Engels and the formation of Marxism

by S. H. Rigby

Overview

The paperback release of this classic work.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780719077746
Publisher:	Manchester University Press
Publication date:	04/25/2007
Pages:	264
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.09(h) x 0.56(d)

About the Author

S. H. Rigby is Professor of History at Manchester University

Table of Contents

Preface     vi
Abbreviations     vii
Introduction: Making sense of Engels     1
The flight from Hegel: Engels and the genesis of Marxism
Hegelian liberalism     12
Hegelian socialism     29
Engels' epistemological break     47
Historical materialism     64
Communism: practical materialism     84
The return to Hegel: Engels and dialectical materialism
Dialectical materialism     96
Dialectical materialism: an assessment     122
Was Marx an 'Engelsist'?     144
Historical materialism: an assessment     164
Scientific and critical Marxism: an assessment     206
Conclusion: Engels without myth     235
Bibliography     241
Name Index     253
Subject Index     255