Shedding light on one of the most remarkable and original figures among German Marxist thinkers, this volume presents a selection of engaging writings by Rosa Luxemburg. Revealing how Luxemburg was one of the earliest victims of fascism and was murdered in Berlin in 1919 for her beliefs, this... More Info

Attempting to look squarely at several critical areas of world poverty, this reference clarifies the issues that are still being addressed as well as those that are being avoided altogether. Acknowledging that the forces stacked against the most impoverished countries are far more formidable than... More Info

Intellectual and engaging, this collection of political essays examines the failures of socialism in the 20th century with candor, vigorously exploring the nature of global capitalism and offering a vision of a reinvigorated socialism that ambitiously counters weakening pessimism. An outspoken... More Info

"The political, economic, and cultural contradictions of globalization are examined in these critiques of capitalism and globalization from the left. Issues raised range from capital controls, world market opportunities, and left economic policy to shareholder capitalism and neoliberalism.... More Info