The first in-depth study of the long march of the US New Left after 1968, told by a member of Students for a Democratic Society.
Max Elbaum was a member of Students for a Democratic Society and a leader of one of the main new communist movement organizations. His writings have appeared in the Nation, the US Guardian, CrossRoads, and the Encyclopedia of the American Left. He lives in Oakland.
Acknowledgements
vii
Preface to the Paperback Edition
ix
Introduction
1
(14)
Part I A New Generation of Revolutionaries: 1968-1973
1 "The System" Becomes the Target
15
(26)
2 The Appeal of Third World Marxism
41
(18)
3 The Transformation of New Left Radicalism
59
(34)
Part II Gotta Get Down to It: 1968-1973
4 A New Communist Movement Takes Shape
93
(18)
5 Strongest Pole on the Anticapitalist Left
111
(18)
6 Elaborate Doctrine, Weak Class Anchor
129
(16)
7 Envisioning the Vanguard
145
(18)
8 Bodies on the Line: The Culture of a Movement
163
(20)
Part III Battered by Recession, Restructuring and Reaction: 1974-1981
9 The Momentum Is Broken
183
(24)
10 China's New Policies Split the Movement
207
(20)
11 Rival Trends Try Party Building, Round Two
227
(26)
12 Fatal Crises and First Obituaries
253
(16)
Part IV Walking on Broken Glass: 1982-1992
13 The Survivors Build the Rainbow
269
(18)
14 The Collapse of Communism
287
(18)
Part V End of a Long March
15 Movement Veterans Adjust to Civilian Life
305
(10)
16 Lessons from the New Communist Movement
315
(24)
Appendix: Glossary of New Communist Movement Organizations
339
(4)
Bibliography
343
(10)
Notes
353
(20)
Index
373
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