Crisis and Change: Basic Questions of Marxist Sociology

By Peter Knapp and Alan Spector

Book Overview

Crisis and Change Today explains the basic principles of Marxist thought for students, shaped around key questions of history, economics, class structure, philosophy, and the social sciences. Even though the first edition was written during the wake of the fall of the Berlin Wall and the collapse of the Soviet Union, Marxist sociology is still relevant as the failure of those regimes has not proven that capitalism can solve all social problems. The second edition has been thoroughly revised and updated to be relevant for students today.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0742520447
• ISBN13: 9780742520448
• Release Date: January 2011
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Length: 387 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.9" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 18 to 22 years
• Grade Range: Postsecondary

Customer Reviews

A great introduction to Marxian ideas for contemporary times

This book is a must for those interested in Marxian sociology but are unfamilar with the difficult concepts in Marxism. It provides information in a very readable fashion for students, workers, or any one else. Also, the ideas that are presented remain comtemporary to our times with questions on the fall of the USSR and other ex-"Communist" nations. Marxism is a real system, with a philosophy and worldview that must be understood before one can make that leap to Marxism.