Imperialism and War: Classic Writings by V.I. Lenin and Nikolai Bukharin

Here, with critical notes and context, are V.I. Lenin's "Imperialism: The Highest Stage of Capitalism "and Nikolai Bukharin's "Imperialism and World Economy." They are both essential for understanding the nature of imperialism and war historically-and today. V.I. Lenin (18701924) was a leader of the Russian Revolution and wrote extensively on the issues facing the working-class movement of his time. Nikolai Bukharin (18881938) was a Bolshevik leader and intellectual, and later a Soviet politician until his execution at the hands of Stalin's government. Phil Gasper is a professor of philosophy at Notre Dame de Namur University in California. He writes extensively on politics and the philosophy of science and is a frequent contributor to "CounterPunch." He is the author of Haymarket Books' "The Communist Manifesto: A Road Map to History's Most Important Political Document."