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Marx : a very short introduction second edition / Peter Singer.

By: Series: Very short introductionsPublisher: New York : Oxford University Press, 2018Copyright date: ©2018Edition: Second edition, PBDescription: 130 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 18 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780198821076 (pbk.)
  • 0198821077 (pbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 335.4092/Sing
LOC classification:
  • B3305.M74 S57 2018
Contents:
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?
Summary: 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.
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Book Book NMC Library Stacks B3305.M74 S57 2018 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 33039001451722

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.

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