{"product_id":"what-is-marxism-9781916936188","title":"What is Marxism?","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Socialism, since it has become a science, demands that it be pursued as a science, that is, that it be studied\"\u003c\/em\u003e - Friedrich Engels\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this epoch of instability, crisis, war and ever-growing inequality, Marxism is becoming an increasingly attractive proposition to millions of workers and young people around the world. The old mole of revolution, to use Karl Marx's own phrase, is burrowing deep into the foundations of society.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMarxism - or scientific socialism - is the name given to the body of ideas first worked out by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels. In their totality, these ideas provide a fully worked-out theoretical basis for the struggle of the working class to attain a higher form of human society - socialism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is aimed specifically at newcomers to Marxism. A bestseller now in its third edition, it comprises introductory pieces on the three component parts of Marxist theory: dialectical materialism, historical materialism and Marxist economics. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eComplementing these introductions are key extracts from some of the great works of Marxism written by its most outstanding figures - Marx, Engels, Vladimir Ilyich Lenin and Leon Trotsky.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alan Woods,Rob Sewell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wellred\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/03\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 268\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.62lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.67d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781916936188","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Alan Woods \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":48311316611229,"sku":"9781916936188","price":26.38,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_8db5a95f-418e-4a09-a64a-a7761283d6bf.jpg?v=1779261806","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/what-is-marxism-9781916936188","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}