{"product_id":"from-marx-to-lenin-an-evaluation-of-marxs-responsibility-for-soviet-authoritarianism-paperback-9780521125536","title":"From Marx to Lenin; An evaluation of Marx's responsibility for Soviet authoritarianism (Paperback) 9780521125536","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eFrom Marx to Lenin\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eAn evaluation of Marx's responsibility for Soviet authoritarianism\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis study is a contribution to the debate concerning the relationship between Marx's project and Soviet society.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eDavid W. Lovell (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521125536, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 17 December 2009\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e252 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 1.4 cm, 0.33 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis study is a contribution to the debate, begun just after the October Revolution, concerning the relationship between Marx's project and Soviet society. It focuses, however, only on the political aspects of the matter: to what extent was early Soviet authoritarianism the necessary outcome of Marx's works? Since Lenin's practice and theory largely determined and justified the early political character of the Soviet state, we may ask whether Lenin was implementing Marx's project or a project of his own design. Lenin, influenced by debates within Social Democracy and by the experience of the Russian revolutionary tradition, used a one-sided interpretation of Marx's work to build and defend a 'transition' which was fundamentally authoritarian. Marx was not causally responsible for the theoretical foundation of Soviet authoritarianism.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e 1. Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 2. Marx and the transition to socialism\u003cbr\u003e 3. Engels, democracy and revolution\u003cbr\u003e 4. Marxism and Revisionism\u003cbr\u003e 5. The Russian revolutionary tradition\u003cbr\u003e 6. Lenin and the Party\u003cbr\u003e 7. Lenin and the dictatorship\u003cbr\u003e 8. Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Select Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Political science \u0026amp; theory [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Political science \u0026amp; theory\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Political%20science%20\u0026amp;%20theory%20%5BJPA%5D%22\"\u003eJPA\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46004621705496,"sku":"9780521125536","price":27.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521125536i_d9f8659b-134e-4b02-b223-671672db6571.jpg?v=1691371848","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/from-marx-to-lenin-an-evaluation-of-marxs-responsibility-for-soviet-authoritarianism-paperback-9780521125536","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}