How important was the fear of Trotsky becoming leader in explaining Stalin’s victory in the power struggle in the years 1924-1929? (24 marks) Everyone believed Trotsky would take leadership after Lenin died‚ even if they didn’t want him to. No one thought it would be Stalin. Therefore‚ Stalin felt he had to defeat Trotsky in order to become leader. However‚ the fear of Trotsky becoming leader isn’t the only factor in explaining Stalin’s victory in the power struggle. Lenin died‚ January 21
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Founded by Karl Marx‚ Marxism is a school of thought which explores the relationship between the upper and lower classes of society. It was taught through Marxism that the main cause for historical change was disputes between social classes. This social warfare stemmed from the belief that the state‚ or government‚ for as long as it has existed‚ has used its authority to oppress the working masses for the benefit of the wealthy few. The relationship between the proletariats‚ the working class‚ and
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creature but merely considers his own gain of respect and power in the scientific community. Similarly the citizens of 19th century Britain and France are controlled by authoritative figures whose higher intentions are for self-gain. In terms of Marxism‚ the creature represents the proletariats who are physically bigger and stronger ; “As the minuteness of the parts formed a great hindrance to my speed‚ I resolved‚ contrary to my first intention‚ to make the being of a gigantic stature; that is
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7 PAGES 3‚380 WORDS Marx argued that capitalism‚ like previous socioeconomic systems‚ would inevitably produce internal tensions which would lead to its destruction.[3] Just as capitalism replaced feudalism‚ he believed socialism would‚ in its turn‚ replace capitalism‚ and lead to a stateless‚ classless society called pure communism. This would emerge after a transitional period called the "dictatorship of the proletariat": a period sometimes referred to as the "workers state" or "workers’
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To what extent does a Marxist reading of ‘Lord of the Flies’ lead to a fuller understanding of the novel? ‘Lord of the Flies’ is based almost entirely on Golding’s view that evil is an inherent force in every man‚ “man produces evil as a bee produces honey”. Golding acquired this belief while he was a soldier in the Second World War. From that point on‚ he became extremely pessimistic about human nature‚ calling it “the disease of being human”. This belief is shown very clearly‚ as he puts ‘innocent’
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important concepts of Marxism. Furthermore I will explore two additional ideas of Marx’s writings by reviewing how they have been criticized by other intellectuals. I will lastly evaluate the relevance and utility of Marx’s theories within a contemporary context and conclude on what my opinions of Marx’s writings are. To allow me to examine Marx’s argument I have broken it down into 3 key ideas that‚ when joined together‚ form a valuable yet shallow overview of Marxism. The first of these is
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The Road to Serfdom Chapter Summaries Chapter 1 The first chapter begins by explaining the relevance of the economic stand points that people are unaware of. F.A. Hayek points out a key aspect that relates to society sharing a Totalitarianism view; which is simply one person or a government being the absolute power. However‚ all people really want is their freedom. Over time I believe that Hayek feels that the people are losing their freedom. Totalitarianism is different and the people did not
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philosopher. For him‚ common sense and the obvious would not suffice; he wanted to build scientific theories based on critical awareness of society. The two main stems of sociological concepts are Positivism and Phenomenology. Both Functionalism and Marxism are Positivist theories. This means that philosophies are built by using scientific research methods to create structural perspectives. Positivism is called macro sociology because it looks at society holistically; it also emphasises the power of
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Marxism. Marx can be thought of as having offered two sets of ideas‚ the first of which we can accept if we wish to‚ without accepting the second. 1. Marx gave us a theory of society‚ i.e ‚ an explanation of how society works‚ of how and why history has unfolded‚ and especially an account of the nature of capitalism. These are of great value for the task of describing what is going on in the world and for understanding the problems and directions of our society today. 2. But Marx also regarded
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Assess the usefulness of Marxist approaches in explaining crime (21 Marks) Marxists see society as divided into two opposed classes; a small capitalist ruling class and a majority working class. Marxists do not agree with perspectives such as Functionalism‚ and see the law as a reflection of a value consensus among society’s members; instead they see law and crime as arising out of the structure of capitalism and reflecting the values of ruling class ideology. In their view the structure of the capitalist
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