On the Formation of Marxism

Informationen zum Autor Jukka Gronow , Ph.D. (1986) is an emeritus professor of sociology at the University of Uppsala, Sweden. He has published monographs and articles on social theory, modern consumption and the history of the Soviet Union, including Caviar with Champagne (Berg 2000). Klappentext In this gripping new intellectual biography, Jukka Gronow examines Karl Kautsky's influence on the European labor movement. Vorwort Features in Historical Materialism Features in the International Socialist Review Promotion targeting left academic journals Published to coincide with the annual Historical Materialism conference Publicity and promotion in conjunction with the author's speaking engagements Zusammenfassung Karl Kautsky was, for three decades before the First World War, the main authority on the intellectual heritage of Marx and Engels. His interpretation of Marx's Capital and the basic laws and contradictions of capitalism was the reference point for both the foes and allies of Social Democracy. Jukka Gronow's On the Formation of Marxism traces the contours of his Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface and Acknowledgements Introduction PART I: KAUTSKY'S MARXISM 1. Organised Capitalism, the General Cartel and the Proletariat 2. The Dispute over Revisionism 3. The Theory of Immiseration, Socialist Consciousness and the Intellectuals 4. Socialism as Science 5. The Capitalist Law of Appropriation: Kautsky's Interpretation of Karl Marx's Economic Thought 6. The Centralisation of Capital and Monopoly Formation 7. Imperialism and the Relation between Industrial and Agrarian Countries 8. Imperialism and Its Alternatives 9. Imperialism as the Last Stage of Capitalism 10. Theoretical Sources of Kautsky's and Lenin's Studies on Imperialism 11. Imperialism as the Truth about Capitalism 12. Parliamentary Democracy and Revolutionary Tactics 13. The Question of Democracy and Dictatorship: Lenin's Critique of Kautsky the Renegade PART II: MARX'S MARXISM 14. The Immanent Critique and the Natural Rights Theory 15. John Locke, Adam Smith and Karl Marx's Critique of Private Property 16. The Principle of Labour 17. The Theory of Increasing Misery and the Critique of Capitalism Conclusion Bibliography Index ...

Vorwort
Features in Historical Materialism
Features in the International Socialist Review
Promotion targeting left academic journals
Published to coincide with the annual Historical Materialism conference
Publicity and promotion in conjunction with the author's speaking engagements

Autorentext
Jukka Gronow, Ph.D. (1986) is an emeritus professor of sociology at the University of Uppsala, Sweden. He has published monographs and articles on social theory, modern consumption and the history of the Soviet Union, including Caviar with Champagne (Berg 2000).

Klappentext

In this gripping new intellectual biography, Jukka Gronow examines Karl Kautsky’s influence on the European labor movement.

Zusammenfassung
In this gripping new intellectual biography, Jukka Gronow examines Karl Kautsky's influence on the European labor movement.

Inhalt
Preface and Acknowledgements
Introduction

PART I: KAUTSKY'S MARXISM

1. Organised Capitalism, the General Cartel and the Proletariat
2. The Dispute over Revisionism
3. The Theory of Immiseration, Socialist Consciousness and the Intellectuals
4. Socialism as Science
5. The Capitalist Law of Appropriation: Kautsky's Interpretation of Karl Marx's Economic Thought
6. The Centralisation of Capital and Monopoly Formation
7. Imperialism and the Relation between Industrial and Agrarian Countries
8. Imperialism and Its Alternatives
9. Imperialism as the Last Stage of Capitalism
10. Theoretical Sources of Kautsky's and Lenin's Studies on Imperialism
11. Imperialism as the Truth about Capitalism
12. Parliamentary Democracy and Revolutionary Tactics
13. The Question of Democracy and Dictatorship: Lenin's Critique of Kautsky the Renegade

PART II: MARX'S MARXISM

14. The Immanent Critique and the Natural Rights Theory
15. John Locke, Adam Smith and Karl Marx's Critique of Private Property
16. The Principle of Labour
17. The Theory of Increasing Misery and the Critique of Capitalism

Conclusion
Bibliography
Index