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Shedding light on one of the most remarkable and original figures among German Marxist thinkers, this volume presents a selection of engaging writings by Rosa Luxemburg. Revealing how Luxemburg was one of the earliest victims of fascism and was murdered in Berlin in 1919 for her beliefs, this compilation includes rare pieces previously unavailable in English. Annotated and placed in context, these writings illustrate Luxemburg's aversion to splits in the Labor movement--particularly in Germany and Russia--and examine her thinking about culture, nationalism, and women's rights. Reviews and documentation on the history of the Left are also included.

Author of the acclaimed Liberalism: A Counterhistory dissects the revisionist attempts to expunge or criminalize revolutions

A fresh new examination of the life and legacy of Polish revolutionary socialist, Rosa Luxemburg

The most comprehensive collection of letters by Rosa Luxemburg ever publishedin English, this book includes 190 letters written to leading figures in theEuropean and international labor and socialist movementsLeo Jogiches, KarlKautsky, Clara Zetkin and Karl Liebknechtwho were among her closest friends,lovers and colleagues. Much of this correspondence appears for the first time inEnglish translation; all of it helps to illuminate the inner life of this iconicrevolutionary, who was at once an economic and social theorist, a political activistand a lyrical stylist. Her political concerns are revealed alongside her personalstruggles within a socialist movement that was often hostile to independentlyminded women. This collection will provide readers with a newer and deeperappreciation of Luxemburg as a writer and historical figure.

This book remains one of the masterpieces of socialist literature. While many today believe there is no alternative to global capitalism, this book is a timely and forceful statement of an opposing view.

Among the major Marxist thinkers of the Russian Revolution era, Rosa Luxemburg stands out as one who speaks to our own time. Her legacy grows in relevance as the global character of the capitalist market becomes more apparent and the critique of bureaucratic power is more widely accepted within the movement for human liberation. The Rosa Luxemburg Reader is the definitive one-volume collection of Luxemburg's writings in English translation. Unlike previous publications of her work from the early 1970s, this volume includes substantial extracts from her major economic writings-above all, The Accumulation of Capital (1913)-and from her political writings, including Reform or Revolution (1898), the Junius Pamphlet (1916), and The Russian Revolution (1918). The Reader also includes a number of important texts that have never before been published in English translation, including substantial extracts from her Introduction to Political Economy (1916), and a recently-discovered piece on slavery. With a substantial introduction assessing Luxemburg's work in the light of recent research, The Rosa Luxemburg Reader is an indispensable resource for scholarship and an inspiration for a new generation of activists.