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H. W. Edwards, The Anatomy of Revisionism (Stockholm: Aurora, 1979)



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The

Anatomy

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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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