The Legacy of Leon Trotsky (1990)

by Richard Monroe & Philip Masters

Introduction (1990)

Chapter 1 – The Theory of the Permanent Revolution

Chapter 2 – The Rise of Stalinism

Chapter 3 – The Nature of the Soviet Regime

Chapter 4 – World Relations Since World War II

Chapter 5 – The “New” SACP’s Explanation of Stalinism

Chapter 6 – Tasks of the South African Revolution

Appendix

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