From Marx to Gramsci: A Reader in Revolutionary Marxist Politics

By Paul Le Blanc

From Marx to Gramsci offers a readable introduction to the historical contexts, lives, and revolutionary ideas of six central thinkers in the Marxist tradition--Karl Marx, Frederick Engels, Rosa Luxemburg, V. I. Lenin, Leon Trotsky, and Antonio Gramsci. A clear and well-documented introduction demonstrates how their varied contributions represent a revolutionary Marxist synthesis, providing an understanding of capitalist development, a theory of the labor movement, a strategy for revolution, and a conception of the transition to socialism. The bulk of the volume provides a representative sampling of Marxist writings offering insights into the dynamics of history, politics, society, and economics, with an emphasis on struggles for social change. From Marx to Gramsci concludes with a searching discussion, drawing from various critics of Marxism and realities of the late twentieth century, of whether revolutionary Marxism actually has a future.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 160846623X
• ISBN13: 9781608466238
• Release Date: May 2016
• Publisher: Haymarket Books
• Length: 404 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 8.9"