Dept Sem:Marxism in 20th Cent

3 Credits · Level: Graduate, Undergraduate

This course will analyze the works of some important (primarily European) 20th- century European Marxists and place their ideas within the political contexts in which they were active. Our discussion will have a dual perspective. We shall explore their efforts to account for the failure of revolutions to materialize along the lines predicted by Karl Marx and also consider the innovations and revisions they elaborated in adapting Marxist ideas and doctrine to the situations in their respective countries or areas of the world.