Marxism: An Historical and Critical Study - Softcover

Not many of the scores of books on Marxism that have appeared are likely to remain of enduring interest. George Lichtheim's magnificently compressed yet fully comprehensive study ought to be an exception. "Not many of the scores of books on Marxism that have appeared are likely to remain of enduring interest. George Lichtheim's magnificently compressed yet fully comprehensive study ought to be an exception." -- "Commentary" "Not many of the scores of books on Marxism that have appeared are likely to remain of enduring interest. George Lichtheim's magnificently compressed yet fully comprehensive study ought to be an exception." -- Commentary "Not many of the scores of books on Marxism that have appeared are likely to remain of enduring interest. George Lichtheim's magnificently compressed yet fully comprehensive study ought to be an exception." -- "Commentary"

Marxism presents an authoritative, analytic survey of the course of Marxism, from its origins in the late eighteenth century through the post-World War II period. A classic of political history, this work is the culminating achievement of one of the leading historians of socialism.