Hamilton provides an interdisciplinary explication and
assessment of Marxism, of Marxist revisionism, and of Leninism, and
delineates the major propositions of the three theories. Because
the propositions cover a wide range of subjects, including the
growth of cities and large factories, the changing quality of work,
declining real incomes, economic crises, working-class
organizations, and revolutions, Hamilton assesses them from the
viewpoints of urban and industrial sociology, economic and
political history, and social movements. Hamilton concludes that
little empirical support is found for the claims of Marxism and
Leninism, while modest support is found for the revisionist claims.
Where others texts fail to provide serious reviews of evidence or
references to critical studies or to relevant appropriate sources,
this book remedies those deficiencies in a brief, clear, and
thoroughly documented format.
The 20th century has been dominated by a clash between
capitalism and communism or, put differently, between the
underlying theories, liberalism and Marxism. Although central to
the recent history, these contending theories are poorly
understood. To remedy this misunderstanding, the book begins with
brief straightforward explications of liberalism, Marxism, and two
variants of the latter, revisionism and Leninism. It then moves on
to a more detailed examination of each theory, offering an
assessment of the propositions from a variety of social science
perspectives. Hamilton completes the work with his conclusions
regarding the validity and adequacy of these theories.
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