
Introducing Marxism
A Graphic Guide
Rupert Woodfin(Author)
Icon Books (Publisher)
Published on 5. February 2009
Book
Paperback/Softback
176 pages
978-1-84831-058-2 (ISBN)
Description
Was Marx himself a 'Marxist'? Was his visionary promise of socialism betrayed by Marxist dictatorship? Is Marxism inevitably totalitarian? What did Marx really say? "Introducing Marxism" provides a fundamental account of Karl Marx's original philosophy, its roots in 19th century European ideology, his radical economic and social criticism of capitalism that inspired vast 20th century revolutions. It assesses Marxism's Russian disciples, Lenin, Trotsky and Stalin who forged a ruthless dogmatic Communism. The book examines the alternative Marxist approaches of Gramsci, the Frankfurt School of critical theory and the structuralist Marxism of Althusser in the 1960s. It marshals postmodern interpretations of Marxism and raises the spectre of 'post-Marxism' in Derrida's confrontation with Fukuyama's 'end of history' doctrine.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Duxford
United Kingdom
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Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 167 mm
Width: 119 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
159 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-84831-058-2 (9781848310582)
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Oscar Zarate is one of the UK's leading graphic artists. He has illustrated numerous Introducing titles. His graphic novel A Small Killing won the Will Eisner Prize.