Publisher's Synopsis
These essays deal with various aspects of the history of the revolutionary socialist current in the United States that came to be identified as "American Trotskyism". This was one of the most dynamic currents in the United States Left from the late 1920s to the 1980s, and had an intellectual and political impact well beyond the number of its members. The essays offer a definitive history of the movement, giving a sense of some of its most colourful personalities and outstanding achievements, as well as its serious limitations.;This work should be a useful starting point for those who want to develop a basic understanding of Trotskyism in the United States, offering a bibliography for those who wish to carry out further research. The authors develop interpretations that confront the meaning of revolutionary politics in the United States, as they relate the efforts of the Trotskyists to the broader developments of the 20th century.
