Karl Marx and the Birth of Modern Society
The Life of Marx and the Development of His Work
$91.70
- Hardcover
464 pages
- Release Date
27 February 2019
Summary
For over a century, Karl Marx’s critique of capitalism has been a crucial resource for social movements. Now, recent economic crises have made it imperative for us to comprehend and actualize Marx’s ideas. But without a knowledge of Karl Marx’s life as he lived it, neither Marx nor his works can be fully understood. There are more than twenty-five comprehensive biographies of Marx, but none of them consider his life and work in equal, corresponding measure.This biography, planned for three vo…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781583677353 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1583677356 |
| Author: | Michael Heinrich, Alex Locascio |
| Publisher: | Monthly Review Press,U.S. |
| Imprint: | Monthly Review Press,U.S. |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 464 |
| Release Date: | 27 February 2019 |
| Weight: | 750g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
“A fully new approach to the content and evolution of Marx’s multifaceted oeuvre and the theoretical originality of his mature writings. — John Milios, author, The Origins of Capitalism as a Social System
About The Author
Michael Heinrich
Michael Heinrich taught economics for many years at the University of Applied Sciences in Berlin and was managing editor of PROKLA: Journal for Critical Social Science. He has written in depth on Marx’s critique of political economy in his book, The Science of Value. His An Introduction to the Three Volumes of Karl Marx’s Capital is probably the most popular introduction to Marx’s economic works in Germany.Alexander Locascio, translator of this biography from German to English, has been active in the U.S. labor movement. His other translations include An Introduction to the Three Volumes of Karl Marx’s Capital and Thomas Piketty’s Capital in the Twenty-First Century: An Introduction. He lives in Berlin with his family.
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