No great socialist thinker has been so often misrepresented as the Polish revolutionary Rosa Luxemburg. In this scrupulous study, tightly argued, Geras systematically considers and refutes the major myths which have developed about her work. He shows how her views on socialist strategy in Russia were closer to those of Lenin than any other leader, and clarifies her famous theory of the mass strike. Her critique of the Bolsheviks after the October Revolution is distinguished from social-democratic or anarchist attacks, to which it has often been assimilated.
Widely praised on its first publication, The Legacy of Rosa Luxemburg is an important contribution to our understanding of an earlier generation of Marxism in Poland and Russia.

An indispensable and original study of Luxemburg's thinking

About the Author
Norman Geras was born in 1943 in what is now Zimbabwe, and came to England in 1962 to study at Oxford. He started teaching at the University of Manchester where he would become a Professor in the Department of Government. He was an important part of the New Left movement and an editorial board member and contributor at New Left Review. He contributed to Marxist political theory throughout his life, most prominently in his books such as Marx and Human Nature: Refutation of a Legend and The Legacy of Rosa Luxembourg. On his retirement he started a blog, normblog, and remained a prolific voice on politics until his death in 2013.

Reviews
This is a useful and thoughtful book, in which the power and originality of Rosa Luxemburg's thinking emerges. -- E H Carr * Times Literary Supplement *
Geras's book is indispensable for a proper understanding of Luxemburg. * Books and Bookmen *



Book Information
ISBN 9780860917809
Author Norman Geras
Format Paperback
Page Count 212
Imprint Verso Books
Publisher Verso Books
Weight(grams) 227g
Dimensions(mm) 203mm * 127mm * 13mm