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Book SynopsisThis book provides the only single volume study of major Marxist thinkers' views on the crucial question of the dialectic, connecting them with pressing contemporary, political and theoretical questions.
Trade Review'Without doubt a tour de force ... For every socialist who wants to develop their understanding of Marxism, this book essential reading.' - Bookmarks Review of Books
'Rees's sophisticated ananlysis of dialectics, from Hegel through to the classical Marxists, is both challenging and rewarding ... (the) book admirably conveys the passion and excitement, and the pleasure of dialectics. - Contemporary Politics
'Its outstanding characteristic is its exceptional lucidity - the way in which it deals with what are by any standards difficult theoretical issues without oversimplification but with superb clarity.' - Bookmarks
'An excellent outline of the "classical Marxist tradition"' - Radical Philosophy
'Its outstanding characteristic is its exceptional lucidity - the way in which it deals with what are by any standards difficult theoretical issues without oversimplification but with superb clarity.' - Bookmarks
'An excellent outline of the "classical Marxist tradition"' - Radical Philosophy
Table of ContentsIntroduction: Contradictions of Contemporary Capitalism1 Hegel’s Algebra of Revolution 2 The Dialectic in Marx and Engels 3 The First Crisis of Marxism 4 Lenin and Philosophy 5 The Legacy of Lukacs 6 Trotsky and the Dialectic of History Conclusion: Contradictions of Contemporary Theory
