A World to Win: The Life and Thought of Karl Marx

✍ Scribed by Liedman, Sven-Eric

• Book ID: 110310875
• Publisher: Verso Books
• Tongue: en-US
• Weight: 3 MB
• Category: Fiction
• ISBN-13: 9781786635044

✦ Synopsis

Epic new biography of Karl Marx for the 200th anniversary of his birth
In this essential new biography -- the first to give equal weight to both the work and life of Karl Marx -- Sven-Eric Liedman expertly navigates the imposing, complex personality of his subject through the turbulent passages of global history. A World to Win follows Marx through childhood and student days, a difficult and sometimes tragic family life, his far-sighted journalism, and his enduring friendship and intellectual partnership with Friedrich Engels.
Building on the work of previous biographers, Liedman employs a commanding knowledge of the nineteenth century to create a definitive portrait of Marx and his vast contribution to the way the world understands itself. He shines a light on Marx's influences, explains his political and intellectual interventions, and builds on the legacy of his thought. Liedman shows how Marx's masterpiece, Capital , illuminates the essential...