Casting the role of the nationalist Friedrich List and the intellectual development of Marx in an unorthodox light, this book adds a new dimension to the debate over the boundaries of nationalism and socialism in the development of political ideologies in the 19th and 20th centuries.

'An extraordinary, timely, and important book. It comes at a time when communism is rapidly failing. In that context, nationalism is bound to assume even more importance than heretofore...This is an admirably ambitious and well-organized book, combining careful exegesis with wide-ranging ideas. It should prove as fruitful to historians and political scientists as it does to economists concerned with problems of development.

`Roman Szporluk has written a fascinating, provocative, and wide-ranging book. He provides an excellent account of the development of Marx's views on nationalism which he skilfully contrasts with List's ... This excellent book is thus not only a fascinating historical study, it has a relevance to a major issue of the day which may not be immediately apparent from its characteristically unpretentious title.' The International History Review