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NEW! Reformism or Revolution: Marxism and Socialism of the 21st Century. A Reply to Heinz Dieterich. By Alan Woods. (463 pages)

The declarations of Hugo Chavez in favor of socialism have sparked an important debate in Venezuela and internationally. However, some have concluded that the "old" ideas of Marxism are no longer valid and that it is necessary to invent a completely new and original theory of "Socialism of the 21st Century." This book is a reply to that view - expressed by Heinz Dieterich among others - and a defense of the fundamental ideas of Marxism and scientific socialism against these revisionist arguments.

Alan Woods' new book sharply criticizes the ideas of reformist writers like Dieterich, who assert that socialism can be built simply by carrying out reforms within the confines of the capitalist system while maintaining the structures of the bourgeois state apparatus.

Reformism or Revolution explains that it is impossible to reform capitalism, that it is necessary to build the revolutionary party, mobilize the working class, dismantle the bourgeois state apparatus and nationalize the key levers of the economy.

The book also explains and defends the views of Marxists on: Philosophy and Science, Historical Materialism, the English and French Revolutions, Marxist Economics, the Economics of Socialism of the 21st Century, the question of Socialism vs. Stalinism, the State and Revolution, the Permanent Revolution, the Future of the Cuban Revolution, the Venezuelan Revolution and more.

For the latest news and analysis on Venezuela and the Latin American Revolution, visit www.marxist.com.

Four Marxist Classics by Marx, Engels, Lenin & Trotsky. With a new introduction by Alan Woods. 220 pages.

The Communist Manifesto, Socialism: Utopian and Scientific, The State and Revolution, and The Transitional Program are four classics of Marxist theory and practice. Now, for the first time, these works are available in a single, compact, affordable volume, to aid in the education of a new generation of revolutionary Marxists.

The collapse of Stalinism was supposed to usher in an epoch of peace, prosperity and democracy. It has not. Instead, there is a picture of general instability and turbulence at all levels: economic, social, political and military.Years of Cold War propaganda, together with the assumption that socialism and communism equals a dictatorial, totalitarian and bureaucratic regime that denies the personality and democratic rights of the individual, have created many prejudices. That was precisely the intention. Both the Stalinist bureaucracy in Russia and the defenders of the so-called free market economy (that is, capitalism) had a vested interest in distorting the real message of Marxism. It is high time that the American public were given access to these marvelous ideas,dispensing with the services of biased and hostile "interpreters".

The only way to learn about Marxism is to read the original works of Marx, Engels, Lenin and Trotsky. After all, nobody has ever expressed these ideas better than the authors themselves.Each and every one of these important works contains key lessons for the reader in the USA today. The central task facing the U.S. Marxists is the building of a revolutionary party. And it is impossible to build a revolutionary party without revolutionary theory. In this endeavor we must fight for theoretical clarity and link up with the mass movement of the working class. For the latest news and analysis visit www.marxist.com.

Marxism and the U.S.A. by Alan Woods.
$15 within the U.S., $22 for International orders (Including Canada). Discounts on larger orders now available.

In his new book, Alan Woods examines the broad sweep of American history from a Marxist perspective. Many Americans view the ideas of socialism and Marxism with suspicion and distrust. In Marxism and the U.S.A., the author shows that these ideas are not at all foreign to the history and traditions of the American people. 156 pages. For more information on this book please click here.

Not Guilty - The Dewey Commission Report

Not Guilty - The Dewey Commission Report

This book contains the report of the Dewey Commission. The Commission's hearings, which were held to investigate the charges made against Trotsky in the Moscow Trials, took place in Mexico City between 10 and 17 April 1937. The report of the Commission constitutes a devastating rebuttal of these charges and exposes the trials as a fake. "On the basis of all the evidence herein examined and all the conclusions stated," concludes the Commission, "we find Leon Trotsky and Leon Sedov not guilty." There is a new preface by Pierre Broué.

In the Cause of Labour - History of British Trade Unionism. By Rob Sewell.

There are many narrative histories of the struggles of British workers. However Rob Sewell’s book is different. The purpose of this history of British trade unionism is not only to recite the wrongs inflicted on working people, or simply to describe their heroic struggles. It is an attempt to draw out the lessons of the events that helped shape the Labour movement, and made it what it is. This is a book that sets out from the proposition that the interests between capital and labour are incompatible and takes sides in the war between the classes.

This book is aimed especially at class-conscious workers who are seeking to escape from the ills of the capitalist system, that has embroiled the world in a quagmire of wars, poverty and suffering. This history of trade unions is particularly relevant at the present time. After a long period of stagnation, the fresh winds of the class struggle are beginning to blow. We see growing industrial militancy in many countries, which heralds a fundamental change in the situation. In Britain there is ferment in the trade unions, characterised by a sharp turn to the left in one union conference after another. New forces are emerging in the trade union and Labour movement, and are beginning to challenge the dead hand of the old leadership.

The book contains vital lessons and is essential reading for today’s worker militants around the world. The foreword is written by Jeremy Dear, general secretary of the National Union of Journalists and member of the General Council of the TUC (personal capacity).

Reason in Revolt Volume 1

The new US edition of Reason in Revolt from Algora! This new volume of Ted Grant and Alan Woods' work on Marxism and modern science contains parts one and two of the original UK edition, and includes an all new introduction and 2 appendices not available in the first printing. Dedicated to Engels’ centenary, the book reasserts the dialectical philosophy using the most important scientific discoveries of the 20th century. This is an outstanding contribution to the understanding of the Marxist method of Dialectical Materialism. A must for all scientists, Marxists, and everyone who wishes to better understand the processes going on around them in nature and society.

Available in hard and softcover. By purchasing from us through our link to Amazon.com, we will recieve a small percentage of the sale in order to help us produce further material. Volume 2 is available directly from Wellred below.

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