Marxism and the Leninist Revolutionary Model

2014
ISBN: 978-1-137-40913-3
Verlag: Palgrave MacMillan Us

Buch, Englisch, 191 Seiten, Format (B × H): 145 mm x 218 mm, Gewicht: 340 g

This book explores Marxist and Leninist revolutionary theory. Topics include: the philosophical dialectic, historical materialism, the revolutionary movement, and Communist cadre political rule in the socialist state. Emphasis on Lenin's wartime political treatment of imperialism, national self-determination, and socialism in one country.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Davidshofer, W.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Sozialphilosophie, Politische Philosophie
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Theorie, Politische Philosophie
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte: Ereignisse und Themen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Table of Contents 1. The Foundations of Marx's Thought 2. Marx on Historical Materialism and Economic Theory 3. Marx on the Revolutionary Movement and the Revolutionary State 4. Lenin on the Revolutionary Party and the Revolutionary Movement in Russia 5. Lenin on National Self-Determination, Imperialism, and the Revolutionary Movement 6. The April Theses and The State and Revolution 7. Soviet Rule Under Lenin, 1917-1923 8. Epilogue: Concordance and Distinction in Marxist and Leninist Revolutionary Theory

Über Autor(innen)

William Davidshofer is Professor Emeritus of the University of Maine at Presque Isle, USA, where he taught for some forty years. He now lives in Durham, North Carolina, where he performs his research and teaches as an instructor for The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at Duke University, USA.