Marxism in Today's World: Answers on War, Capitalism and Environment

by Peter Taaffe

This book is the result of a discussion between Peter Taaffe, General Secretary of the Socialist Party in England and Wales, and a member of the International Secretariat of the Committee for a Workers' International, and an Italian Marxist, Yurii Colombo.

It tackles head on vital contemporary war, including the Lebanese conflict, the future of Israel/Palestine, the environment, China and its future, economic prospects for world capitalism and many more controversial issues. This provides a vital Marxist analysis for all those who wish to understand how Marxism can affect the worldwide ideological struggle between capitalism and socialism and lay the basis for a new world of human solidarity.

2nd edition with a new 8-page introduction dealing with new developments since Marxism in Today's World was first published in 2006.

120 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2006

About the author

Peter Taaffe was a British Marxist Trotskyist political activist and a longtime leader of the Socialist Party and its predecessor, the Militant tendency.
Taaffe was the founding editor of the Trotskyist Militant newspaper in 1964, and became known as a leading member of the Militant entryist group in the Labour Party. Taaffe was expelled from the Labour Party in 1983, along with four other members of Militant's editorial board.
Taaffe was influential in the policy decisions of Liverpool City Council of 1983–1987, according to the council's deputy leader Derek Hatton, and in the formation of the Militant tendency's policy regarding the Poll Tax in 1988–1991.

Reviews

[Ana Malveira]

Small book but really dense. Has fundamental analyses on 20th century world events and from the beginning of the 21st. And does a great job connecting theory to action. It’s magic in that way. On the other hand it’s hard to follow most of the history events handled because goes so deep in detail without context or doing a brief. This is a barrier of the book being an interview transcription. It's not an easy book for marxists beginners, although is a must read. Recommend the book for the overview and knowledge condensated.