Lenin, Hegel, and Western Marxism: A Critical Study by Kevin B. Anderson Paperba

Description: Lenin, Hegel, and Western Marxism by Kevin B. Anderson Still the only full-length study of the achievements and limitations of Lenins extensive writings on Hegel, Hegel, Lenin, and Western Marxism has become a minor classic. In a full critical account, Andersons book connects Lenins dialectics to his renowned writings on imperialism, anti-colonial movements, and the state. From there Anderson takes up the extensive debates over Lenins engagement with Hegel among Marxists as wide ranging as Georg Lukacs, Henri Lefebvre, C.L.R. James, Raya Dunayevskaya, Lucio Colletti, and Louis Althusser.This updated and expanded edition also includes a comprehensive new introduction by the author, assessing Lenins relevance for todays world. FORMAT Paperback CONDITION Brand New Author Biography Kevin B. Anderson is Distinguished Professor of Sociology, with affiliations to Political Science and Feminist Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara. He is the author or editor of eleven books, including Marx at the Margins. Table of Contents Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsA Note on Sources and AbbreviationsIntroduction to the New English Edition 1 Lenin in the Present Moment 2 Lenin and Hegel Today 3 Lenin and Hegel 1914-22, Some Key Examples 4 Lenin and the Hegelian Marxist Tradition 5 Was Lenin Really a Hegelian Marxist after 1914? 6 Dialectics and Lenins Theoretical Works after 1914: Did He Really Reorganise His Thinking? 7 The Antinomies of State and Revolution 8 Which, If Any, Lenin for Today? 9 ReferencesIntroduction to the First EditionPart 1 Lenin on Hegel and Dialectics1 The Crisis of World Marxism in 1914 and Lenins Plunge into Hegel 1 The Significance of the Turn to Hegel 2 Marxism and Hegel before 1914 3 Lenin and Hegel before 1914 4 The 1914 Encyclopedia Article Karl Marx2 Lenin on Hegels Concepts of Being and Essence 1 Lenin Begins to Read Hegel 2 On The Doctrine of Being 3 On The Doctrine of Essence3 The Subjective Logic: The Core of Lenins 1914 Hegel Studies 1 The Notion in General: The Self-Conscious Subject 2 The Syllogism and the Relation of Hegel to Marxism 3 Teleology: Lenin Discovers a Concept of Practice and Labor in Hegel 4 The Idea in General: The Very Best Exposition of Dialectics 5 The Idea of Life: A Brilliant Addition to the Logic 6 The Idea of Cognition: A Turning Point in Lenins Abstract 7 The Idea of the True as the Theoretical Idea and Hegels Critique of Kants Relativism and Focus on Phenomena 8 Analytic and Synthetic Cognition 9 The Idea of the Good and the Practical Idea 10 The Practical Idea and Lenins Omission of the Theoretical Idea 11 The Absolute Idea: The Ambivalent Climax of Lenins Reading of Hegel4 Lenins Discussions of the Dialectic, 1915-23: An Ambivalent, Secretive Hegelianism 1 Interlude: Writings on the War and Revolutionary Defeatism, 1914-15 2 Notes on Other Works by Hegel, 1915: Intelligent Idealism versus Vulgar Materialism 3 On the Question of Dialectics: Lenin Critiques Engels 4 Lenins Public Writings on Dialectics, 1915-23: Hegelian Marxism and Philosophical AmbivalencePart 2 Lenin on the Dialectics of Revolution, 1914-235 Imperialism and New Forms of Subjectivity: National Liberation Movements 1 Economics and Dialectics in the Analysis of Imperialism 2 Notebooks on Imperialism 3 Marxism and the National Question to 1914 4 Lenin on the Dialectics of National Liberation, 1916-17 5 Continuation of the Debates over National Liberation after the Revolution6 State and Revolution: Subjectivity, Grassroots Democracy, and the Critique of Bureaucracy 1 State and Revolution 2 The New Vision of Revolution: Letters, Speeches, and Pamphlets, 1917-18 3 An Ambivalent Critique of Bureaucracy, 1919-23Part 3 Lenin, Hegel, and Western Marxism7 From the 1920s to 1953: Lukacs, Lefebvre, and the Johnson-Forest Tendency 1 Lenin and Hegel in the Soviet Union in the 1920s 2 Lenin and Hegel in Central Europe: Korsch, Lukacs, and Bloch 3 France in the 1930s: Lefebvre and Guterman 4 France, 1944-53 5 The United States, 1941-53: From Marcuse to the Johnson-Forest Tendency8 From 1954 to Today: Lefebvre, Colletti, Althusser, and Dunayevskaya 1 France in the 1950s: Lefebvre and Garaudy 2 The United States in the 1950s and 1960s: The Impact of Dunayevskayas Marxism and Freedom 3 Italy in the 1950s and 1960s: The Critique of Lucio Colletti 4 Western Marxism in Postwar Germany: Iring Fetscher 5 France in the 1960s and 1970s: Althusser, Garaudy, and Beyond 6 The United States in the 1970s and 1980s: Dunayevskayas Critiques of LeninConclusion: Lenins Paradoxical LegacyBibliographyIndex Review "Anderson shows that Lenin, despite his critical attitude toward nationalism, had been the first major political theorist to grasp the significance of national liberation movements." —Terry Eagleton, author of Criticism and Ideology"This book brings to life a new and unexpected Lenin, poles apart from both wooden Marxist-Leninism and dismissive Western scholarship"—Michael Löwy, author of Ecosocialism"With impressive argumentation and wide-ranging scholarship, Anderson presents us with a Lenin that no one seriously interested in current debates over the relevance of Marxist theory to socialist practice can afford to miss."—Bertell Ollman, author of Dialectical Investigations"An important contribution to grasping the conceptual roots of Marxist theory and practice."—Tom Rockmore, author of Hegels Circular Epistomology"Today Lenin looks like he did little more than prepare the way for Stalin. You will find the opposite view in this novel study ... I recommend the book to anyone seriously interested in Russia and revolution."—George Uri Fischer, author of The Soviet System and Modern Society Promotional •Email campaign to Haymarkets growing number of mailing list subscribers•Promotion to the subscribers and supporters of the journal from which the book series derives•Academic marketing campaign to scholars in relevant fields, aiming to specifically target professors likely to assign the book to students•Reviews in relevant academic and left journals and periodicals•Virtual launch events bringing together authors and contributors from across the globe to the 35k subscribers to Haymarkets YouTube channel•Display and promotion at relevant academic and left conferences and events Long Description Still the only full-length study of the achievements and limitations of Lenins extensive writings on Hegel, Hegel, Lenin, and Western Marxism has become a minor classic. In a full critical account, Andersons book connects Lenins dialectics to his renowned writings on imperialism, anti-colonial movements, and the state. From there Anderson takes up the extensive debates over Lenins engagement with Hegel among Marxists as wide ranging as Georg Lukacs, Henri Lefebvre, C.L.R. James, Raya Dunayevskaya, Lucio Colletti, and Louis Althusser. This updated and expanded edition also includes a comprehensive new introduction by the author, assessing Lenins relevance for todays world. Review Quote "With impressive argumentation and wide-ranging scholarship, Anderson presents us with a Lenin that no one seriously interested in current debates over the relevance of Marxist theory to socialist practice can afford to miss." --Bertell Ollman, author of Dialectical Investigations "An important contribution to grasping the conceptual roots of Marxist theory and practice." --Tom Rockmore, author of Hegels Circular Epistomology "Today Lenin looks like he did little more than prepare the way for Stalin. You will find the opposite view in this novel study ... I recommend the book to anyone seriously interested in Russia and revolution." --George Uri Fischer, author of The Soviet System and Modern Society Description for Sales People A scholarly study of interest to marxologists and other specialists Details ISBN1642598224 Publisher Haymarket Books Format Paperback Pages 384 Series Historical Materialism ISBN-13 9781642598223 Imprint Haymarket Books Place of Publication Chicago Country of Publication United States ISBN-10 1642598224 Subtitle A Critical Study Author Kevin B. Anderson Year 2023 NZ Release Date 2023-03-16 UK Release Date 2023-03-16 DEWEY 335.43 Audience General AU Release Date 2023-05-08 Publication Date 2023-01-31 US Release Date 2023-01-31 Illustrations Illustrations We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:140659452;

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