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Introducing the Encyclopedia of the American Left

The Encyclopedia of the American Left brings together scholarship on the history of left movements — socialist, communist, anarchist, and New Left — in the United States from the 1860s to the present. Thanks to generous support from the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation and a grant from the Democratic Socialists of America Fund, Verso presents this new digital edition of the Encyclopedia, free and accessible to all. 

10 November 2026

Introducing the Encyclopedia of the American Left
The Encyclopedia of the American Left brings together scholarship on the history of left movements — socialist, communist, anarchist, and New Left — in the United States from the 1860s to the present. Mari Jo Buhle, Paul Buhle, and Dan Georgakas began work on the Encyclopedia in 1987. The first edition, which brought together hundreds of essays by both academics and activists, was put out by Garland in 1990, and in 1998, Oxford University Press released a second, greatly expanded edition of the Encyclopedia. Thanks to generous support from the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation and a grant from the Democratic Socialists of America Fund, Verso presents this new digital edition of the Encyclopedia, free and accessible to all. 

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