The first full American and English-language publication of one of Leon Trotsky’s seminal texts, The Permanent Revolution. First published by the Left Opposition in Russian in Berlin in 1930 and translated by Max Shachtman. Full online text of book here.

The Permanent Revolution by Leon Trotsky. Translated by Max Shachtman. Pioneer Publishers, New York. 1931.

Contents: Preface to the American Edition (March 29,1930) by Leon Trotsky, Introduction (November 30, 1930) by Trotsky, The Enforced Nature of This Work and Its Aim, The Permanent Revolution is Not a “Leap” by the Proletariat, but the Reconstruction of the Nation under Leadership of the Proletariat, Three Elements of the “Democratic Dictatorship”: Classes, Tasks and Political Mechanics, What did the Theory of the Permanent Revolution Look Like in Practice?, Was the “Democratic Dictatorship” Realized in Our Country? If so, When?, On the Skipping of Historical Stages, What Does the Slogan of the Democratic Dictatorship Mean Today for the East, From Marxism to Pacifism, Epilogue, What is the Permanent Revolution? Basic Postulates. 209 pages.

Pioneer Publishers was the publishing house established by the Communist League of America (Opposition) in 1930. It later served the Socialist Workers Party and was superseded by Merit Publishers in 1965, and later by Pathfinder Press in 1969.

PDF of full book: http://ucf.digital.flvc.org/islandora/object/ucf%3A5479/datastream/OBJ/download/The_permanent_revolution.pdf