Meaning of Marxism
By: Paul D'Amato
Edition: Revised and updated edition.
Published: 2014
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781608462506
Subjects: Marx, Karl, (1818-1883); Socialism; Marx, Karl,; History
Description: "In this updated and revised edition, Paul D'Amato provides a lively and accessible introduction to the ideas of Karl Marx, with historical and contemporary examples"--Back cover.
Notes: Originally published: 2006.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: the relevance of Marxism; title: From millenarianism to Marx; title: Marx's materialist method; title: The Marxist view of history; title: Marxist economics: how capitalism works; title: Marxist economics: how capitalism fails; title: No power greater; title: the working class; title: Democracy, reform, and revolution; title: From Marx to Lenin: Marxism and political organization; title: Russia: the God that failed?; title: Imperialism, nationalism, and war; title: Marxism and oppression; title: Capitalism's ecological crisis; title: But what about...?: arguments against socialism.