The Meaning of Marxism“In [D’Amato’s] able hands, Marxist politics come alive and leap before us, pointing a way toward a better world. It’s a knockout.”—Dave Zirin, author of What’s My Name, Fool?: Sports and Resistance in the United States In this lively and accessible introduction to the ideas of Karl Marx, with historical and contemporary examples, D’Amato argues that Marx’s ideas of globalization, oppression, and social change are more important than ever. Paul D’Amato is the associate editor of the International Socialist Review. His writing has appeared in CounterPunch, Socialist Worker, and SelvesandOthers.org. He is an activist based in Chicago. |
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Marxist Economics How Capitalism Works | 51 |
Marxist Economics How Capitalism Fails | 69 |
No Power Greaterthe Working Class | 81 |
Imperialism Nationalism and War | 175 |
Marxism and Oppression | 198 |
Capitalisms Ecological Crisis | 237 |
Imagine the Socialist Future | 258 |
But What About ? Answers to Common Arguments Against Socialism | 266 |
Study Questions | 292 |
Further Reading | 295 |
Notes | 300 |
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