The Purity Fetish and the Crisis of Western Marxism

In The Purity Fetish and the Crisis of Western Marxism, Carlos L. Garrido provides a comprehensive development of his concept of the purity fetish, tracing the outlook to the Eleatic school of Ancient Greek philosophy, and showing how it has appeared in 20th century Western Marxism and in contemporary U.S. socialism. In every form the purity fetish takes in Western Marxism's politics, Carlos argues that one finds not only the failure to obtain truth, but also the inability to create a revolutionary movementEndorsements:"This book will soon become a must-read for anyone who is serious about the socialist road and the goal of communism."- Roland Boer, professor at Renmin University of China, Beijing. Author of many books, including the recently published Socialism with Chinese Characteristics (2021) and Friedrich Engels and the Foundations of Socialist Governance (2021)."This book is a healthy antidote to the widespread infantile leftism that infects the American left."- Thomas Riggins,