Perhaps Marx's finest literary tract. An exposition of the nature of historical-materialism that has perhaps never been surpassed. Shows how we live in a time of extended farce.

Wallach Scott is one of the towering figures of American historical enquiry. This book unearths the complex relationship between gender and the human organisation of society through work and politics.

An extremely difficult read. But nobody has ever formulated as powerful a conception of the relationship between historical change and human society. Inescapable.

Hard to agree with any of this guy's (Kojevian) ideas. But important if you want to understand why many in the US feel they have a mission to maraud around the globe civilising us all!

A tonic for those at a loss with continental jargon. One of Britain's finest historians (and Marxists) takes on Althusserianism and other issues of central importance to Marxian historical studies.

A philippic against those (like Fukuyama above) who proclaim that they have uncovered the 'direction/meaning' of history. especially important vis á vis today's international climate! A must read.

Said's strength lies in combining a ferocious criticism with his own gentle elegance. These final lectures appeal for a philological humanism that might restore dignity to those who history discards.

Last but NOT least. Sartre's critique attempted to reconcile his Existentialist philosophy with his commitment to what he conceived as the one true philosophy: Marxism. Did he succeed?