Marxism: An Historical and Critical Study

— Commentary

Lichtheim's Marxism offers an authoritative survey of the course of Marxism from its origins in the late eighteenth century to what the author regards as its petrifaction in the post-World War II period.

Marxism presents an authoritative, analytic survey of the course of Marxism, from its origins in the late eighteenth century through the post-World War II period. A classic of political history, this work is the culminating achievement of one of the leading historians of socialism.