What's Left?: Marxism, Utopianism, and the Revolt against History

by Jack Lawrence Luzkow

The writings of Karl Marx explored the tensions between the laws of socialist science and a utopian longing for socialism; between a science of history and a prophetic hope based on moral and ethical ideals. His writings examined history and argued for the necessity of communism to achieve the moral ideal of utopia. Although Marx was the last great utopian, his work has been adapted in Russia and China to rationalize and justify totalitarian regimes,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0761835458
• ISBN13: 9780761835455
• Release Date: September 2006
• Publisher: Rlpg/Galleys
• Length: 188 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.1"