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A Rosa Luxemburg Bookshelf

Books on and by the great revolutionary and theorist.

Verso Books15 January 2026

Rosa Luxemburg was a Polish-born Jewish revolutionary and one of the greatest theoretical minds of the European socialist movement and the author of numerous classic works, she participated in the founding of the German Communist Party and the Spartacist insurrection in Berlin in 1919. She was murdered, alongside Karl Liebknecht, on January 15th, 1919.

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The Murder of Rosa Luxemburg

by Klaus Gietinger

The cold-blooded murder of revolutionary icons Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Liebknecht in the pitched political battles of post-WWI Germany marks one of the greatest tragedies of the 20th century. No ot...
Hardback

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Rosa Luxemburg

by J.P. Nettl

This biography, first published half a century ago, remains the most detailed and comprehensive study of Rosa Luxemburg. Nettl’s extensive knowledge of the social and political context of the Europ...
Paperback

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Red Rosa

by Kate Evans

Afterword by Paul Buhle

Edited by Paul Buhle

A giant of the political left, Rosa Luxemburg is one of the foremost minds in the canon of revolutionary socialist thought. But she was much more than just a thinker. She made herself heard in a wo...
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Forthcoming
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The Legacy of Rosa Luxemburg

by Norman Geras

During the first decades of the twentieth century, Rosa Luxemburg was the leader of the workers’ movement in Poland and Germany. She made a remarkable contribution to socialist theory and practic...
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The Letters of Rosa Luxemburg

by Rosa Luxemburg

Edited by Georg Adler, Peter Hudis and Annelies Laschitza

Translated by George Shriver

The most comprehensive collection of letters by Rosa Luxemburg ever published in English, this book includes 190 letters written to leading figures in the European and international labor and socia...
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The Complete Works of Rosa Luxemburg, Volume I

by Rosa Luxemburg

Edited by Peter Hudis

Translated by David Fernbach, Joseph Fracchia and George Shriver

This first volume in Rosa Luxemburg’s Complete Works, entitled Economic Writings 1, contains some of Luxemburg’s most important statements on the globalization of capital, wage labor, imperialism, ...
Paperback

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The Complete Works of Rosa Luxemburg, Volume II

by Rosa Luxemburg

Edited by Paul Le Blanc and Peter Hudis

Translated by Nicholas Gray and George Shriver

The second volume in Rosa Luxemburg’s Complete Works, entitled Economic Writings 2, contains a new English translation of Luxemburg’s The Accumulation of Capital: A Contribution to the Economic The...
Paperback

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The Complete Works of Rosa Luxemburg Volume III

by Rosa Luxemburg

Edited by Axel Fair-Schulz, Peter Hudis and William A. Pelz

Translated by Henry Holland, Alicja Mann and George Shriver

This collection is the first of three volumes of the Complete Works devoted to the central theme of Rosa Luxemburg’s life and work—revolution. Spanning the years 1897 to the end of 1905, they conta...
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The Complete Works of Rosa Luxemburg Volume IV

by Rosa Luxemburg

Edited by Peter Hudis and Sandra Rein

Translated by Jacob Blumenfeld, Nicholas Gray, Henry Holland, Zachary King, Manuela Kölke and Joseph Muller

This 600-page volume of Luxemburg's Complete Works contains her writings On Revolution from 1906 to 1909 - covering the 1905-06 Russian Revolution, an epoch-making event, and its aftermath. Over 80...
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The Complete Works of Rosa Luxemburg Volume V

by Rosa Luxemburg

Edited by Paul Le Blanc and Helen C. Scott

Translated by Jacob Blumenfeld, Mathias Foit, Nicholas Gray, Henry Holland, Zachary King and Manuela Kölke

This volume is the first to contain all of Rosa Luxemburg’s eloquent writings on the 1917 Russian and 1918–19 German revolutions. Also contained here are articles, essays, and manuscripts on the Eu...
Hardback

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Rosa Luxemburg

by J.P. Nettl

This biography, first published half a century ago, remains the most detailed and comprehensive study of Rosa Luxemburg. Nettl’s extensive knowledge of the social and political context of the Europ...
Paperback

We are sorry this title is currently out of stock in your selected territory. Please check back or contact us for more information.

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Red Rosa

by Kate Evans

Afterword by Paul Buhle

Edited by Paul Buhle

A giant of the political left, Rosa Luxemburg is one of the foremost minds in the canon of revolutionary socialist thought. But she was much more than just a thinker. She made herself heard in a wo...
Paperback

Forthcoming

30% off
The Letters of Rosa Luxemburg

by Rosa Luxemburg

Edited by Georg Adler, Peter Hudis and Annelies Laschitza

Translated by George Shriver

The most comprehensive collection of letters by Rosa Luxemburg ever published in English, this book includes 190 letters written to leading figures in the European and international labor and socia...
Paperback

Add to cart Regular price ~~$64.95~~ Sale price $45.46

30% off
The Legacy of Rosa Luxemburg

by Norman Geras

During the first decades of the twentieth century, Rosa Luxemburg was the leader of the workers’ movement in Poland and Germany. She made a remarkable contribution to socialist theory and practic...
Paperback

Add to cart Regular price ~~$24.95~~ Sale price $17.46

30% off
The Complete Works of Rosa Luxemburg, Volume I

by Rosa Luxemburg

Edited by Peter Hudis

Translated by David Fernbach, Joseph Fracchia and George Shriver

This first volume in Rosa Luxemburg’s Complete Works, entitled Economic Writings 1, contains some of Luxemburg’s most important statements on the globalization of capital, wage labor, imperialism, ...
Paperback

Add to cart Regular price ~~$49.95~~ Sale price $34.96

30% off
The Complete Works of Rosa Luxemburg, Volume II

by Rosa Luxemburg

Edited by Paul Le Blanc and Peter Hudis

Translated by Nicholas Gray and George Shriver

The second volume in Rosa Luxemburg’s Complete Works, entitled Economic Writings 2, contains a new English translation of Luxemburg’s The Accumulation of Capital: A Contribution to the Economic The...
Paperback

Add to cart Regular price ~~$49.95~~ Sale price $34.96

30% off
The Complete Works of Rosa Luxemburg Volume III

by Rosa Luxemburg

Edited by Axel Fair-Schulz, Peter Hudis and William A. Pelz

Translated by Henry Holland, Alicja Mann and George Shriver

This collection is the first of three volumes of the Complete Works devoted to the central theme of Rosa Luxemburg’s life and work—revolution. Spanning the years 1897 to the end of 1905, they conta...
Hardback

Add to cart Regular price ~~$120.00~~ Sale price $84.00

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A Rosa Luxemburg Bookshelf

The Murder of Rosa Luxemburg

Rosa Luxemburg

Red Rosa

The Legacy of Rosa Luxemburg

The Letters of Rosa Luxemburg

The Complete Works of Rosa Luxemburg, Volume I

The Complete Works of Rosa Luxemburg, Volume II

The Complete Works of Rosa Luxemburg Volume III

The Complete Works of Rosa Luxemburg Volume IV

The Complete Works of Rosa Luxemburg Volume V

Rosa Luxemburg

Red Rosa

The Letters of Rosa Luxemburg

The Legacy of Rosa Luxemburg

The Complete Works of Rosa Luxemburg, Volume I

The Complete Works of Rosa Luxemburg, Volume II

The Complete Works of Rosa Luxemburg Volume III

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