Download or read book Socialism: a Very Short Introduction written by Michael Newman and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2020-09-24 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Exploring the role of socialism over the last two hundred years, Michael Newman explains its major theories, and the key challenges facing it today. Drawing on case studies such as Bolivia and Cuba, he considers recent attempts to put socialism into practice, and argues that it remains ultimately relevant in today's world.