David North (Socialist)
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David North is an American socialist (Trotskyist). He has been the leader (national secretary) of the American Workers League (renamed to Socialist Equality Party), the United States section of the International Committee of the Fourth International. He is also the chairman of the International Editorial Board of the World Socialist Web Site organization.[1] He is also an author of books and articles on the history of the Socialist movement. He also delivers lectures in politics[2] and the history of Marxism. [3]
[edit] Books by D. North
- The Heritage We Defend (1988) ISBN 0929087003, 539pp., a history of the 4th International
- Perestroika versus Socialism: Stalinism and the Restoration of Capitalism in the USSR (1989) ISBN 0929087399
- The Crisis of American Democracy (2004) ISBN 1875639365, lectures delivered at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, an analysis of the 2000 and 2004 US presidential elections
- Marxism, History & Socialist Consciousness (2007) ISBN 1893638030
- Trotskyism versus Stalinism (1987) ISBN 0929087208
- Leon Trotsky & the Post-Soviet School of Historical Falsification ISBN 978-1-893638-02-0
[edit] References
- ^ Back cover of the book "Marxism, History & Socialist Consciousness"
- ^ "The Crisis in American Democracy...", book talk, ABC Radio
- ^ Preface to a D. North lecture "Marxism and the Trade Unions"
