The following are a collection of Marxist books that are available on line at www.marxist.com
Reason in Revolt: Marxism and Modern Science
This book, by Ted Grant and Alan Woods published in 1995 coinciding with the centenary of Engels' death, defends the validity of the philosophical writings of Marx and Engels. It does this by showing that the scientific discoveries of the twentieth century confirm the very essence of the Marxist philosophical method, dialectical materialism. With a foreword by Eric Lerner, author of The Big Bang Never Happened.The book has already been published in Spanish, Italian, Greek, Urdu, German and Turkish. It is also being translated into Dutch. If you want more info about the book please mail to: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . To purchase this book, click here.
Bolshevism - The Road to Revolution
There have been many books and potted histories of Russia, either written from an
anti-Bolshevik perspective, or its Stalinist mirror image, which paint a false account of
the rise of Bolshevism. For them, Bolshevism is either an historical "accident"
or "tragedy". Or it is portrayed erroneously as the work of one great man
(Lenin) who marched single-minded towards the October Revolution. Alan Woods, in rejecting
these "theses", reveals the real evolution of Bolshevism as a living struggle to
apply the methods of Marxism to the peculiarities of Russia. Using a wealth of primary
sources, Alan Woods uncovers the fascinating growth and development of Bolshevism in
pre-revolutionary Russia.
Russia, from Revolution to Counter-Revolution
This book, by Ted Grant and with a preface by Trotsky's
grandson Esteban Volkov,
covers the key developments
in Russia since the Revolution right up to the present day. It
traces the elimination of
workers' democracy, the rise of Stalinism, the advances of
planned economy and the
eventual collapse of the bureaucratic system under
Gorbachev. Using the method of Marxism,
Ted Grant uncovers the contradictory developments that
have shaped the Soviet Union over
the last 70 years and finally led to its downfall. He also
deals in detail with the
present situation in Russia under Yeltsin and assesses the
possibilities for a successful
restoration of capitalism. Not since the publication of
Trotsky's book "The
Revolution Betrayed" in 1936 has such a detailed and
comprehensive Marxist study of
Russia been undertaken. If you want more info about the
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Germany: from Revolution to Counter-Revolution
In 1918-33 revolution and counter-revolution followed hot
on each others' heels. The
barbarity of the Nazis is well documented. Less well known
are the events that preceeded
Hitler's rise to power. Rob Sewell gives a picture of the
tumultous events - the 1918
revolution, the collapse of the Kaiser's regime, the short-
lived Bavarian Soviet Republic,
the Kapp putsch in 1920, the French occupation of the Ruhr
in 1923 and the ensuing
revolutionary upheavals culminating in the abortive
Hamburg uprising, finally Hitler's
rise to power in 1929-33. Above all this book shows, in the
decisive (and tragic) role of
the German workers' leadership, the answer to one of the
key questions of the modern era:
how was it possible for the mightiest labour movement in
Europe to be trampled under the
iron heel of fascism?
This book by Ted Grant is a unique contribution to the history of
British Trotskyism. It begins with the debate on Trotskyism in the
British Communist Party in 1924 and ends with the break-up of the
Revolutionary Communist Party in 1949 and the beginning of more than
thirty years of work within the Labour Party. Ted Grant was the founder
and political leader of the Militant Tendency, which haunted the
Labour leadership, and was eventually expelled along with the Militant
editorial board in 1983. A postscript by Rob Sewell, who was the
national organiser for the Militant throughout the 1980s, brings this
unique history up to date.
Lenin and Trotsky - What they really stood for
It is now more than thirty years
since the publication of the first edition of this work. It was written
as a reply to Monty Johnstone, who was a leading theoretician of the
Communist Party of Great Britain. Johnstone had published a reappraisal
of Leon Trotsky in the Young Communist League's journal Cogito
at the end of 1968. Alan Woods and Ted Grant used the opportunity to
write a detailed reply explaining the real relationship between the
ideas of Lenin and Trotsky. This was no academic exercise. It was
written as an appeal to the ranks of the Communist Party and the Young
Communist League to rediscover the truth about Trotsky and return to
the original revolutionary programme of Lenin.
The Iranian Revolution - Past, Present and Future
This book represents an
important contribution to our understanding of the Iranian revolution.
This work will be particularly useful in the West where it is
universally believed that the revolution of 1979 was a movement of
Islamic fundamentalists led by the Ayatollah Khomeini to push Iran back
to the 6th century. This view has been assiduously spread by the
Establishment which has a vested interest in discrediting the very idea
of revolution in the minds of the working class of the west. It is, in
fact, a vicious lie. There
is a rich historical background, including much material which will be
unfamiliar to western readers who are unfortunately unacquainted with
the marvellous achievements of the civilisations of the east,
particularly Persia which has made a tremendous contribution to human
culture, art and science, in addition to its rich and inspiring
revolutionary history.
This text was originally written by Alan Woods as a part of the book Reason in Revolt: Marxist Philosophy and Modern Science, but eventually the book became too long and this part had to be left out. Therefore this history of philosophy is published here for the first time. With chapters on: Do we Need Philosophy?, The First Dialecticians, Aristotle and the End of Classical Greek Philosophy, The Renaissance, Descartes, Spinoza and Leibniz, and Philosophy in the 20th Century.
The
comrades in Pakistan were just about to publish a new book on Kashmir
when the devastating earthquake hit a month ago. The comrades have been
hard at work on their solidarity and relief operations. Given the
current crisis in Kashmir, they have decided to go ahead with the
publication of the book. Over the weeks we will publish the different
chapters of the book.
In the Cause of Labour - A History of British Trade Unionism
There are many narrative histories of the struggles of British workers. However Rob Sewells book is different. The purpose of this history of British trade unionism is not only to recite the wrongs inflicted on working people, or simply to describe their heroic struggles. It is an attempt to draw out the lessons of the events that helped shape the Labour movement, and made it what it is. This is a book that sets out from the proposition that the interests between capital and labour are incompatible and takes sides in the war between the classes.
The revolutionary dialectic of Republicanism - An Open Letter to Irish Republicans
The Irish Republican movement has been struggling for a united Ireland for decades. Today it is no nearer this objective than when it was founded. Marxists understand that a united Ireland can only be achieved on a socialist basis. So long as capitalism dominates Ireland there will be division and strife. Therefore it is time to take stock of the past of the Republican movement and to draw a balance sheet. Only by such means can we build the revolutionary movement urgently needed to prevent a further descent into sectarian chaos and achieve instead the historic task of overthrowing capitalism and constructing the 32 county Socialist Republic.
For over 60 years, Ted Grant has been the foremost figure of Trotskyism in Britain and internationally. In the post-war period, the effects of world boom, the policies of right wing Labour Party reformism and the degeneracy of Stalinism combined to make a massive onslaught against the ideas of Marxism. While Grant's contemporaries now stand on the right of the movement, in dusty academic circles or have sunk into obscurity, the articles in this collection show the clarity of Grant's understanding and his ability to deepen and expand the ideas of Leon Trotsky. No one involved in the struggle to change society and end the rule of capitalism and Stalinism can afford to be without this book. Nor can any serious student of the past 60 years, or of current affairs, afford to ignore its contents. This book, nearly out of print, is now available on-line. To purchase this book, click here.