Marxists in the Face of Fascism
Writings by Marxists on Fascism From the Inter-war Period
Published on 12. March 2019
Book
Hardback
400 pages
978-1-60846-573-6 (ISBN)
Description
Fascism's ascent to power across Europe in the 1920s and 1930s marks one of the greatest historical defeats of the left in all of history. Yet, this catastrophic de- feat was resisted at every turn by Marxists who tried, unsuccessfully, to push the mass communist and social democratic parties to organize an opposition to the rising movements of violent reaction. Their devastating failure paved the way for the gas chamber, decades of ruthless dictatorship, and war.
This important volume offers the most complete selection of Marxist writings on fascism from this period in any language and provides invaluable lessons for contemporary readers concerned with today's far-right.
This important volume offers the most complete selection of Marxist writings on fascism from this period in any language and provides invaluable lessons for contemporary readers concerned with today's far-right.
Reviews / Votes
"Marxists in the Face of Fascism, with a very useful introduction by David Beetham, is an unrivaled and vital piece, allowing us to grasp the major contribution of inter-war Marxism, in its great diversity of theoretical approaches and political orientations, and to deepening our understanding of fascism and to antifascist practice"-Ugo Palheta, author La Possibilite du FascismeMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
Chicago
United States
Product notice
Paper over boards
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 27 mm
Weight
757 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-60846-573-6 (9781608465736)
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Person
David Beetham is Professor of Politics at the University of Leeds.