Read more
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.
List of contents
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
About the author
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.
Summary
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.
