Description
Book SynopsisAn examination of the enduring legacy of Rosa Luxemburg and her importance for activists and intellectuals alike.
Trade Review'An authoritative book that offers a compelling insight into the life and work of Rosa Luxemburg. Meticulously researched, this book showcases Nixon's breadth of scholarship, insight and critical imagination ... A significant contribution to the field of intellectual history' -- Tanya Fitzgerald, La Trobe University
'Jon Nixon's absorbing encounter with Rosa Luxemburg's controversial legacy is at once a scholarly and thoroughly enjoyable reading of this remarkable thinker of 'the political'... and a timely reminder that Luxemburg's iconoclastic voice should play a decisive role in critical discussions of global politics today' -- Patrick Hayden, Professor of Political Theory and International Relations, University of St Andrews
'Nixon is a superb biographical historian where he examines Luxemburg's life, and the story reaches through history to speak to us today. A book that is a must for all those who are committed to social justice and democracy, but recognise the challenges involve' -- Professor Helen Gunter, The University of Manchester
'Jon Nixon provides us with a very well-written and detailed examination of Rosa Luxemburg and the historical and current importance of her work. This is a fine introduction to a compelling historical figure' -- Michael W. Apple, John Bascom Professor of Education, University of Wisconsin, Madison, and author of Can Education Change Society?
Table of ContentsPreface
Acknowledgements
A Note to the Reader
PART I - TAKING HISTORY AS IT COMES
1. The Long Apprenticeship
2. Entering History
PART II - THE WORLD UPSIDE DOWN
3. Political Struggle
4. Political Agency
5. Political Purpose
PART III - THINKING DIFFERENTLY
6. History is Now
7. The Long Revolution
Coda: ‘I Was I Am I Shall Be’
Glossary: Dates and Events, Organisations and People
Notes
References
Index
