Still the only full-length study of the achievements and limitations of Lenin's extensive writings on Hegel, Hegel, Lenin, and Western Marxism has become a minor classic. In a full critical account, Anderson's book connects Lenin's 'dialectics' to his renowned writings on imperialism, anti-colonial movements, and the state. From there Anderson takes up the extensive debates over Lenin's engagement with Hegel among Marxists as wide ranging as Georg Lukacs, Henri Lefebvre, [url] James, Raya Dunayevskaya, Lucio Colletti, and Louis Althusser.
This updated and expanded edition also includes a comprehensive new introduction by the author, assessing Lenin's relevance for today's world.