| Title : | Biographical dictionary of marxism | | Material Type: | printed text | | Authors: | Robert A. Gorman, Editor | | Publisher: | Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press | | Publication Date: | 1986 | | Pagination: | 388 p. | | Size: | 22 cm | | ISBN (or other code): | 978-0-7201-1819-3 | | General note: | Includes index (p. [371]-388)
Includes bibliographical footnotes | | Languages : | English (eng) Original Language : English (eng) | | Descriptors: | Communists - Biography
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| | Class number: | 335.4 | | Abstract: | This volume contains biographical essays for over 210 Marxian Philosophers and activists from almost fifty nations on five continents. Whereas the Biographical Dictionary of Neo-Marxism also published by Greenwood Press- encompasses nontraditional philosophical variations of Marxian theory, this book focuses only on materials or orthodox Marxism. Since most contemporary Marxists and Marxist parties are materialist, the problem of deciding who to include has been vexing. two factors have a particularly complicated the selection process. First, once materialist Marxism is established in the work of its seminal theorists, very little else of philosophical interest or significance is produced. And second orthodox parties everywhere are represented by ideologues committed to rationalizing, justifying, and occasionally modifying Marxian theory to meet current national or regional conditions. Although these intellectual efforts may be interesting, they rarely transcend in significance the narrow geographical and temporal interests involved, and they are simply too numerous to all be included here. This dictionary therefor concentrates almost equally on philosophy and strategy. Seeking to minimize the risk of redundancy, I have included only the major theoretical formulations of materialist Marxism as well as the significant and influential application of materialism to concrete national conditions. One consequence is the extensive coverage given Third World Marxists, whose practical contributions have retooled materialist Marxism for the postcolonial liberation struggles in Africa, Asia, and Latin America-without, however, altering its philosophical base. | | Contents note: | Preface; Introduction; Biographies of Marxists; Appendix : Entrants by Nationality; Contributors; Index; | | Record link: | https://library.seeu.edu.mk/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=18363 |
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