Download or read book The Democratic Socialism of Emile Vandervelde written by Janet Polasky and published by Berg Publishers. This book was released on 1995-05-12 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the Pierlot Prize in Contemporary History This political biography of Emile Vandervelde traces the path of European socialism at the turn of the century. Vandervelde defined democratic socialism as a compromise between orthodox and revisionist Marxism. As President of the Second International, he brought French, British, and German socialists together as comrades in a common revolutionary struggle.This history of the struggles of two generations of socialists to define and practise what Vandervelde called 'revolutionary reformism' draws attention to the Marxist origins of democratic socialism and will appeal to anyone interested in politics, comparative history or labour movements.