Marxism and sociology : a selection of writings by Kazimierz Kelles-Krauz / edited by Helena Chmielewska-Szlajfer ; essays translated by Jonathan Weber.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

A revised introduction to the English edition : Kazimierz Kelles-Krauz's theory, practice, and purposeless -- The sociological law of retrospection : the law of revolutionary retrospection as a consequence of economic materialism -- The golden age, state of nature, and development in contradictions : from studies into the sources of marxism -- Comtism and marxism : positivism and the monistic comprehension of history -- A glance at the development of sociology in the 19th century -- The crisis of marxism : on the so-called 'crisis of marxism' -- What is economic materialism? -- A few main principles in the development of art -- Psychiatry and the science of ideas -- The social dialectic in vico's philosophy -- Bibliography -- Directory of persons referenced -- Name index -- Subject index.