Rosa Luxemburg
Subtitle: Reflections and Writings
Contributors: Rosa Luxemburg (Editor); Paul Le Blanc (Editor)
Series: Revolutionary Series
Publisher: Humanity Books
Published: 2000-02
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 272
ISBN-13: 9781573927284
Subjects: Essays, journals, letters & other prose works; Socialism & left-of-centre democratic ideologies; Women revolutionaries; Political Ideologies - Communism & Socialism; Socialism; Political Science; Sociology; Women communists; Philosophy; General; 1871-1919; Germany; Luxemburg, Rosa,
First sentence: Rosa Luxemburg (1871-1919) was born in Poland (then divided under German and Russian domination), into a fairly well-to-do and cultured family that enabled this exceptionally bright daughter to pursue an education in Warsaw and then Zurich.
Description: "As an advocate of social democracy and individual responsibility, Rosa Luxemburg (1871-1919) remains the most eminent representative of the revolutionary socialist tradition. She was a radical activist who was willing to go to prison for her beliefs, including her protest of the First World War. This volume provides a representative sampling of Luxemburg's essential writings, many of which have been rarely anthologized.

Her examination of capitalist "globalization" in her era, the destructive dynamics of nationalism, and other topics are joined with hard-hitting political analyses, discussions of labor movement strategy, intimate prison letters, and passionate revolutionary appeals." "Luxemburg's powerful impact on the twentieth century is documented in the accompanying essays, which draw readers into the "discussions" that leading intellectuals and activists have had with this vibrant thinker."--BOOK JACKET.