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Conceptual vicissitudes — socialism and democracy in has socialism failed?

Pages 25-44 | Published online: 25 Feb 2007

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  • 1990 . African Communist , : 25 – 51 . 2nd Quarter
  • 1990 . South African Labour Bulletin , 14 ( 6 ) : 11 – 28 .
  • Tabb , William K , ed. 1990 . The Future of Socialism: Perspectives From the Left , New York : Monthly Review Press .
  • Adam , Heribert . 1989 . “Eastern Europe and South African Socialism: Engaging Joe Slovo” . Theoria, , Oct : 33 – 43 .
  • Brinkley , Carol . 1991 . “The Proletarian Revolution and Slovo” . Frontline Worker , Jan : 41 – 43 .
  • Cronin , Jeremy . 1990 . “Rediscovering our Socialist History” . South African Labour Bulletin, , 15 ( 3 ) Sept : 97 – 100 .
  • Cronin , Jeremy . 1990 . “An Open Letter to Pallo Jordan” . Umsebenzi, , 6 ( 4 ) : 19
  • Cronin , Jeremy . 1991 . “Is the SACP Travelling in the Right Direction? A Response to Kitson and Habib” . Work in Progress, , May : 25 – 28 .
  • Gwala , Harry . 1990 . “Let Us Look at History in the Round” . African Communist , : 39 – 48 . 4th Quarter
  • Habib , Adam and Andrews , Mercia . 1990 . “Disinheriting the Heritage of Stalinism” . South African Labour Bulletin , 15 ( 3 ) Sept : 86 – 93 .
  • Habib , Adam . 1991 . “The SACP's Restructuring of Communist Theory ‐ A Shift to the Right” . Transformation, , : 66 – 81 .
  • Habib , Adam . 1991 . “Social Democracy or Revolutionary Socialism: A Reply to Jeremy Cronin” . Work in Progress, , Sept : 44 – 45 .
  • Hirson , Baruch . 1990 . “Socialism ‐ Has it Failed? or Joe Slovo's Apologia for Mr Gorbachev” . Searchlight South Africa , 2 ( 1 ) July : 14 – 29 .
  • Hoffman , John (DIALEGO) . 1991 . “The Slovo Critique: Socialism Utopian and Scientific” . South African Labour Bulletin , 15 ( 7 ) April : 57 – 70 .
  • Jordan , Pallo . 1990 . “The Crises of Conscience in the SACP” . Transformation, , : 75 – 89 .
  • Jordan , Pallo . 1991 . “A Reply to Neocosmos” . South African Labour Bulletin , 15 ( 7 ) April : 76 – 77 .
  • Jordan , Pallo . 1992 . “Has Socialism Failed? The South African Debate” . Southern Africa Report , January : 11 – 16 .
  • Jordan , Pallo . 1992 . “Socialism: Time For New Beginnings” . New Nation , Jan 17 ‐ Jan 23
  • Karon , Tony . “The Crises of Socialism and Slovo's Response” . Unpublished paper presented to the Marxist Theory Seminar, . University of the Western Cape . 30–3–90
  • Kitson , David . 1991 . “Is the SACP Still Communist?” . Work in Progress, , March/April : 27 – 30 .
  • Kitson , David . 1991 . “Marxism‐Leninism and Abstract Truth: Reply to Cronin ‐ Steinberg” . Work in Progress , Sept : 41 – 43 .
  • Lever , Jeff . “Some Thoughts on Has Socialism Failed” . Unpublished paper presented to the Marxist Theory Seminar . University of the Western Cape . 30–3–90
  • Lewis , Jack . Socialism Will Rise Again: Stalinism Never!” . Unpublished paper presented to the Marxist Theory Seminar, . University of the Western Cape . 30–3–90
  • Morris , Mike . 1991 . “Dangerous Liaisons?” . New Era, , Autumn : 16 – 18 .
  • Nash , Andrew . 1990 . “Leninism and Democracy” . Theoria, , Oct : 19 – 32 .
  • Neocosmos , Mike . 1991 . “Has Socialism Failed? The Debate Continues” . South African Labour Bulletin, , 15 ( 7 ) April : 71 – 74 .
  • Steinberg , Jonny . 1991 . “Leninist Fantasies and SACP Illusions: A Response to Kitson and Slovo” . Work in Progress, , May : 29 – 31 .
  • Von Holdt , Karl . 1990 . “Marxism, Leninism, and Stalin.....” . South African Labour Bulletin , 15 ( 3 ) Sept : 94 – 96 .
  • Von Holdt , Karl . 1991 . “Reply to Neocosmos” . South African Labour Bulletin, , 15 ( 7 ) April : 78
  • WOSA (Workers Organization for Socialist Action) . 1991 . “Response to ‘a Perturbing Contribution by Cde Neocosmos'” . South African Labour Bulletin, , 15 ( 7 ) April : 74 – 76 .
  • National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa . 1990 . Numsa Bulletin , 1 ( 2 ) June
  • “South African Communists” . Azania News, , 26 ( 3 ) 8 (undated),

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