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Wait, from the perspective of a Third Worldist, isn’t Perry Anderson’s Western Marxism precisely the problem? That’s at least what I gathered, without having read Losurdo specifically, from reviews of his work such as this one https://monthlyreview.org/press/201187/
yes, it's precisely that. its like recommending kautsky after mentioning lenin.
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I've heard mixed things, good and bad, and that's why I (partly) intend to read it, but keep in mind that Monthly Review, while good, isn't the only authority on Marxism-Leninism.
I will give you my thoughts and report back on the book; at the very least, Perry Anderson has been quite critical of Western Marxism.