Marxism and History

by Chris Harman

Genres: History

117 pages, Paperback

First published March 10, 1998

About the author

British journalist and political activist for the Socialist Workers Party.

Harmann was involved with activism against the Viet Nam war but became controversial for denouncing Ho Chi Minh for murdering the leader of the Vietnamese Trotskists.

Harman's work on May 1968 in France and other student and workers uprisings of the late 1960s, The Fire Last Time, was recommended by rock band Rage Against the Machine in their album sleeve notes for Evil Empire.

Reviews

[Elias]

This is a fantastic set of two essays regarding Marx’s theory of base and super structure and the transition from Feudalism to Capitalism. Every chapter is packed full of information yet digestible. I would highly recommend!

[Dan Sharber]

this was a great little book. the base superstructure essay really broke down in a very clear way what marx meant by those concepts and the relevance they have today for people wanting to change the world. the transition from feudalism to capitalism was also interesting in seeing how using the marxist method illuminates the dynamics at work during that transition. short book very i highly recommend it.