Rob Sewell

"Socialism, since it has become a science, demands that it be pursued as a science, that is, that it be studied" - Friedrich Engels In 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. Marxism - 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. This 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. Complementing 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.

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"Let there be no blinking the question. These are not the times to be nice about mere words: the fact is that there is but one mode of obtaining the Charter, and that is by insurrection." George Julian HarneyChartism was the first time ever that British workers fixed their eyes on the seizure of political power: in 1839, 1842 and again in 1848. In this struggle, they conducted a class war that at different times involved general strikes, battles with the state, mass demonstrations and even armed insurrection. They forged weapons, illegally drilled their forces, and armed themselves in preparation for seizing the reins of government. Such were the early revolutionary traditions of the British working class, deliberately buried beneath a mountain of falsehoods and distortions. This book sees Chartism as an essential part of our history from which we must draw the key lessons for today.

Efter att ha blivit en bästsäljare på engelska ges nu boken "Vad är marxism?" för första gången ut på svenska. Den riktar sig till dig som är nybörjare inom marxismen och innehåller tre avsnitt som täcker den marxistiska teorins tre grundpelare: dialektisk materialism, historiematerialism och marxistisk ekonomi. De kompletteras av viktiga utdrag från texter av några av marxismens mest framstående företrädare – Marx, Engels, Lenin och Trotskij. Instabilitet, kris, krig och växande klassklyftor gör marxismen alltmer attraktiv för miljontals arbetare och unga runtom i världen. Revolutionens gamla mullvad gräver sig fram djupt inne i samhällets grundvalar, som Marx sade. Och ändå får vi hela tiden höra att marxismen antingen är irrelevant, förlegad eller till och med död. Men om det vore sant, varför pumpas det då ut så många böcker och artiklar varje år som attackerar marxismen? Det verkar som att den härskande klassen är oroliga eller till och med rädda för dessa "döda" idéer. Marxismen – eller den vetenskapliga socialismen – är namnet på den uppsättning idéer som Karl Marx och Friedrich Engels först utarbetade för mer än 150 år sedan. Tillsammans ger dessa idéer en teoretisk grund för arbetarklassens kamp för en högre form av samhälle – socialismen.

Germany 1918-33 was one of the most tumultuous periods in history. Following the Russian Revolution, the German workers and soldiers attempted to seize power in November 1918, but the revolution was betrayed by the Social Democratic leaders. Rob Sewell argues all this was not inevitable, and analyses those events, drawing out the lessons for today.

Marx's Capital revolutionised the subject of political economy. Written over 150 years ago, it revealed for the first time the real workings of capitalism. It was, however, met with a wall of silence from mainstream economists and the establishment. Despite this, Capital became regarded in the labour movement as the Bible of the working class.Basing himself on the most advanced material of the age, Marx was able to explain the mysteries that the classical economists were incapable of resolving. What is value? Where does profit come from? How are workers exploited? Why does the system face periodic crises?Marx was able to answer these questions by analysing the main contradictions of capitalism. He was able to explain how the system would eventually reach its limits and enter into decline and demise.Like other sciences, political economy has its own terminology, which can sometimes be difficult to digest. Those prepared to overcome such hurdles, however, will find that Marx's Capital contains a veritable feast of ideas and a new way of looking at the world.Written by authors from the International Marxist Tendency, this book is intended to help guide readers through the pages of volume one of Capital. The aim is to bring out the main themes and ideas contained within Marx's economic writings.Understanding Capital allows us to understand the crisis-ridden world around us today - and, most importantly, how we can radically transform it."The philosophers have only interpreted the world, in various ways, " Marx famously asserted. "The point, however, is to change it."