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In The Steps Of Rosa Luxemburg: Selected Writings Of Paul Levi: Historical Materialism, Volume 31
Paul Levi
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Paul Levi remains one of the most interesting and controversial figures in the early history of the Communist movement. As leader of the KPD after the murder of Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Liebknecht, he successfully built up a party of a third of a million members, but by 1921 Comintern pressure for `Bolshevisation' forced Levi's resignation and expulsion.This is the first English edition of Levi's writings and thus fills a gap in the canon of German communist literature.
Paul Levi remains one of the most interesting and controversial figures in the early history of the Communist movement. As leader of the KPD after the murder of Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Liebknecht, he successfully built up a party of a third of a million members, but by 1921 Comintern pressure for `Bolshevisation' forced Levi's resignation and expulsion.This is the first English edition of Levi's writings and thus fills a gap in the canon of German communist literature.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Haymarket Books United States
Number of pages
350
Condition
New
Number of Pages
350
Place of Publication
Chicago, United States
ISBN
9781608462346
SKU
V9781608462346
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About Paul Levi
David Fernbach studied at London School of Economics. He is a freelance writer, editor and translator. Publications include the three-volume edition of Karl Marx’s Political Writings (Penguin 1973-4, reissued Verso 2010), and The Spiral Path: a gay contribution to human survival (1981). Translations include Marx’s Capital Volumes Two and Three, and works by Georg Lukacs, Rudolf Bahro, Boris Groys, Nicos ... Read more
Reviews for In The Steps Of Rosa Luxemburg: Selected Writings Of Paul Levi: Historical Materialism, Volume 31
"With this skillfully edited collection of Levi's speeches and writings, Fernbach, long established as a leading student of Marxism, makes a major contribution to understanding the Left in Europe in the years after WW I. Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates and above." —Choice "Levi’s writings in English ... allow English-reading socialists to obtain a fuller understanding of the German ... Read more