Marxism and the Leap to the Kingdom of Freedom: The Rise and Fall of the Communist Utopia - Paperback

by Andrzej Walicki (Author)

This book reconstructs Marx and Engels's theory of freedom, highlights its centrality to their vision of the communist society of the future, traces its development in the history of Marxist thought and explains how it was transformed at the height of its influence into a legitimation of totalitarian practices.

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Walicki makes a significant contribution to debates over reasons for the collapse of international communism. A book of such monumental scope will arouse controversies among Marxologists, but this book is an intellectual tour de force, rarely equaled in studies of Marxism.--R.J. Mitchell, University of New Orleans
"This book is a product of mature scholarship which serves to confirm anew Walicki's skill as an intellectual historian and his gift for the felicitous expression of his ideas. It is to be recommended to anyone seeking to go beyond a basic introduction to Marxist thought, and it may offer fresh insight to those already familiar with the sources reviewed by Walicki."--The Russian Review

Author Biography

Andrzej Walicki is O'Neill Professor of History at the University of Notre Dame.