The History of the Left from Marx to the Present: Theoretical Perspectives

by Darrow Schecter

Book Overview

There are many ways of presenting the history of the left. In this concise and cogent survey, Darrow Schecter avoids trivializing struggles of the last 150 years, focusing on Marx's theories and the diverse struggles for human emancipation that have characterized European and world history since the French Revolution.

Each chapter in the book builds on the previous one, analysing the emergence and development of a specifically left wing understanding...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0826487572
• ISBN13: 9780826487575
• Release Date: August 2007
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 9.0"