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I found the 3 volume history of the International by Julius Braunthal to be informative, plus rather entertaining, in a way, via his reminiscences of his (bureaucratic) participation in - and his lifelong contact with - the International movement. Here is a brief bio of Braunthal I lifted off the internet to illustrate this involvement. "Born in Vienna 1891, died in Teddington, Great Britain 1972; writer, active in the international social democratic movement; member of the executive committees of the Sozialdemokratische Arbeiterpartei in Österreich (SDAP) and the Republikanischer Schutzbund; imprisoned and tried for high treason in 1934, expelled from Austria in 1935; lived in Belgium 1935-1936; settled in Great Britain in 1938; editor of the Tribune from 1937, the International Socialist Forum 1938-1948; secretary of the Committee of the International Socialist Conferences (COMISCO) 1949-1951, secretary-general of the Socialist International (SI) 1951-1956; author of the `History of the International' in three volumes, published between 1961-1971." It's titled simply History Of The International and the volumes are v. 1. 1864-1914.--v. 2. 1914-1943--v. 3. 1943-1968. (First volume appears in English in 1966.) If that's too much, or can't be found, try Lichtheims's Short History of Socialism starting with p. 157. (I'm pretty sure that it is in paperback.) (Published 1970) Naturally, conclusions by Braunthal and Lichtheim have been disputed, so read with the old "open mind". More recent? I checked the central catalog for Ohio colleges and found only two other recent works. I have read neither, and the second is a product of the anti-Communist Hoover Institute. 1974 Novack, George Edward The first three Internationals, their history and lessons [by] George Novack, Dave Frankel [and] Fred Feldman Pathfinder Press 1966 Drachkovitch, Milorad The revolutionary internationals, 1864-1943 Published for Hoover Institution on War, Revolution, and Peace by Stanford University Press, 1966 - Bill Joonas Laine wrote: > ====================================================================== Rule > #1: YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. > ====================================================================== > > > Hi, > > any recommendations for good histories of the First International..? I know > about the Stekloff book on MIA, but I was looking for something that I could > read on paper, and perhaps something that's more recent as well. > > Thanks! > > ________________________________________________ Send list submissions to: > Marxism@lists.econ.utah.edu Set your options at: > http://lists.econ.utah.edu/mailman/options/marxism/wquimby%40embarqmail.com > ________________________________________________ Send list submissions to: Marxism@lists.econ.utah.edu Set your options at: http://lists.econ.utah.edu/mailman/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com
