From Marx to Gramsci

The readings collected here - of Karl Marx, Frederick Engels, Rosa Luxemburg, Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, Leon Trotsky, Antonio Gramsci - reflect the experience of the labour, socialist, and communist movements which did so much to shape modern history. A dedication to working-class revolution gives coherence to the influential philosophical, economic, sociological and historical works of these writers. Key political concepts emerge from the vibrant selections offered in this reader: working-class independence, class-conciousness, trade unionism, a labour party, permanent revolution, the working-class struggle for cultural hegemony, and more.