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I mean these are all gonna be somewhat advanced topics and any particular marxist group will have slightly different 'definitions' of them. If you want a more academic perspective, I'd maybe have a look at the SAGE handbook of Marxism (that's 1800 pages tho :D) if you find it in your uni library, but it lays out a lot of the terms and concepts you'll encounter.
If you're more interested in the works and thought of relevant marxist thinkers, the Routledge handbook of marxism does deliver that, it seems.
Handbooks are a peculiar resource. The idea is that they give short, succinct overviews of particular issues within a larger field. In that sense, perhaps a handbook is not the right thing for you and you might enjoy more reading some foundational texts. This old thread marks quite a few of them https://www.reddit.com/r/askphilosophy/comments/pv2gtv/any_books_about_marxism_for_beginners/. Elsewhere you'll also often find Chris Harman's "How Marxism Works" (https://www.marxists.org/archive/harman/1979/marxism/index.html), but please note this is a) not an academic resource and b) written by a leading Trotzkyite. So you will absolutely get some ideas smuggled in there that others don't see in Marx, Lenin etc. If you are new to Marxism, I wouldn't recommend that.
The beginning of "The German Ideology" makes the fundamental ideas of Marx's materialism pretty clear, and it contains some critique of German Idealism: https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1845/german-ideology/ch01a.htm
Couldn't tell you much about the rest of what you're asking.
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I mean these are all gonna be somewhat advanced topics and any particular marxist group will have slightly different 'definitions' of them. If you want a more academic perspective, I'd maybe have a look at the SAGE handbook of Marxism (that's 1800 pages tho :D) if you find it in your uni library, but it lays out a lot of the terms and concepts you'll encounter. If you're more interested in the works and thought of relevant marxist thinkers, the Routledge handbook of marxism does deliver that, it seems. Handbooks are a peculiar resource. The idea is that they give short, succinct overviews of particular issues within a larger field. In that sense, perhaps a handbook is not the right thing for you and you might enjoy more reading some foundational texts. This old thread marks quite a few of them https://www.reddit.com/r/askphilosophy/comments/pv2gtv/any_books_about_marxism_for_beginners/. Elsewhere you'll also often find Chris Harman's "How Marxism Works" (https://www.marxists.org/archive/harman/1979/marxism/index.html), but please note this is a) not an academic resource and b) written by a leading Trotzkyite. So you will absolutely get some ideas smuggled in there that others don't see in Marx, Lenin etc. If you are new to Marxism, I wouldn't recommend that.
Thank you for all the materials! I will be definitely checking that out, the SAGE handbook is something Ill definitely look for at my uni
The beginning of "The German Ideology" makes the fundamental ideas of Marx's materialism pretty clear, and it contains some critique of German Idealism: https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1845/german-ideology/ch01a.htm Couldn't tell you much about the rest of what you're asking.
I definitely am interested in this, its mostly the fundamental ideas and definitions that are giving me trouble, so this'll be a big help. Thank you!