Marx : a very short introduction second edition /
Singer, Peter, 1946-
Marx : a very short introduction second edition / Peter Singer. - Second edition, PB. - New York : Oxford University Press, 2018. - 130 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 18 cm. - Very short introductions. . - Very short introductions. .
Includes an index and bibliographic references.
A life and its legacy -- The young Hegelian -- From God to money -- Enter the proletariat -- The first Marxism -- The development of the materialist theory of history -- The goal of history -- Economics -- Communism and revolution -- Was Marx right? -- Is Marx still relevant?
Karl Marx's theories have shaped and directed political economic, and social thought for 150 years. Here the renowned philosopher Peter Singer describes Marx's life and early ideas before clearly and concisely identifying the central vision that unifies Marx's thought and enables us to grasp it as a whole. In this new edition. Singer explores whether Marx and his ideas remain relevant to politics and society today. Assessing Marx's impact and the predictions he made, Singer asks if, for the foreseeable future, there is any realistic prospect of replacing capitalism with a better system of production and distribution.
9780198821076 (pbk.) 0198821077 (pbk.)
2017962195
Marx, Karl, 1818-1883.
Economics--Philosophy.
Communism.
B3305.M74 / S57 2018
335.4092/Sing
Marx : a very short introduction second edition / Peter Singer. - Second edition, PB. - New York : Oxford University Press, 2018. - 130 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 18 cm. - Very short introductions. . - Very short introductions. .
Includes an index and bibliographic references.
A life and its legacy -- The young Hegelian -- From God to money -- Enter the proletariat -- The first Marxism -- The development of the materialist theory of history -- The goal of history -- Economics -- Communism and revolution -- Was Marx right? -- Is Marx still relevant?
Karl Marx's theories have shaped and directed political economic, and social thought for 150 years. Here the renowned philosopher Peter Singer describes Marx's life and early ideas before clearly and concisely identifying the central vision that unifies Marx's thought and enables us to grasp it as a whole. In this new edition. Singer explores whether Marx and his ideas remain relevant to politics and society today. Assessing Marx's impact and the predictions he made, Singer asks if, for the foreseeable future, there is any realistic prospect of replacing capitalism with a better system of production and distribution.
9780198821076 (pbk.) 0198821077 (pbk.)
2017962195
Marx, Karl, 1818-1883.
Economics--Philosophy.
Communism.
B3305.M74 / S57 2018
335.4092/Sing