The Theory of Monopoly Capitalism
An Elaboration of Marxian Political Economy
This is the first systematic discussion of the Marxian political economy of Paul Baran, Paul Sweezy, Harry Magdoff, and Samir Amin. John Foster explains their theoretical contributions and situates these in the context of on-going debates on economic theory.… | more |
Karl Marx’s Theory of Revolution, Vol III: The Dictatorship of the Proletariat
In this third volume of his definitive study of Karl Marx’s political thought, Hal Draper examines how Marx, and Marxism, have dealt with the issue of dictatorship in relation to the revolutionary use of force and repression, particularly as this debate has centered on the use of the term “dictatorship of the proletariat.” Writing with his usual wit and perception, Draper strips away the layers of misinterpretation and misinformation that have accumulated over the years to show what Marx and Engels themselves really meant by the term.… | more |
Paperback, 357 pages ISBN-13: 978-0-85345-604-9 Released: January 1984 The essays in this volume, by veteran economists as well as younger scholars, are part of a radical attempt to grapple with the problems of advanced capitalist development without discarding the real theoretical breakthroughs made by Keynes. The contributors argue that Keynes was correct in pointing to [...]… | more |
Late Marx and the Russian Road
Marx and the Peripheries of Capitalism
Explores Marx’s attitude to “developing” societies. Includes translations of Marx’s notes from the 1880s, among the most important finds of the last century.… | more |
One of the 20th century’s foremost Marxian economists discusses the dialectical method, the contradictions of capitalism, and the future of Marxism.… | more |
Speeches and Writings of Amilcar Cabral
Cabral is among the great figures of our time — these texts provide the evidence.… | more |
The Poverty of Theory and Other Essays
This classic collection of essays by E.P. Thompson, one of England’s most renowned socialist voices, remains a staple text in the history of Marxist theory. The bulk of the book is dedicated to Thompson’s famous polemic against Louis Althusser and what he considers the reductionism and authoritarianism of Althusserian structuralism. In lively and erudite prose, Thompson argues for a self-critical and unapologetically humanist Marxist tradition. Also included are three essays of considerable importance to the development of the New Left.… | more |
Karl Marx’s Theory of Revolution, Vol II: The Politics of Social Classes
This is the second installment of Hal Draper’s exhaustive and incomparable treatment of Marx’s political theory, policy, and practice. In forceful and readable language, Draper ranges through the development of the thought of Marx and Engels on the role of classes in society.… | more |
Karl Marx’s Theory of Revolution, Vol I: State and Bureaucracy
Volume I of Hal Draper’s definitive and masterful study of Marx’s political thought, which focuses on Marx’s attitude toward democracy, the state, intellectuals as revolutionaries, and much, much more.… | more |
Selected Writings by Rosa Luxemburg
Provocative writings on the question of national self-determination and its relationship with socialism.… | more |