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How did one man's critique of capitalism guide the course of modern
history? When he died in 1883, Karl Marx left behind an
intellectual legacy of formidable proportions and revolutionary
potential, yet one that exerted limited actual political, social,
or economic influence. The full force of his ideas did not come
into play for another generation, and only after they had been
appropriated and applied by some of Marxism's earliest proponents.
The history of Marxism, in other words, is the story of those who
brought Marx's ideas into play, transforming a sweeping but
fractious and occasionally abstruse view of historical and social
forces into a coherent plan of action. Christina Morina's
illuminating book focuses on the first generation of Marxist who
turned the work and ideas of one social theorist, one among many,
into one of the most powerful transnational political movements in
modern history. The Invention Of Marxism is therefore a group
portrait, featuring such figures as Rosa Luxemburg, Max Adler, Jean
Jaures, Eduard Bernstein, Karl Kautsky, and Vladimir Lenin-German,
French, Russian, Czech-whose lives became dedicated to interpreting
and applying Marxist thought. They were the vehicles by which his
ideas were read, debated, and gradually adopted in socialist
movements across Europe. Morina's fascinating book therefore
reconstructs the beginnings of Marxism through the individual
politicization of a group of intellectuals who made it their
purpose in life to solve the "social question," exploring the nexus
between their intellectual constructs and social and political
reality. The Invention of Marxism shows how what started as a
theory of capitalism grew into a fully-fledged political philosophy
and platform, one that shaped the century that followed Marx's
death. In short, it reveals how an idea first conquered these
individuals and then the world.
Of the three categories that Raul Hilberg developed in his analysis
of the Holocaust-perpetrators, victims, and bystanders-it is the
last that is the broadest and most difficult to pinpoint. Described
by Hilberg as those who were "once a part of this history,"
bystanders present unique challenges for those seeking to
understand the decisions, attitudes, and self-understanding of
historical actors who were neither obviously the instigators nor
the targets of Nazi crimes. Combining historiographical,
conceptual, and empirical perspectives on the bystander, the case
studies in this book provide powerful insights into the complex
social processes that accompany state-sponsored genocidal violence.
How did one man's critique of capitalism guide the course of modern
history? When he died in 1883, Karl Marx left behind an
intellectual legacy of formidable proportions and revolutionary
potential, yet one that exerted limited actual political, social,
or economic influence. The full force of his ideas did not come
into play for another generation, and only after they had been
appropriated and applied by some of Marxism's earliest proponents.
The history of Marxism, in other words, is the story of those who
brought Marx's ideas into play, transforming a sweeping but
fractious and occasionally abstruse view of historical and social
forces into a coherent plan of action. Christina Morina's
illuminating book focuses on the first generation of Marxists who
turned the work and ideas of one social theorist, one among many,
into one of the most powerful transnational political movements in
modern history. The Invention Of Marxism is therefore a group
portrait, featuring such figures as Rosa Luxemburg, Max Adler, Jean
Jaures, Eduard Bernstein, Karl Kautsky, and Vladimir Lenin -
German, French, Russian, Czech - whose lives became dedicated to
interpreting and applying Marxist thought. They were the vehicles
by which his ideas were read, debated, and gradually adopted in
socialist movements across Europe. Morina's fascinating book
therefore reconstructs the beginnings of Marxism through the
individual politicization of a group of intellectuals who made it
their purpose in life to solve the 'social question', exploring the
nexus between their intellectual constructs and social and
political reality. The Invention of Marxism shows how what started
as a theory of capitalism grew into a fully-fledged political
philosophy and platform, one that shaped the century that followed
Marx's death. In short, it reveals how an idea first conquered
these individuals and then the world.
Of the three categories that Raul Hilberg developed in his analysis
of the Holocaust-perpetrators, victims, and bystanders-it is the
last that is the broadest and most difficult to pinpoint. Described
by Hilberg as those who were "once a part of this history,"
bystanders present unique challenges for those seeking to
understand the decisions, attitudes, and self-understanding of
historical actors who were neither obviously the instigators nor
the targets of Nazi crimes. Combining historiographical,
conceptual, and empirical perspectives on the bystander, the case
studies in this book provide powerful insights into the complex
social processes that accompany state-sponsored genocidal violence.
Unity brought diversity - freedom, but also insecurity. 30 years
after the fall of the Berlin Wall and the unification of Germany,
it is time to re-measure the various upheavals and developments.
They shape - and burden - the political and social present and pose
enormous challenges, especially for contemporary historical
research. How has Germany changed since 1990? What balance can be
drawn with regard to the political, social and cultural
consequences of the association? And how are these related to
developments in Europe and the world? Marianne Birthler, Norbert
Frei, Philipp Ther and Ton Nijhuis will debate this, introduced and
commented on by Christina Morina and Konrad H. Jarausch. The volume
forms the prelude to the "Past Present" series, which takes up
central themes and controversies in contemporary history, discusses
them with many voices and adds new perspectives.
Christina Morina's book examines the history of the Eastern Front
war and its impact on German politics and society throughout the
postwar period. She argues that the memory of the Eastern Front war
was one of the most crucial and contested themes in each part of
the divided Germany. Although the Holocaust gained the most
prominent position in West German memory, official memory in East
Germany centered on the war against the USSR. The book analyzes the
ways in which these memories emerged in postwar German political
culture during and after the Cold War, and how views of these
events played a role in contemporary political debates. The
analysis pays close attention to the biographies of the
protagonists both during the war and after, drawing distinctions
between the accepted, public memory of events and individual
encounters with the war.
Christina Morina's book examines the history of the Eastern Front
war and its impact on German politics and society throughout the
postwar period. She argues that the memory of the Eastern Front war
was one of the most crucial and contested themes in each part of
the divided Germany. Although the Holocaust gained the most
prominent position in West German memory, official memory in East
Germany centered on the war against the USSR. The book analyzes the
ways in which these memories emerged in postwar German political
culture during and after the Cold War, and how views of these
events played a role in contemporary political debates. The
analysis pays close attention to the biographies of the
protagonists both during the war and after, drawing distinctions
between the accepted, public memory of events and individual
encounters with the war.
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