I (Bear) am in the odd spot of being a committed liberal who has a deep affinity and appreciation for Karl Marx. An odd mix that wins me many enemies and few friends.
Recent Marxism Posts:
Key Readings
- Capital - Marx
- The Poverty of Philosophy - Marx
- The Communist Manifesto - Marx
- Reading Capital Politically - Harry Cleaver
- Crack Capitalism - John Holloway
- The Science and Passion of Amadeo Bordiga
- A Spectre Haunting - China Mieville
- Imperialism: The Highest Stage of Capitalism - Vladimir Lenin
- Marx and Marxism - Gregory Claeys
- The Russian Revolution, 1891-1991 - Orlando Figes
Introductions to Marxism
Marxism is a vast corpus, covering philosophy, economics, politics, sociology, history and even at times biology and physics. It is often hard to know where to start if you want to learn more. Even more complicating, because there is so much popular 'discourse' about Marxism, it is difficult to approach without being loaded with preconceptions - many of which are outright wrong.
When approaching such an expansive work, I think for my own benefit it can be useful to think about how one would go about teaching such a thing in a structured way. I like to put together different reading lists for different levels of dedication and breadth of knowledge. This is to help me structure my own thoughts, helps clarify what I think is truly important and what is additional, and can also help others.
- A short introduction: covering Marxism broadly and can be knocked out in a few days.
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