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"Communist Manifesto, The." Encyclopaedia Britannica Online. [ Online ] http://search.eb.com/bol/topic?idxref=412060 [Accessed 9 April 2001].
Available to members of the Union community via Britannica Online, this article contains a biographical essay discussing the evolution of Marxist thought. The article also includes links to relevant material on:
Encyclopedia of Democracy. Seymour Martin Lipset, editor in chief. Washington, D.C. : Congressional Quarterly, c1995.
The article by Zygmunt Bauman on "Marxism" considers how a society could use democracy "to realize certain material goals." Bauman looks at "The Derivative Nature of Democracy in Marxist Theory," "The Expansion of Voting Rights and Marxist Revisionism," "The Failure of Evolutionary Marxism," and "Marxism in Russia." There is a select bibliography and cross references to articles on "Capitalism," "Class," "Communism," "Socialism," and "Marx, Karl."
CALL NUMBER: Ref JC 423 .E53 1995 -- v.1-4
Encyclopedia of Marxism. [ Online ] Marxists Internet Archive, 1999. [Accessed 10 April 2001].
According to its "Introduction," the Encyclopedia of Marxism "aims to be the most complete reference guide to Marxism. The Encyclopedia is divided into six separate glossaries to make browsing easier: on people, events, places, organisations, terms and periodicals."
International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences. New York: Macmillan and the Free Press, 1968.
The article on "Marxism" by Alfred G. Meyer examines the doctrine of Marxism, its development, conflicting interpretations, Marxism as the ideology of the ruling party, various ideological strains of Marxism, and Marxism in the non-communist world. A substantial bibliography follows. Additional relevant articles include those on:
- Communism
- Economic Thought
- Marx, Karl
- Socialism
CALL NUMBER: Ref H 40 .A2 I5
"Introduction to the Main Concepts of Marxism." [ Online ] Marxists Internet Archive, 1999. [Accessed 10 April 2001].
Ready Reference Sources
Dictionaries
A Dictionary of Marxist Thought. Edited by Tom Bottomore, editorial board Laurence Harris, V.G. Kiernan, Ralph Miliband. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 1983.
REF ROOM HX17 .D5 1983
Russell, James, 1944-
Marx-Engels Dictionary. Westport,
Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1980.
REF ROOM HX17 .R87
Karl Marx in Context
Dictionary of Literary Biography. Detroit: Gale Research, 1978-.
CALL NUMBER: Ref PS 221 .D510
"Marx/Engels Internet Archive: Biography." [ Online ] Marxists Internet Archive. http://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/bio/index.htm [Accessed 10 April 2001].
Links to full-text biographical material on Marx and Engels.
"Marx, Karl." Encyclopaedia
Britannica Online. [ Online ]
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[Accessed 9 April 2001].
Available to members of the Union community via Britannica Online, this article contains a biographical essay discussing the evolution of Marxist thought. The article also includes links to relevant material on:
Masterpieces of World Philosophy. Edited by Frank Magill; selection by John K. Roth with an Introduction by John K. Roth. New York: HarperCollins Publishers, 1990.
The article entitled "Marx: Selected Works" lays out the principal ideas advanced in Marx's writings, examines the "deeper philosophical roots, commitments, and habits," presents extended excerpts from the analyses of three Marx scholars, and offers a highly selective listing of recommended readings.
CALL NUMBER: Ref B 75 .M37 1990
"Socialism" EncyclopÊdia Britannica Online. [ Online ] <http://search.eb.com/bol/topic?artcl=109587&seq_nbr=1&page=p&isctn=4> [Accessed 10 April 2001].
The article examines Marx and the rise of social democracy in the context of the history and evolution of socialism.
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Last revised on April 10, 2001