Twentieth-Century Marxism: A Global Introduction

by Glaser; Daryl

• ISBN13: 9780415772839
• ISBN10: 0415772834
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2007-11-05
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

P This book outlines and assesses the Marxist tradition as it developed in the twentieth century, and considers its place and standing as we move into the twenty-first century. /P P It is divided into three parts examining Marxism historically, geographically and thematically: /P UL LI Part 1 analyzes early Marxism in Russia and Europe as it developed after the death of Marx. Lenin, Trotsky, Luxemburg, Kautsky, Bernstein and the school of thought associated with them are all examined /LI LI Part 2 deals with thinkers, debates and movements that followed the early Marxism focused on in part one, and includes chapters on Marxism in Europe, the Soviet Union, Africa, Asia and Latin America /LI LI Part 3 is concerned with more contemporary debates in relation to Marxism and its standing and role today. The chapters in this section consider various themes including the relationship between theory and practice in Marxism, democratic procedure and liberties, Marxism as an economic critique of capitalism andMarxist methodology. /LI /UL P EM Twentieth Century Marxism /EM is not an introspective discussion of Marxism that would be of interest only to a limited number of specialists. Rather, it provides a thoughtful and stimulating contribution to debates about the role of Marxism today and its future direction. /P

Table of Contents

1. Introduction David Walker Part I 2. Lenin and Marxism: Class Struggle, the Theory of Politics and the Politics of Theory Alan Shandro 3. Left-Communism: Rosa Luxemburg and Leon Trotsky Compared Ian Thatcher 4. Right Wing Marxism Jules Townsend Part II 5. Soviet and Eastern Bloc Marxism Mark Sandle 6. Eurocommunism Rick Simon 7. Western Marxism Joe Femia 8. African Marxism's Moment Daryl Gla ser 9. Applying Marxism to Asian Conditions: Mao Zedong, Ho Chi Minh and the 'Universality of Marxism' Nick Knight 10. Marxism in Latin America/Latin American Marxism? Ronaldo Munck Part III 11. Marxism and Socialism Howard Chodos 12. Marxist Theory, Marxist Practice Daryl Glaser 13. Marxisms and Capitalisms: From Logic of Accumulation to Articulation of Class Structures Yahya M. Madra and Fikret Adaman 14. Marxism and Method Daniel Little