What Is Marxism All About?

A Marxism 101 course in seven short topics: historical materialism, class struggle, exploitation, crises, the state, oppression and imperialism. Built for self-study or reading groups.

Socialist Workers Network

Engels' own short introduction to Marxism, tracing socialism from the utopian dreamers to the materialist view of history. The classic first read before tackling Marx.

Friedrich Engels

A study course that starts from the basic question of matter and mind and walks through materialism, dialectics and the history of philosophy up to Marx. Clear and structured for self-study.

BannedThought

A compact overview of Marx's life and ideas, from his Hegelian roots to historical materialism and Capital. A solid primer to read before Marx himself.

Michael Rosen

A short paper arguing that Marx's ideas on justice and equality still matter today, even for readers who reject communism. A good starting point for debating Marxism's place now.

Rayees Ahmad Wani, Rauoof Raja Dar and Khursheed Ahmad Bhat