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SOC 257
Socialism and its Future
SOC 257 FA
Crosslistings: LAST248
Next Offered in 9798 FA
This course is about the Left and its visions of socialism
as an alternative to capitalism. The course will begin by
critically engaging the writings of Marx and Engels on
capitalism and socialism. We will then consider the
perspectives of several Left critiques of the socialist
experiments in Eastern Europe and the Third World,
especially in the Caribbean and Central America. The course
will end by considering the prospects for socialism in the
post-Cold War era.
MAJOR READINGS
David McLellan, ed., KARL MARX: SELECTED
WRITINGS
Edward Bernstein, EVOLUTIONARY SOCIALISM
M.C. Howard and J.E. King, A HISTORY OF MARXIAN ECONOMICS
Michael Kaufman, JAMAICA UNDER MANLEY: DILEMMAS OF SOCIALISM
AND DEMOCRACY
P. Berdhen and J. Roemer (eds.), MARKET SOCIALISM: THE
CURRENT DEBATE
J. Cohen and J. Rogers, ON DEMOCRACY: TOWARD A
TRANSFORMATION OF AMERICAN SOCIETY
Thomas S. Walker, ed., REVOLUTION AND COUNTERREVOLUTION IN
NICARAGUA
Frank T. Fitzgerald, THE CUBAN REVOLUTION IN CRISIS
Adam Przeworski, DEMOCRACY AND THE MARKET: POLITICAL AND
ECONOMIC REFORMS IN EASTERN EUROPE AND LATIN AMERICA
Robin Blackburn, ed., AFTER THE FALL: THE FAILURE OF
COMMUNISM AND THE FUTURE OF SOCIALISM
William K. Tabb, ed., THE FUTURE OF SOCIALISM: PERSPECTIVES
FROM THE LEFT
EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS
Three short take-home essays
(8-10 pages) or a research paper (25-30 pages).
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS
Students who do not
have the pre-requisite may enroll with permission of the
instructor.
Unless preregistered students attend the first class meeting
or communicate directly with the instructor prior to the
first class, they will be dropped from the class list.
NOTE: Students must still submit a completed Drop/Add form
to the Registrar's Office.
COURSE FORMAT: Discussion Lecture
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Level: UG Credit: 1.00
Gen Ed Area & Dept: SBS SOC
Prerequisites:
SOC 151
Last Updated on MAR-10-1997
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