older E-readers) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/22733.epub.images 349 kB
EPUB (no images, older E-readers) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/22733.epub.noimages 307 kB
Kindle https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/22733.kf8.images 769 kB
older Kindles https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/22733.kindle.images 678 kB
Plain Text UTF-8 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/22733.txt.utf-8 534 kB
Download HTML (zip) https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/22733/pg22733-h.zip 324 kB
There may be more files related to this item.

About this eBook

Author Spargo, John, 1876-1966
Title Socialism: A Summary and Interpretation of Socialist Principles
Note Reading ease score: 48.2 (College-level). Difficult to read.
Credits Produced by Suzanne Lybarger, Afra Ullah, Martin Pettit
and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at
http://www.pgdp.net
Summary "Socialism: A Summary and Interpretation of Socialist Principles" by John Spargo is a political treatise written in the early 20th century. This work aims to clarify and discuss the key concepts and evolution of socialism, particularly in light of the rapid changes and increased interest in socialist ideologies during that period. Spargo delves into the historical development of socialism, its principles, and the prominent figures and movements that shaped its discourse. The opening of the book introduces the author's reflections on the changing public perception of socialism. Spargo notes the misconceptions that once dominated discussions of socialism, such as its conflation with violent actions and the caricature of socialists seeking the equal distribution of wealth. Instead, he points to a growing understanding of the socialist movement as one rooted in a desire for communal wellbeing and justice. He emphasizes the need for citizens to engage seriously with socialist ideas, suggesting that this understanding will shape the future welfare of society. In the subsequent chapters, Spargo begins to outline the historical contributions of figures like Robert Owen and the formation of ideas that have influenced contemporary socialism. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Language English
LoC Class HX: Social sciences: Socialism, Communism, Anarchism
Subject Socialism
Category Text
EBook-No. 22733
Release Date
Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
Downloads 100 downloads in the last 30 days.
Project Gutenberg eBooks are always free!