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Karl Marx

Thoroughly Revised Fifth Edition
By Isaiah Berlin
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Karl Marx by Isaiah Berlin offers a profound exploration of Marx's life, ideas, and influence on modern political theory and sociology. The book delves into Marx's philosophical underpinnings, tracing the development of his thinking and its impact on contemporary society. Berlin provides a balanced analysis, presenting both the strengths and limitations of Marx's work, making it an essential read for understanding one of history's most significant figures.
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This engaging exploration into the life and ideas of Marx offers philosophical and psychological insights, capturing the essence of his revolutionary thinking. You might enjoy it if you're intrigued by intellectual history, political theory, or the impact of Marx's philosophy on modern society.

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Karl Marx

Tells the biography of Karl Marx who has long been recognized as one of the best concise accounts of the life and thought of the man who had, in Berlin's words, a more "direct, deliberate, and powerful" influence on mankind than any other nineteenth-century thinker. This book introduces Marx's ideas and sets them in their context.

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Isaiah Berlin's intellectual biography of Karl Marx has long been recognised as one of the best concise accounts of the life and thought of the man who had, in Berlin's words, a more "direct, deliberate, and powerful" influence on mankind than any other nineteenth-century thinker.

A brilliantly lucid work of synthesis and exposition, the book introduces Marx's ideas, sets them in their context, explains why they were revolutionary in political and intellectual terms, and paints a memorable portrait of Marx's dramatic life and outsized personality.

Berlin takes readers through Marx's years of adolescent rebellion and post-university communist agitation, the personal high point of the 1848 revolutions, and his later years of exile, political frustration, and intellectual effort.

Critical yet sympathetic, Berlin's account illuminates a life without reproducing a legend. New features of this thoroughly revised edition include references for Berlin's quotations and allusions, Terrell Carver's assessment of the distinctiveness of Berlin's book, and a revised guide to further reading.

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Isaiah Berlin's Karl Marx is celebrated for its clarity, charm, and erudition. Reviewers commend it as the best concise account of Marx's life and ideas, highlighting Berlin's vivid portrayal of Marx as both a thinker and a person. The book stands out for its insightful analysis, often presenting Marx's theses more effectively than Marx himself.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780691156507

Publisher: Princeton University Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 10 November 2013

Country: United States

Imprint: Princeton University Press

Edition: Thoroughly Revised Fifth Edition

Illustration: 3 line illus.

Contributors:

  • Edited by Henry Hardy
  • Foreword by Alan Ryan
  • Afterword by Terrell Carver
  • Edited by Henry Hardy

Audience: Tertiary education

DIMENSIONS

Width: 140.0mm

Height: 216.0mm

Weight: 340g

Pages: 352

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Education & Reference Isaiah Berlin Non-Fiction Philosophy & Psychology Philosophy & Stoicism Politics & Current Affairs

About the Author

Isaiah Berlin (1909-1997) was one of the leading intellectual historians of the twentieth century and the founding president of Wolfson College, University of Oxford. His many books include "The Hedgehog and the Fox", "The Crooked Timber of Humanity", "The Roots of Romanticism", and "Against the Current" (all Princeton). Henry Hardy, a Fellow of Wolfson College, Oxford, is one of Isaiah Berlin's literary trustees. He has edited several other volumes by Berlin, and is currently preparing Berlin's letters and remaining unpublished writings for publication.

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