The Politics of Marxism The Critical Debates |
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Author:
| Townshend, Jules |
ISBN: | 978-0-7185-0004-7 |
Publication Date: | Apr 1998 |
Publisher: | Bloomsbury Academic & Professional
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $60.00 |
Book Description:
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Central to this volume is the collapse of the so-called Marxist regimes of Eastern Europe. This volume, written in the light of the apparentcomplete failure of the Marxian political project, aims to present, in an accessible way, a thematic synthesis of the critical debates. Theemphasis is placed on Marxist politics in practice, looking at questions of class alliances, parliamentary forms of democracy, nationalism and the future of Marxism. Debates are set within their historical...
More DescriptionCentral to this volume is the collapse of the so-called Marxist regimes of Eastern Europe. This volume, written in the light of the apparentcomplete failure of the Marxian political project, aims to present, in an accessible way, a thematic synthesis of the critical debates. Theemphasis is placed on Marxist politics in practice, looking at questions of class alliances, parliamentary forms of democracy, nationalism and the future of Marxism. Debates are set within their historical context; their significance for contemporary politics, both in Eastern Europe and the rest of the world, is evaluated and they are related to the problems found in Marx's original project.