num_pages: 208
description: This readable survey of Marxist political theory and key texts by seminal thinkers including Marx, Engels, and Lenin highlights formative concepts and debates within Marxist thought. The argument is presented that a democratic socialism can defend and extend freedoms and thereby remove class distinctions. This introduction considers the nature of class conflict, the proposed defense of the old order, and the possibilities for reform and revolution. This replaces 0198760620.
language: English
title: Marxism and Politics
titlecomplete: Marxism and Politics
genres: Theory, Politics, Political Science, Philosophy, Nonfiction, Sociology
ratings_count: 134
publisher: Merlin Press