Socialist books, mainly Anglo-American

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Socialism (Concepts in the Social Sciences)
1.  Socialism (Concepts in the Social Sciences) by Bernard Crick
The list author says:
  "Considered dated now, even by its author, but it remains a great value statement, liberty, equality, fraternity"
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Fabian Socialism
2.  Fabian Socialism by G. D. H. Cole
The list author says:
  "Probably the single greatest statement of socialism there is, get a second hand or ex-library copy"
£95.00   Used & New from: £44.16

Self-Government in Industry
3.  Self-Government in Industry by G.D.H. Cole
The list author says:
  "Cole definitive statement of a socialism whose ultimate goal was an end to servility itself, marked by self-government, responsibility and more"
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THE MEANS TO FULL EMPLOYMENT.
4.  THE MEANS TO FULL EMPLOYMENT. by G D H. Cole
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  "Not exactly socialism but a book from the days when work was prefered to benefits"
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The Sane Society (Routledge Classics)
5.  The Sane Society (Routledge Classics) by Erich Fromm
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  "Fromm quotes from Cole at length, a psychologist considers the modern economy's and society's satisfaction/frustration balance sheet"
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A New View of Society and Other Writings (Penguin Classics)
6.  A New View of Society and Other Writings (Penguin Classics) by Robert Owen
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  "Robert Owen, british industrialist and moralising philanthropist, loathed by Marx, a great writer over looked"
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Looking Backward 2000-1887 (Oxford World's Classics)
7.  Looking Backward 2000-1887 (Oxford World's Classics) by Edward Bellamy
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  "An early American utopia, loved by some socialists and despised by others, conjecture on how oligarchy may eventually turn out for the best"
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News from Nowhere (Oxford World's Classics)
8.  News from Nowhere (Oxford World's Classics) by William Morris
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  "Morris revolted by Looking Backward's mechanistic future oligarchy presents a pastoral alternative, an age of rest"
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The Road to Wigan Pier (Penguin Modern Classics)
9.  The Road to Wigan Pier (Penguin Modern Classics) by George Orwell
The list author says:
  "Part survey and part value statement, Orwell writes in the same vein as Cole, socialism without servility"
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Homage to Catalonia (Penguin Modern Classics)
10.  Homage to Catalonia (Penguin Modern Classics) by George Orwell
The list author says:
  "Never has journalism read so much like Utopia, provides great insight into what motivated the socialist opposition to fascism with force of ideas and force of arms"
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Orwell and Politics (Penguin Modern Classics)
11.  Orwell and Politics (Penguin Modern Classics) by George Orwell
The list author says:
  "Includes Orwell's essay "What is socialism?", journalism, letters, war diary excerpts, great writing by Socialism's conscience"
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Modern Political Ideologies
12.  Modern Political Ideologies by Andrew Vincent
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  "A revealing look at all modern political ideologies but also includes the fairest account of socialism by an impartial observer"
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The Battle for Spain: The Spanish Civil War 1936-1939
13.  The Battle for Spain: The Spanish Civil War 1936-1939 by Antony Beevor
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  "This is military history but its also a great book on just how unprepared historically socialists are for the challenges they talk about being ready for"
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Can Planning Be Democratic? - A Collection Of Essays Prepared For The Fabian Society.
14.  Can Planning Be Democratic? - A Collection Of Essays Prepared For The Fabian Society. by Herrert Morrison
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  "An unexciting book with an unexciting title, some good ideas though which have not aged badly, the chapter by Wooton on planning is particularly good"
£14.95   Used & New from: £13.08

FREEDOM UNDER PLANNING.
15.  FREEDOM UNDER PLANNING. by Barbara. Wootton
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  "Overlooked and forgotten reply to Hayek and other free marketeers popularised since the eighties without challenge or second thoughts"
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Oppression and Liberty (Routledge Classics)
16.  Oppression and Liberty (Routledge Classics) by Simone Weil
The list author says:
  "Great criticism of the betrayal of ideas when in power which where roundly defended while in opposition, though at times a rambling account (the author was apt to self-starvation)"
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G.D.H.Cole and Socialist Democracy
17.  G.D.H.Cole and Socialist Democracy by A.W. Wright
The list author says:
  "If ever there was a genuine socialist Cole was the man, lots of forgotten and neglected ideas"
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G. D. H. Cole: An Intellectual Biography (Conference on British Studies Biographical Series)
18.  G. D. H. Cole: An Intellectual Biography (Conference on British Studies Biographical Series) by L. P. Carpenter
The list author says:
  "More about Cole, significant for the conviction that socialism had not been realised and wouldnt be with many of the traits or hallmarks of the creedo at the time"
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Essays on Politics and Literature
19.  Essays on Politics and Literature by Bernard Crick
The list author says:
  "More from Crick, considering liberty underated by socialists, socialist writers, Orwell"
£31.34   Used & New from: £4.68

Political Thought and Polemics
20.  Political Thought and Polemics by Bernard Crick
The list author says:
  "More on Orwell, writing and political topics at the time of writing, including moderates in political context"
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The concept of socialism
21.  The concept of socialism by Bhikhu C. Parekh
The list author says:
  "A great socialist self-concept, incorporating sociability, social responsibility, co-operation and planning, aged well"
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Socialism: A Summary and Interpretation of Socialist Principl
22.  Socialism: A Summary and Interpretation of Socialist Principl by John Spargo
The list author says:
  "Just about one of the best books on socialism, dated but as good as some of the arcane arguments used against it"
£18.99

Socialism
23.  Socialism by Michael Harrington
The list author says:
  "Very good American socialist writer"
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Harrington Michael : Socialism: Past and Future (Mentor Series)
24.  Harrington Michael : Socialism: Past and Future (Mentor Series) by Michael Harrington
The list author says:
  "Brilliant, chapters on the end of socialism, welfare statism and the seventies and eighties"
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