The Historical-Critical Dictionary of Marxism (HCDM) is a comprehensive Marxist lexicon, which in the 9 German-language volumes concluded so far has involved over 800 scholars from around the globe. Conceived by philosopher Wolfgang Fritz Haug in 1983, the first volume of the ongoing lexicon project was published in 1994. This first English-language selection introduces readers to the HCDM’s wide range of terms: besides Marxist concepts, approached from a plural standpoint and stressing feminist, ecological, and internationalist perspectives, it boasts entries on the histories of social movements, theoretical schools, as well as cultural, political, philosophical, and aesthetic debates.
Contributors are: Samir Amin, Jan Otto Andersson, Konstantin Baehrens, Lutz-Dieter Behrendt, Mario Candeias, Robert Cohen, Alex Demirović, Klaus Dörre, William W. Hansen, Wolfgang Fritz Haug, Frigga Haug, Peter Jehle, Juha Koivisto, Wolfgang Küttler, Morus Markard, Eleonore von Oertzen, Christof Ohm, Rinse Reeling Brouwer, Jan Rehmann, Thomas Sablowski, Peter Schyga, Victor Strazzeri, Peter D. Thomas, André Tosel, Michael Vester, Lise Vogel, and Victor Wallis.
Wolfgang Fritz Haug, Dr., Dr.h.c., professor of philosophy (retired) at Free University Berlin. He published many monographs, i.e. on Philosophy of Praxis, Hightech-Capitalism, Plural Marxism. His
Critique of Commodity Aesthetics appeared in English in 1986 (University of Minnesota Press).
Frigga Haug, Dr., Dr.h.c., professor of sociology (retired) at Hamburg University. She published many monographs, i.e. on Marxism-Feminism and Rosa Luxemburg. She is the author of
Female Sexualization (Verso, 1987) and
Beyond female masochism: memory-work and politics (Verso, 1980).
Peter Jehle, Dr., associate professor of Romance Studies at Potsdam University. He is a co-editor of Antonio Gramsci's
Prison Notebooks in German and published monographs on Gramsci, Werner Krauss, and Cultural Hegemony in the French and Spanish Enlightenment.
Wolfgang Küttler, Dr. Dr., led the department Theory and Methodology of Historical Science at the Central Institute for History (Academy of Sciences, GDR). He published many monographs, i.e. on formation theory in the late Karl Marx and in Lenin, on the philosophy of history and methodology of historiography.
For(e)ward: An Invitation Wolfgang Fritz Haug Foreword From the Preface to the First Volume of the HKWM About This Edition Konstantin Baehrens, Juha Koivisto and Victor Strazzeri Abbreviations and Scribal Abbreviations Notes on Contributors
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Action Potence, Agency Rinse Reeling Brouwer
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Anticolonialism Samir Amin
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Being a Marxist Wolfgang Fritz Haug
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Capitalist Mode of Production Wolfgang Fritz Haug
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Class in Itself/for Itself Michael Vester
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Communism André Tosel
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Cook Frigga Haug
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Crisis Theories Thomas Sablowski
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Cybertariat Mario Candeias
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Dialectics Wolfgang Fritz Haug
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Domestic-Labour Debate Lise Vogel
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Fanonism William W. Hansen
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Gender Relations Frigga Haug
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Hacker Christof Ohm
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Hegemony Wolfgang Fritz Haug
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Historicism, Absolute Peter Thomas
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Historical-Critical Wolfgang Fritz Haug
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Hope Jan Rehmann
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Imperialism Jan Otto Andersson
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Intellectuals Alex Demirovic and Peter Jehle
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International Division of Labour Mario Candeias
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Kronstadt Rebellion Lutz-Dieter Behrendt
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Land Seizure, Land Grab Klaus Dörre
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Lenin’s Marxism Wolfgang Küttler
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Limits to Growth Peter Schyga and Victor Wallis
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Luxemburg-Gramsci Line Frigga Haug
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Mariáteguism Eleonore von Oertzen
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Marxism-Feminism Frigga Haug
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Theory of Ideology Jan Rehmann
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Theses on Feuerbach Wolfgang Fritz Haug
Afterword: An Open-Ended Project in Global Marxism Victor Strazzeri
References to the Original Publications Index of Names
The dictionary is a resource for academics, scholars, students, as well as practitioners such as trade unionists and political party activists, for educational institutions and other organisations of social movements.