Marx and Marxism Web Guide
compiled by Ralph Dumain
Resources on the Web
Web resources on Marx and Marxism comprise too huge a category to document comprehensively. The focus here is Marxology and Marxist philosophy, theory, and history, primarily resources in the English language. While these links in turn lead to the widest variety of sources, the concentration here is on general sources and theoretical matters, implying, even with the coverage below, an inevitable slighting of: (1) specific thinkers, schools of thought, traditions, some of which I document separately (e.g. Soviet Philosophy, Frankfurt School); (2) organizations and political parties, political tendencies, journals, newspapers, and other periodicals, presses and publishers, archives, individuals, topical political issues, blogs, online discussion lists; (3) non-Marxist resources on socialism, communism, anarchism, the left, the general labor movement and social movements; (4) non-English-language sources.
Text Archives & Repositories & General Research & Theoretical Resources
Marxists
Internet Archive
The largest digital library of Marxist & related
literature on the web. Multilingual.
Note additional resources compiled in the Encyclopedia of Trotskyism On-Line (ETOL), including tendencies, international & U.S. organizational history, pseudonyms, newspapers/periodicals, oral histories, research institutions, books (bibliography), audio-visual.
See also The Value of Knowledge: A Miniature Library of Philosophy.
From
Marx to Mao
Substantial archive. See esp. collections
on Marx & Engels, Lenin, Stalin, Mao
& Other
Texts and Documents.
libcom.org | libertarian
community and organising resource for Britain
Excellent Libertarian
Communist Archive, esp. of Marxist theory.
leninist.biz
Soviet titles & e-books. You are invited to contribute to the project to put
Soviet books online.
Collective
Action Notes
Libertarian socialist perspective, includes important theoretical
articles.
Marxism
Page
Includes classic & other theoretical texts.
Radical
Ebook Archive
Downloadable e-books classical & contemporary
Reading
from the Left
Downloadable e-books & pamphlets
Marxist and Socialist (Lust for Life)
Economarx (Marxist economy)
Marx Myths and Legends
Project dedicated to countering misinformation about Marx, initiated by Rob Lucas.
(R. Dumain, who independently thought up the basic concept, encouraged such a
project.) Note Dumain's comments and
criticisms.
Rainer Ganahl: Karl
Marx Lesen (Reading Karl Marx)
Reading seminar & exhibition. A unique
project.
Karl Marx: Your Online Guide To The Communist Manifesto
Contemporary
Philosophy, Critical Theory and Postmodern Thought
Covers a wide range
of philosophical and theoretical sources.
Voice
of the Shuttle: Marxist, Communist, Frankfurt School, & Later-Marxist Critique
Wide variety of resources.
Generation
Online
Variety of theoretical & philosophical texts & translations.
In
Defence of Marxism
Trotskyist orientation. Comprehensive site. Includes
materials on Marxist theory,
philosophy, science
and technology, art
and revolution.
Trotsky.net
Trotskyist orientation. Provides texts, thematically organized.
World
Socialist Web Site
Trotskyist orientation. Includes section on philosophy.
Movement
for a Socialist Future
Broad coverage. Includes section on Ideas
and philosophy.
See, e.g.: Contradiction,
reflection and cognition: three articles on philosophy.
Institute
for the Study of the Science of Society
Organizes classes, promotes study
groups, provides study guides to Marxism-the-science.
Historical
materialism: World History Archives
See esp. Bibliography
for Historical Materialism by Haines Brown
WWW
Virtual Library Labour History
Comprehensive reference source. See also
WWW Virtual Library Labour
History: Special Topics.
This is part of the International
Institute of Social History, Amsterdam, Netherlands web site.
Labor
Arts
Virtual museum.
Socialist
History Project
Documentation of the revolutionary socialist movement
in Canada and Québec in the 20th Century.
Our History Digital Archive (Socialist History Society). Some articles:
Tom Mann 1890-92 by Dona Torr & E.P. Thompson (#26/27)
Shakespeare's Idea of History by A. L. Morton (#33)
Leveller Democracy- Fact or Myth? by A. L. Morton (#51)
T. A. Jackson - Revolutionary and Working Class Intellectual: Centenary Appreciation 1879-1979 by Vivien Morton & Stuart Macintyre (#73)
Graham Stevenson (includes the Compendium of Communist Biography)
Prosopography of the Communist Party of Great Britain (Kevin Morgan)
The
Red Encyclopedia: A Communism and Communists Reference Guide
Not maintained
since 11 July 2002.
Introduction to Marxism (Dino Felluga, 2002-2003)
Historical Dictionary of Marxism by David Walker and Daniel Gray
Initiative fur Praxisphilosophie und konkrete Wissenschaft
Berliner Instituts für kritische Theorie (InkriT) = Berlin Institute of Critical Theory
Historical-Critical Dictionary of Marxism (HCDM): Section in English
A Dictionary of Marxist Thought, 2nd. ed., T. B. Bottomore et al
Left Communism, Councilism, Libertarian Socialism, Situationism, Anarchism, & Other Independent Tendencies
North American Anarchist Studies Network
Antagonism
"anti capitalist & anti state struggle, for world human community"
See esp. links
page.
Bureau of Public Secrets
Situationist and other texts.
Situationist International Archives
Red
& Black Notes
Libertarian Socialism. Includes texts by important authors
& Martin Glaberman
Archive.
"Left Wing" Communism
- an infantile disorder?
"On the history and actuality of the Communist
Left"
(Last updated Jan. 2003?)
Sojourner
Truth Organization
In the 1970s SJO published an interesting journal called
Urgent Tasks.
The journal is now in process of being archived on the
web site.
See, e.g.: Stalin's
Little Book on Philosophy by Lance Hill.
Break
Their Haughty Power
Loren Goldner's site. Theoretical, historical, topical
writings.
Chicago
Political Workshop
". . . developing a critical understanding of
contemporary society through the categories of labor, value, and time. . ."
With several texts on critical theory.
Principia Dialectica Magazine - Enemies of utopia for the sake of its realisation
The Platypus Affiliated Society
platypus1917 · Platypus Affiliated Society discussion (Yahoo group)
See also site of Chris Cutrone
Texts & Resources on Marxist Philosophy, Philosophers & Theoreticians
Reading Marx’s Capital with David Harvey
Karl Marx Studies (on the early Marx) by Laurence Baronovitch
The Unknown Marx (1973) by Martin Nicolaus
Sources on Dialectical Materialism. Translations and Articles on Marxist Philosophy (Tom Weston)
Dialectics for Kids; alternative URL: Dialectics for Kids
Half-Baked Half Nelson: Dialectics Interruptus review by R. Dumain
SARTRE . ORG : Jean Paul Sartre, Existentialism, Philosophy, History
Galvano Della Volpe by Claudia Fazio
"Bernstein and the Marxism of the Second International" by Lucio Colletti
"Introduction to Marx's early writings" by Lucio Colletti
"Colletti on the Credit Crunch: A Response to Robin Blackburn" by Geoff Mann
Sito Web Italiano per la Filosofia-LUDOVICO GEYMONAT (in Italian)
Cornelius Castoriadis / Agora International Website
Ernest Mandel (1923-1995) Internet Archive
Permanent Revolution (philosophical essays include the following:)
Foreshadowing In Defense of Marxism: Trotsky’s Philosophical Notebooks with excerpts from Trotsky (March 2008)
Opportunism and Empiricism by Cliff Slaughter (1963), republished 5 Jan 2007
Marxism Without its Head or its Heart: A Reply to David North by Frank Brenner & Alex Steiner
with links to all the other chapters.
Introduction to the Logic of Marxism by George Novack
Empiricism and Pragmatism (Chapter IX of Empiricism and Its Evolution: A Marxist View) by George Novack
Centre for Critical Realism (CCR) (Roy Bhaskar)
The Web Site for Critical Realism | WSCR
Dr. Helena Sheehan / Home Page
The New Dialectics: The Dialectical Phenomenology of Michael Kosok
Dialectic
of Defeat: Contours of Western Marxism by Russell Jacoby.
Introduction
(PDF file).
Christopher John Arthur (with Dialectics of Labour et al)
Joseph McCarney: research into Hegel and Marx
DIALECTICAL MARXISM: The Writings of Bertell Ollman
Ethical Politics (Andy Blunden)
hegel.net - System
of Science
The definitive site on Hegel & Hegelianism
Polish Philosophy Page: The Poznan School
Poznan Studies in the Philosophy of the Sciences and the Humanities
Poznan Studies in the Philosophy of the Sciences and the Humanities (Rodopi)
Web Sites & Pages on Other Marxists
Michael Parenti Political Archive
Mansoor
Hekma
Iranian Marxist (1951-2002).
Werner
Cohn
Highly eccentric & tendentious old ex-Trotskyist.
See esp.
From Victim to Shylock and Oppressor:
The New Image of the Jew in the Trotskyist Movement.
Paul N. Siegel (1916-2004)
Ability Testing History, Paul F. Ballantyne. See esp.:
Flames
of Discontent - CULTURAL WORK & PROTEST SONG
Some terrific material
& radical links
Chris Wright's Reading Guides & Other Writings
Individual Texts
Revolutionary
Self-Theory: A Beginners' Manual
First published as Self-Theory:
The Pleasure of Thinking for Yourself, 1975.
“On the Philosophy of the Superman” (1900) by Leon Trotsky
Partisanship and Objectivity in Theoretical Work by Maurice Cornforth (also on this site, see link below)
"Maurice Cornforth’s Contribution to Marxist Metaethics" by Renzo Llorente, in Nature, Society, and Thought, Vol. 16, No. 3 (2003), 261-275.
“On Reappraising Maurice Cornforth,” by Edwin A. Roberts, in Nature, Society, and Thought, vol. 17, no. 1, pp. 119–23
LUDOVICO GEYMONAT A cura di Diego Fusaro (in Italian)
Fabio Minazzi, La Passione della Ragione. Studi sul pensiero di Ludovico Geymonat reviewed by Nicla Vassallo (In Italian)
Dialectics of the Concrete: A Study on Problems of Man and World by Karel Kosík [editorial preface & chapter 1 available to date]
The Two Marxisms by Alvin Gouldner
Biographies of Sociologists: Alvin Ward Gouldner (1920-1980)
Marxism
and science studies: a sweep through the decades by Helena Sheehan
International
Studies in the Philosophy of Science, 21: 2 (2007): 197-210.
Philosophical Essays on Materialism and Marxism by Franz J. T. Lee
History of Wisdom by Franz J. T. Lee
Chapter 1: "The Nature of Reality: Dialectical Materialism" (pp. 3-39), in The Philosophy of Marxism: An Exposition by John Somerville (Minneapolis: Marxist Educational Press, 1967)
The
Unbroken Thread by Ted Grant
The Development of Trotskyism Over 60
Years.
The Origins of Alchemy in Graeco-Roman Egypt
by Jack Lindsay
Poem To
Marie Delcourt-Curvers [HMTL]
To
Marie Delcourt-Curvers [pdf file]
The
First and Concluding Chapters
Aspects of Dialectics and Nonlinear Dynamics by J. Barkley Rosser, Jr.
Karl Marx and the Jewish Question by Louis Harap (Jewish Currents, July-August 1959)
Late Marx and the Russian Road: Marx and 'the Peripheries of Capitalism' [intro & chapter 1] by Teodor Shanin
I.Q. Heritability, and Racism by
James M. Lawler (New York: International Publishers, 1978)
"Introduction"
(pp. 3-6)
"Reliability
and validity of IQ tests" (pp. 53-68)
"Heritability"
(pp. 133-158)
Fred Moseley, ed. Marx's Method in Capital: A Reexamination, reviewed by James Lawler
The Attack on Margaret Mead and the Dialectics of Anthropology by Gordon Welty
"The Class Structure of Machinery: Notes on the Value Form" by Hans-Dieter Bahr
Hegelian
Marxism discussion
Ralph Dumain et al, on Hegel-by-Hypertext.
"Retorts"
[letter to the editor], The Alembic, no. 2, Summer 1989, p. 8.
Anarchist
texts and debate, with an embarrassing sample of R. Dumain's pre-1992 writing.
Bibliographies
A
Marx Bibliography
(with sections on the Young Hegelians and 20th-century
Marxists)
Bibliography for Historical Materialism by Haines Brown
The
Lubitz TrotskyanaNet
Comprehensive documentation of Trotsky & Trotskyism.
CPGB Bibliography (Communist Party of Great Britain) by Dave Cope (2008)
Emancipatory
Social Thought: A Bibliography
by James Herod, May-June 2002
Revolutionary Reading Guide by Chris Wright
Publishers
Marxist Educational Press / Nature, Society, and Thought (USA)
AK Press (USA)
Alternative Press
New
Pages
"News, information and guides to independent bookstores, independent
publishers, literary periodicals, alternative periodicals, independent record
labels, alternative newsweeklies and more."
Journals, Periodicals, Newsletters: Print, Current, Some with Texts Online
Science
& Society (USA)
A Journal of Marxist Thought and Analysis.
"Published
quarterly since 1936, Science & Society is the longest continuously published
journal of Marxist scholarship, in any language, in the world."
Nature,
Society, and Thought (USA)
A Journal of Dialectical and Historical
Materialism.
MEP
Publications (Marxist Educational Press)
Includes index, sample back issues,
selected articles.
Rethinking Marxism
(USA)
Theoretical journal. Also information on the association
& conferences.
Radical Philosophy
Review (USA)
Biannual journal of the Radical
Philosophy Association.
Access via POIESIS.
Radical Philosophy (UK)
Includes abstracts (1 p.) of articles only, in most cases.
Historical Materialism: Research in Critical Marxist Theory (UK)
Thesis Eleven: A Journal of Critical Theory and Historical Sociology (Australia)
Capitalism
Nature Socialism (USA)
A Journal of Socialist Ecology.
Published
by the Center for
Political Ecology (CPE).
International Socialism
Quarterly journal of socialist theory
Revolutionary
History (UK)
Print journal. Trotskyist orientation. Several texts online.
See also mirror at Marxists
Internet Archive.
Critique:
Journal of Socialist Theory (UK)
Originates from anti-Stalinist Marxism
with Trotskyist inclinations.
What
Next? Marxist Discussion Journal (UK)
Trotskyist orientation. See, e.g.
sections on Marxist
Theory & Socialist
History.
Against
the Current
Bi-monthly analytical journal published by Solidarity.
New Politics
A
journal of socialist thought
Z Magazine
Online
"Z is an independent monthly magazine dedicated to resisting
injustice, defending against repression, and creating liberty."
Labor Standard
Trotskyist publication
Political
Affairs
From the CPUSA. Contains some top-notch articles on intellectual
& cultural matters.
Actuel Marx
(in French)
Includes philosophical & theoretical articles.
Alternative
Press Review :: Your Guide Beyond the Mainstream (USA)
Anthologizes the
alternative press.
Journals, Periodicals, Newsletters, Zines: Online, Archives, Current &/or Defunct
Aufheben
Libertarian socialism. Issues 1-12 (1992-2004) online.
Communist
History Network Newsletter On-Line
Biannual, 1996- .
Twentieth Century Communism: a journal of international history (blog)
Twentieth Century Communism: a journal of international history (new journal)
Cultural
Logic
An Electronic Journal of Marxist Theory and Practice
Democracy & Nature (The International Journal of Inclusive Democracy), vols. 1-9 (1992-2003), succeeded by:
The International Journal of Inclusive Democracy (Vol. 1 - , October 2004- )
Fast
Capitalism (2005 - )
"Journal devoted to analyzing the impact of
information and communication technologies on self, society and culture in the
21st century." Some really excellent material herein.
The Hobgoblin (UK Marxist-Humanist online journal)
The
International Newsletter of Communist Studies
Online: #14-#17 (2000-2004).
Marxist
Interventions (Australia)
New series, 2009-
Old series, 1998-2006
Blogs
Interventions
Althusser material.
Ted
Stolze: Resources of Hope, Logics of Struggle
February 20, 2006: Debating
Lenin and Philosophy.
Thomas Riggins'
blog
Riggins also writes for the CPUSA's Political Affairs.
He writes very interesting material on philosophical topics.
Hackett
Blog
See also Hackett's
Communist Web Site
Twentieth Century Communism: a journal of international history (blog)
Marxist Philosophy & Theory Discussion Lists
Marxist Philosophy Yahoo Discussion List
lists.econ.utah.edu
Mailing Lists
Several Marxism & socialism related discussion lists.
Hegel-Marx yahoo discussion group
Marxist Philosophy & Theory Discussion Lists—Archives of Defunct Lists
Archives of the Spoon Collective's lists from the University of Virginia, 1994-2004
Marxist Politics Discussion Lists
lbo-talk (sponsored by Left Business Observer)
Marxism -- Activists and scholars in Marxist tradition
Libraries, Archives, Institutes, Information Centers (Materials Partially or Not Available Online)
Tamiment
Institute Library & Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives.
Several collections
of relevance including American Trotskyist collections and oral history.
See also Guide
to the Max Shachtman Papers 1917-1969.
Walter
P. Reuther Library, Wayne State University
Several collections, including
archives of Martin Glaberman & James & Grace Lee Boggs.
Holt
Labor Library
Labor Studies and Radical History.
Prometheus
Research Library
Comprehensive collection on the Trotskyist movement.
Center
for Socialist History
Archive of Hal Draper & Workers Party.
The Marx-Engels
Cyclopedia is being made available online.
Texas
Archives of Autonomist Marxism
See Alphabetical
Index to the collection.
International Institute
for Research and Education (IIRE)
Includes Ernest
Mandel Study Centre (eminent Trotskyist thinker & leader).
James & Grace Lee Boggs Center
News
& Letters
Organization dedicated to the Hegelian Marxist Humanism of
Raya Dunayevskaya.
Site includes texts & articles from the periodical
News & Letters.
Marxist-Humanist
Committee
New splinter group from News & Letters.
See also The
Hobgoblin (UK Marxist-Humanist online journal).
Marxist-Humanist Initiative (MHI)
The
Center for Political Ecology
See also Cyberbooks.
The Brecht Forum
Formerly
known as the New York Marxist School.
Papers of Jack Lindsay (1900-1990) (MS 7168, National Library of Australia)
Organizations: Marxist & Radical Philosophy & Theory
Marx and Philosophy Society (UK)
Society for the Philosophical Study of Marxism (USA)
Radical Philosophy Association (USA)
Political
Studies Association, Marxism Specialist Group (UK)
See also the annual
Studies in Marxism,
Annual & Conference
Reports, & MEGA.
Organizations: Political Parties & Groups
Foreign Language Federations 1890s-1930 (USA)
Revolutionary Communist
Party, USA (Maoist)
Note theoretical articles by topic.
The
Workmen's Circle
Historic left-wing Yiddishkeit
Esperanto
Esperanto
& Laborista Movado / Esperanto & the Labor Movement
Retgvidilo,
Bibliografio, Dokumentado / Web Guide, Bibliography, Documentation
On this
site, with external links.
Resources on this Site
Instead of listing all web pages by Marxists or pertaining to Marxism individually, I will list bibliographies and study guides where relevant links can be found, and individual pages that don't fit into these categories or that belong to other categories designated below. This task is inherently selective as there is no boundary delimiting Marxism.
Study Guides
Bibliographies
Labor & Black Radicalism
Blogs
Texts by Marx, Engels, Lenin, Trotsky
R. Dumain on Karl Marx
Texts by & about Bakunin
Maurice Cornforth
Alvin Gouldner
Jack Lindsay
Study Materials
Other Marxist & Radical Thinkers, Writers, & Activists
Selected Writings of Various Authors
Science and Nature, issues #1-10 (1978-1989)
Philosophical Quotations
Selected Writings of R. Dumain
Esperanto Texts
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