TY - BOOK AU - Singh, Rustam TI - Violence and Marxism: Marx to Mao SN - 9789350023716 U1 - 320.5322 SIN 23 PY - 2015/// CY - Delhi : PB - Aakar Books KW - Communism KW - Marxism History KW - Revolutions and socialism KW - Violence Political aspects N2 - This book explores the unresolved controversy regarding the status and role of violence in the Marxist theory of revolution. Adopting a chronological and historical framework, it examines the writings of Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels, Vladimir Lenin, and Mao Zedong. The author evaluates whether a socialist revolution is inherently violent or if these foundational thinkers accommodated peaceful systemic transformations, detailing the economic and political conditions that altered their strategic perspectives ER -