Description: From philosopher Leszek Kolakowski, one of the giants of twentieth-century intellectual history, comes this highly influential study of Marxism. Written in exile, this "prophetic work" presents, according to the Library of Congress, "the most lucid and comprehensive history of the origins, structure, and posthumous development of the system of thought that had the greatest impact on the twentieth century". Kolakowski traces the intellectual foundations of Marxist thought from Plotonius through Lenin, Lukacs, Sartre and Mao. He reveals Marxism to be "the greatest fantasy of our century...an idea that began in Promethean humanism and culminated in the monstrous tyranny of Stalinism". In a brilliant coda, he examines the collapse of international Communism in light of the last tumultuous decades. "Main Currents of Marxism" remains the indispensable book in its field.
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EAN: 9780393329438
UPC: 9780393329438
ISBN: 9780393329438
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Book Title: Main Currents of Marxism: The Founders, the Golden
Item Length: 23.1 cm
Number of Pages: 1312 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Main Currents of Marxism: the Founders-The Golden Age-The Breakdown
Publisher: WW Norton & Co
Publication Year: 2008
Item Height: 234 mm
Item Weight: 1568 g
Type: Textbook
Author: Leszek Kolakowski
Subject Area: Political Science
Item Width: 155 mm
Format: Paperback
