ABSTRACT

This is a book about what it meant to be a socialist in Western Europe for the generation which came to maturity after World War I. It attempts to capture the subjective aspect of the socialist experience through interviews conducted with socialist leaders who held a significant place in the movement from the 1930s on.

chapter |49 pages

Introduction

chapter 1|39 pages

Daniel Mayer and French Socialism

chapter 2|40 pages

Jef Rens and Belgian Socialism

chapter 3|32 pages

Riccardo Lombardi and Italian Socialism

chapter 4|25 pages

Socialism in Scandinavia

chapter 5|14 pages

Bruno Kreisky and Austrian Socialism

chapter 6|27 pages

Michael Foot and the British Labour Party