Rosa Luxemburg is one of the most controversial and important figures in the development of Marxism. In many respects her role is unique; she was at once one of the founders of modern Communism and one of its several cirtics. With the exception of Lenin, she is perhaps the only Marxist of this century who bridges the profound divide of the Bolshevik revolution; both Communists and anti-Communists still look to her work and life as a source of inspiration. In the new revolutionary criticism of capitalist society recently put forward by student activits her ideas and exmple play an important role. This is a shortened version of the first new biography to appear and, it is hoped, will make the book available to a wider circle of readers. The essential narrative has been retained, and a new Preface evaluates the relevance of the subjet to the events and problems of today. Rosa Luxemburg's political activity is dealt with in the full context of the German, Polish, and Russian Socialist movements in which she was active. Though the story concentrates on its central figure, a great many of her important contemporaries appear vividly in these pages.

Contents
Preface
Abbreviations

1.Rosa Luxemburg -- who, what, and Why ?
2.Poland -- The Early Years, 1871-90
3.Switzerland -- Study and Politics, 1890-8
4.First Bal=ttles in a New Arena, 1898--9
5.The Dialectic as a Career, 1899-1904
6.Revisionism, Mass Strike and Imperialism -- The Contribution to Theory
1.Revisionism
2.Mass Strike and Imperialism

7.The Lost Years, 1906--9
8.David and Goliath, 1910-11
9.in Opposition, 1911-14
10.Poles and Russians, 1997-14
11.The War
12.Prison in Germany, Revolution in Russia
13.1918 - The German Revolution Begins
14.Irresistible force and Immovable Object


Appendix : The National Question

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Index