Marxism after Marx: an introduction.

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The third edition of Marxism after Marx is an updated version of what has become the classic account of twentieth-century Marxism. It includes new bibliographical information and sections covering developments over the last decade. This new edition represents a comprehensive and reliable guide to one of the most influential bodies of thought of our century. David McLellan is Professor of Political Theory at Goldsmiths College, London, UK. He has written over 20 books on Marx and Marxism, many of which have been translated into foreign languages. Cover Title Page Copyright Dedication Contents Preface Introduction: The Legacy of Marx Part 1: The German Social Democrats 1: Contribution of Engels Philosophy History Politics Notes Further Reading Bibliography 2: Revisionist Controversy The Spread of Marxism outside Germany Origins of German revisionism Economics Sociology Politics Philosophy and historical materialism Conclusion Notes Further reading Bibliography 3: Radicals Introduction Luxemburg: social reform or revolution Luxemburg: consciousness and activity Luxemburg: imperialism Split in the SPD Notes Further reading Bibliography 4: Austro-Marxism Notes Further reading Bibliography Part 2: Russian Marxism 5: Origins Marx, Engels and Plekhanov Founding of the RSDLP Bolshevik-Menshevik split Notes Further reading Bibliography 6: Trotsky Notes Further reading Bibliography 7: Lenin The Party Revolution Imperialism The State The National question Philosophy Notes Further reading Bibliography 8: Russian Marxism in the 1920s War communism The new economic policy Socialism in one country Art and philosophy Notes Further reading Bibliography 9: Stalinism Industry, agriculture and party Stalin as theoretician Trotsky's critique of Stalinism Notes Further reading Bibliography 10: Post-Stalin Communism Notes Further reading Bibliography Part 3: European Marxism Between The Wars 11: Lukács Notes Further reading Bilbioography 12: Korsch Notes Further reading Bibliography 13: Council Communism Notes Further Reading Bibliographty 14: Gramsci Introduction The Turin councils movement The Prison Notebooks The intellectuals Hegemony The state, civil society and revolution Notes Further reading Bibliography Part 4: China And The Third World 15: The Making of the Chinese Revolution Introduction Mao and the peasantry Revolutionary strategy Guerrilla warfare Mao's philosophy Notes Further reading Bibliography 16: Maoism in Power The path of economic development Inheritance and first measures The first Five Year Plan The Great Leap Forward Class and contradiction The Party and the masses The mass line and democratic centralism Party organization The "One Hundred Flowers" campaign The Cultural Revolution Historical materialism The Sino-Soviet dispute Conclusion Notes Further reading Bibliography 17: Latin America Introduction Cuba Regis Debray Notes Further reading Bibliography 18: Marxism and Underdevelopment Notes Further reading Bibliography Part 5: Contemporary Marxism In Europe And The United States 19: The Frankfurt School The school and politics Critical theory Impact of psychoanalysis and fascism Aesthetics Marcuse Habermas Notes Further reading Bibliography 20: Existentialist Marxism Introduction Sartre Arguments and the theorists of the "New Working Class' Notes Further reading Bibliography 21: The Della Volpe School Notes Further reading Bibliography 22: Structuralist Marxism Notes Further reading Bibliography 23: British Marxism Notes Further reading Bibliography 24: Marxism in the United States History Marx and Engels Weydemeyer and Sorge The SLP and De Leon Socialism and Communism The New Left Reasons for Marxism's lack of success Theory The New Left American history Economics Market Socialism and Analytical Marxism Notes Further reading Bibliography Conclusion Chronological Table A Marxist Genealogy Index