Description
Lenin's booklet The State and Revolution struck the world of Marxist theory like a lightning bolt. Written in the months running up to the October Revolution of 1917, Lenin turned the traditional socialist concept of the state on its head, arguing for the need to smash the organs of the bourgeois state to create a 'semi-state' of soviets, or workers' councils, in which ordinary people would take on the functions of the state machine in a new and radically democratic manner. This new edition includes a substantial introduction by renowned theorist Antonio Negri, who argues for the continued relevance of these ideas.
Lenin's most important and controversial theoretical text
About the Author
Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov, better known by the alias Lenin (1870-1924), was a Russian communist revolutionary, politician, and political theorist. He played a leading role in the Bolshevik revolution of October 1917 and was one of the founders of the new revolutionary state.
Book Information
ISBN 9781804292846
Author V I Lenin
Format Paperback
Page Count 208
Imprint Verso Books
Publisher Verso Books
Weight(grams) 172g
Lenin's most important and controversial theoretical text
About the Author
Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov, better known by the alias Lenin (1870-1924), was a Russian communist revolutionary, politician, and political theorist. He played a leading role in the Bolshevik revolution of October 1917 and was one of the founders of the new revolutionary state.
Book Information
ISBN 9781804292846
Author V I Lenin
Format Paperback
Page Count 208
Imprint Verso Books
Publisher Verso Books
Weight(grams) 172g
