Includes bibliographical references and index.

List of contributors -- Introduction -- Marxism and capitalism -- The marxist tradition of historiography in the West / Georg G. Iggers -- The influence of Marx on historiography of the United States and North America / William D. Carrigan -- Marxism and marxist history -- From the center to the margin : the fate of marxism in contemporary russian historiography / Mikhail Krom -- Marxism in post-communist east and Central European historical writing / Attila Pók -- Rewriting modern Chinese history in the reform era : changing narratives and perspectives in Chinese historiography / Huaiyin Li -- Latin American marxist history : rise, fall and resurrection / Juan Maiguaschca -- Marxism and national history -- Turkish marxist historiography : a story of denationalization / Meltem Toksöz -- Marxism and Brazilian historiography / Jurandir Malerba -- The importance and legacy of marxist history in Japan / Curtis Anderson Gayle -- Marxism and postcolonial studies -- Thinking through transition : marxist historiography in India / Rochona Majumdar -- Marxism and Middle Eastern history / Ervand Abrahamian -- Marxist influence in African history-writing / Georg G. Iggers -- Conclusion -- Index.