Rosa Luxemburg: Socialism or Barbarism

Rosa Luxemburg (1871-1919) was a Marxist theorist, philosopher and economist. One of the most brilliant minds drawn to the revolutionary socialist movement, she was a dedicated political activist, she proved willing to go to prison and even give her life for her beliefs. Her selected works are collected in Rosa Luxemburg: Socialism or Barbarism (Pluto, 2010).Helen C. Scott is Associate Professor of English at the University of Vermont. She is the editor of Rosa Luxemburg: Socialism or Barbarism (Pluto Press, 2010) and author of Caribbean Women Writers and Globalization (Routledge, 2006).Paul Le Blanc is an activist and acclaimed American historian teaching at La Roche University, Pennsylvania. A conscientious objector to the Vietnam War, his politics were at odds with the establishment from a young age. He has written extensively on the history of the labor and socialist movements of the United States and Europe, including books on Lenin, Trotsky, Luxemburg and the importance of the revolutionary collective.

• Introduction by Helen C. Scott and Paul Le BlancSources, Further Reading, Acknowledgements1. The French Revolution2. Reform or Revolution3. Eight Hour Day – How to Win Reforms4. Stagnation and Progress of Marxism5. Organisational Questions of Russian Social Democracy6. Socialism and the Churches7. The Mass Strike, the Political Party, and the Trade Unions8. Blanquism and Social Democracy9. The National Question10. Theory and Practice,11. Women’s Suffrage and Class Struggle12. Lassalle’s Legacy13. The Accumulation of Capital –An Anti-Critique14. The Crisis of German Social Democracy (Junius Pamphlet)15.Two Prison Letters to Sonya Liebknecht16. The Russian Revolution17. Founding Convention of the German Communist Party18. Order Prevails in BerlinIndex

'Here, at last, in a single volume is an accessible introduction to one of the most important radical political thinkers of the 20th century with analysis and insight for a new generation of activist'