An essential record from the Second International expertly curated by Under the Socialist Banner editor Mike Taber.At its height the Second International 18891916 represented the majority of organized workers in the world and the largest of its affiliated parties counted over a million members. Its congresses drew delegates from across the globe and its major victoriesampampmdashlike the eighthour work dayampampmdashhave long outlasted the organization itself.ampampnbspIn this important collection of debates and resolutions from the Second International Reform Revolution and Opportunism captures the Internationalampamprsquos vibrancy and gives a snapshot of its strengths weaknesses and contradictions. Socialist militants turned to the Second International to deliberate on how best to combat the latest deprivations and excesses of capitalism which was stretching beyond national boundaries for the first time.