This volume provides the best single introduction to date on the history of U.S. Trotskyism, providing both a clear narrative of that history along with in-depth explorations and analyses of its various facets.

The fact that the book offers highly informed yet different perspectives from three authors, at the same time providing a rich array of sources, will help readers think critically about the issues under discussion and to carry out their own research and exploration.

In giving a vibrant sense of both positive and problematical dynamics in the history of a revolutionary movement, this volume will help enlighten scholars and alert activists to the possibilities and complexities in store for those seeking to make history.

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