Imperialism and the National Question

Lenin's Imperialism, the Highest Stage of Capitalism, was a response to the First World War and the capitulation of socialist parties to the demands of national bourgeoisies. It sought to understand the deeper roots of the crisis and break with Eurocentrism, presenting a global vision of revolution. This volume brings together texts on imperialism and the national question.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 304 pages
Publication date: 16 January 2024
Publisher: Verso Books

Fuelled by the outbreak of the First World War and incensed by the surrender of most socialist parties to the demands of national bourgeoisies, Lenin embarked on a quest to comprehend the underlying causes of the crisis plaguing the global movement. The outcome was Imperialism, the Highest Stage of Capitalism, which subsequently became a seminal text for the international communist movement. However, Lenin also aimed to transcend the Eurocentrism prevalent within the socialist movement, which often displayed a condescending attitude towards or outright rejection of struggles for self-determination, particularly among colonized peoples. This comprehensive volume, featuring an introduction by the esteemed abolitionist and anti-imperialist theorist Ruth Wilson Gilmore, brings together the texts on imperialism and those on the national question, offering a glimpse into Lenin's expansive global vision of revolution.

Weight: 244g
Dimension: 197 x 133 x 21 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781804292716