The Legacy of Ernest Mandel

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Ernest Mandel (1923-1995) was a member of a very rare breed: a theorist of activist Marxism. Leader of the international Trotskyist movement, lifelong revolutionary, and scholar of world renown, Mandel was one of those few individuals who combined the roles of political leader and respected intellectual. This work presents a critical appraisal of the vast range of Mandel's theoretical work. The authors assess his contributions to political and economic theory; his humanist and optimistic variety of Marxism; his crucial contribution to the analysis of the dynamic of capitalism in the late twentieth century; his analyses of the bureaucracy in the workers' movement; his conception of the problems involved in the transition to socialism; and the specific relationship that a man who came close to perishing in the Nazi concentration camps had to the question of the Holocaust. The volume also includes a bibliography of Mandel's works as well as two previously unpublished pieces by him, one on the Holocaust, the other on the foundations of his unrepentant commitment to Marxism. Contributors include Robin Blackburn, Norman Geras, Michael Lowy, Charles Post, Francisco Louca, Michel Husson, Jesus Albarracin, Pedro Montes, and Catherine Samary.

The Legacy of Ernest Mandel. (Book Reviews).(Book Review): An article from: Capital & Class

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The Legacy of Ernest Mandel. (Book Reviews).(Book Review): An article from: Capital & Class
Richard Leitch
Manufacturer: Conference of Socialist Economists
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ASIN: B0008DTKJQ
Release Date: 2005-07-31

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This digital document is an article from Capital & Class, published by Conference of Socialist Economists on June 22, 2002. The length of the article is 994 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: The Legacy of Ernest Mandel. (Book Reviews).(Book Review)
Author: Richard Leitch
Publication: Capital & Class (Refereed)
Date: June 22, 2002
Publisher: Conference of Socialist Economists
Issue: 77 Page: 147(4)

Article Type: Book Review

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