Product details:
ISBN13: | 9781644213070 |
ISBN10: | 1644213079 |
Binding: | Hardback |
No. of pages: | 96 pages |
Size: | 171x114 mm |
Weight: | 568 g |
Language: | English |
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Category:
Rosa Luxemburg: No To Borders
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Series:
They Said No;
Publisher: Triangle Square Press
Date of Publication: 30 May 2024
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Long description:
Rosa Luxemburg was a Polish-born German revolutionary emboldened by the necessity of acting against imperialism, colonialism, and militarism. When she was jailed in 1914 for her anti-war speeches, she continued to speak against World War I by writing pamphlets published under a pseudonym. And after her release from prison she continued campaigning for her political causes, co-founding the Communist Party of Germany. Luxemburg was assassinated by the German Freikorps (paramilitary unit), who were sent by the German Chancellor to destroy the left-wing revolt. On the night before her death, she wrote about her belief in the masses and the 'inevitability of a triumphant revolution.' After her death, Lenin praised her, calling her 'an eagle of the working class,' and her writings and commitment to democracy and internationalism live on. In this fictionalized biography of the great activist and revolutionary, we see her actions and ideas through the eyes of her faithful companion, Mimi, an