Table of Contents:
- Acknowledgments
- A note on the text
- List of abbreviations
- Introduction: socialism and the legacy of the French revolution
- Socialist ideals and imaginings, 1789-1830
- Socialist ideology amid reform and revolution, 1830-1871
- Socialism in the era of mass politics, 1871-1914
- The Russian revolution and the birth of communism, 1914-1945
- Socialism and communism during the Cold War, 1945-1991
- Epilogue: the retreat and reemergence of socialism, 1991-present
- Further reading
- Index
- About the author.