The meaning of Marxism / Paul D'Amato.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

D'Amato, Paul.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Socialism--History.

Socialism.

History.

Socialism--United States.

United States.

Physical Description:

254 pages ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

Chicago, Ill. : Haymarket Books, 2006.

Summary:

It is fashionable for pundits to declare every so often that Marxism is dead. As the late socialist author Daniel Singer aptly put it, their aim "is to doom as impossible a radical, fundamental transformation of existing society." But you can't keep a good theory down. The poverty, class inequality, war, and environmental degradation that today's globalized capitalist system creates on an ever-expanding scale raises questions for which Marxism still offers fresh and relevant answers. This book is a lively and accessible introduction to the ideas of Karl Marx, as well as other key Marxist, with historical and contemporary examples. The Meaning of Marxism shows that a "radical, fundamental transformation of existing society" is indeed not only possible, but urgently necessary.

Contents:

Introduction: the relevance of Marxism

From millenarianism to Marx

Marx's materialist method

The Marxist view of history

Marxist economics: how capitalism works, and how it doesn't

No power greater

the working class

Democracy, reform, and revolution

The need for socialist organization

Russia: the God that failed?

Imperialism, nationalism, and war

Marxism and oppression

Capitalism and the environment

But what about

?: arguments against socialism

Can it happen here?

Imagine

the future socialist society

Conclusion: the point is to change it.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [222]-249) and index.

ISBN:

9781931859295

1931859299

OCLC:

74492014

Publisher Number:

9781931859295