Marxism and sociology : a selection of writings by Kazimierz Kelles-Krauz / edited by Helena Chmielewska-Szlajfer ; essays translated by Jonathan Weber. - Leiden : Brill, 2018. - 261 p. ; 24 cm. - Studies in critical social sciences ; vol. 119. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Kazimierz Kelles-Krauz was an extraordinary figure on the Polish political scene at the turn of the 20th century. A Marxist and patriot, academic and politician, Kelles-Krauz was most known for his efforts to reconcile the needs of the nation with international socialism. This volume, however, offers a selection of his writings centred on the history of ideas, published for the first time in English. Kelles-Krauz’s works, while Marxist at heart, linked ideas stemming from the concepts of German idealists, French positivists, as well as contemporary sociologists who offered a bridge between research on individuals and the workings of social systems. Kelles-Krauz, however, repeatedly transcended Marxist tenets, focusing on the construction of traditions, social norms, and the social role of art.

This edited volume was first published in Polish as Kazimierz Kelles-Krauz: Marksizm a socjologia. Wybór pism by Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego in 2014. This current work has been revised and translated into English.

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Kelles-Krauz, Kazimierz, 1872-1905.


Sociology.
Socialism.
Philosophy--Essays.
Social Sciences--Anthropology--General.
Social Sciences--Regional Studies.

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