Marxism and the Leap to the Kingdom of Freedom The Rise and Fall of the Communist Utopia |
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Author:
| Walicki, Andrzej |
ISBN: | 978-0-8047-3164-5 |
Publication Date: | Sep 1997 |
Publisher: | Stanford University Press
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $45.00 |
Book Description:
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This book reconstructs Marx and Engels's theory of freedom, highlights its centrality to their vision of the communist society of the future, traces its development in the history of Marxist thought and explains how it was transformed at the height of its influence into a legitimation of totalitarian practices.
This book reconstructs Marx and Engels's theory of freedom, highlights its centrality to their vision of the communist society of the future, traces its development in the history of Marxist thought and explains how it was transformed at the height of its influence into a legitimation of totalitarian practices.