1820-1895

Biographies of the theoreticians whose interpretations of socialism and communism have been adopted by much of the world's population.

Vladimir Lenin presents an overview of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels' socialist program; Marx's philosophical, economic, and social teachings; and the components, sources, and historical development of Marxism.

Marx and Engels deal with the history of colonialism and the Marxist analysis of the economies of colonial policy.

Major writings on the idea and practice of anarchism and writings on the syndicalist and economist trends in the labor movement and sectarian and leftist tendencies in the Communist movement during and after the Russian Revolution of 1917.

The statement by Engels of how he and Karl Marx arrived at the conclusions of their political philospohical statement of the foundations of socialism.

Views on the essence and origin of religion and its role in class society.

A comprehensive history of Marxism that examines the origins, structure, and posthumous development of the Marxist system of thought and its impact on the twentieth century.

Presents a biographical discussion of German social scientist and philosophy Friedrich Engels, examining his personal life in light of his radical politics and close association with Karl Marx.