Details
Historical Dictionary of Marxism
Historical Dictionaries of Religions, Philosophies, and Movements Series 2. Second Edition
164,99 € |
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Verlag: | Rowman & Littlefield Publishers |
Format: | EPUB |
Veröffentl.: | 09.09.2014 |
ISBN/EAN: | 9781442237988 |
Sprache: | englisch |
Anzahl Seiten: | 608 |
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Beschreibungen
<span><span>The second edition of the </span><span>Historical Dictionary of Marxism</span><span> covers of the basics of Karl Marx’s thought, the philosophical contributions of later Marxist theorists, and the extensive real-world political organizations and structures his work inspired—that is, the myriad political parties, organizations, countries, and leaders who subscribed to Marxism as a creed. <br><br>This text includes a chronology, an introductory essay, and an extensive bibliography. </span><span>The dictionary section has over 500 cross-referenced entries on important personalities, both thinkers and doers; political parties and movements; and major communist or ex-communist countries. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about Marxism.</span></span>
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<span><span>The </span><span>Historical Dictionary of Marxism</span><span> includes a chronology, introductory essay, and extensive bibliography. The dictionary provides over 500 cross-referenced entries on important personalities, political parties and movements, and major communist or ex-communist countries. This book is an excellent access point for students and researchers.</span></span>
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<span><span>Editor’s Foreword (</span><span>Jon Woronoff</span><span>)</span></span>
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<span><span>Preface</span></span>
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<span><span>Reader’s Note</span></span>
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<span><span>Acronyms and Abbreviations</span></span>
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<span><span>Chronology</span></span>
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<span><span>Introduction</span></span>
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<span><span>THE DICTIONARY</span></span>
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<span><span>Bibliography</span></span>
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<span><span>About the Authors</span></span>
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<span><span>Preface</span></span>
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<span><span>Reader’s Note</span></span>
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<span><span>Acronyms and Abbreviations</span></span>
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<span><span>Chronology</span></span>
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<span><span>Introduction</span></span>
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<span><span>THE DICTIONARY</span></span>
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<span><span>Bibliography</span></span>
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<span><span>About the Authors</span></span>
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<span><span>The second edition of the </span><span>Historical Dictionary of Marxism</span><span> covers the history of Marxism through a chronology, an introductory essay, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 500 cross-referenced entries on important personalities, both thinkers and doers; political parties and movements; and major communist or ex-communist countries. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about Marxism.</span></span>
<span><span>Elliott Johnson</span><span> has served as co-editor of </span><span>Studies in Marxism</span><span>, the periodical of the Political Studies Association’s Marxism Specialist Group, sub-editor for </span><span>Global Discourse: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Current Affairs and Applied Contemporary Thought</span><span>, proofreader for the edited collection </span><span>The Legacy of Marxism: Contemporary Developments, Conflicts and Challenges,</span><span> and organizer of Examining the Relevance of Marx and Marxism to Contemporary Global Society conference. He is in the early stages of developing a series of introductory textbooks for undergraduates studying political ideologies and their effect on society.<br><br></span><span>David Walker</span><span>, politics lecturer at Newcastle University, has been teaching courses on political theory, socialism, and Marxism for over 20 years. His authored publications include the book </span><span>Marx, Methodology and Science</span><span>, articles for the journal </span><span>Studies in Marxism</span><span> and a booklet on historical materialism for British A-Level students. He also edited </span><span>Twentieth-Century Marxism: A Global Introduction.</span><span><br><br></span><span>Daniel Gray</span><span>, author of </span><span>Homage to Caledonia: Scotland and the Spanish Civil War.</span><span><br></span></span>