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    Introducing Marxism: A Graphic Guide

    By Rupert Woodfin and Oscar Zarate

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    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.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherIcon Books
    Release dateJun 5, 2014
    ISBN9781848317635
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    • 5/5
      This graphic guide is not just about Marxism, let me tell you. This is a great handbook on how to think about hiatory.
    • 3/5
      Don't be mislead by the graphic format of this "introduction" to Marxism. It's a serious and fairly dense overview of Marxism from its inception through the misguided years of the Soviet-style version to post-modern interpretations and critiques of classical Marxism. Its compactness makes this a good way to delve deeper into the philosophical and historical aspects of this profoundly important political, economic and social current of thought.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 4/5
      These little graphic guides are rather brilliant introductions to various subjects. Rupert Woodfin & Oscar Zarate have made an easy to read critical introduction to Marxism starting with Hegel and ending in post-modernism and post-Marxism. The illustrations are both humorous and informative and the text formed as a form of narrative.

      Highly recommendable if you want an easy to read introduction or just want to brush up on your Marxist theories. The book is also filled with a lot of suggestions to further reading as well as a small, useful dictionary of Marxist terms.

      4 out of 5 stars for a job well done.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 4/5
      This useful introduction to Marxism provides a concise but quite comprehensive overview of the subject, explaining both its historical development and the main tenets of Marxist (and post-Marxist) thought.

      1 person found this helpful