Hey guys.

I've spent most of my life as a moderate lib, until about 6 months ago when I became full-on leftist. However, I know very little Marxist theory.

Assuming I know nothing, what books would recommend to some like me? Obviously Marx, but what else? And in what order? Would anyone be willing to curate a list of books that would give me the basics on Marxist theory and history from the perspective of Marxism? Any advice would be helpful.

Thanks!

    • acabforcutie [comrade/them]
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      4 years ago

      i cannot recommend wage, labor, and capital and value, price, and profit enough. capital is a super foundational text but being as dense as it is, it turns you off from other theory for a bit.

    • asaharyev [he/him]
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      4 years ago

      I haven't read any Mao, but these are rally good recs, and many of them get missed in most threads (at least on the old subreddit).

        • asaharyev [he/him]
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          4 years ago

          Dialectical and Historical Materialism is the only Stalin I've read. I remember thinking it was really insightful, but I mostly read it on weekends while drinking back in college...sooo.....the details are very fuzzy.