Why Read Marx Today? (Paperback, New Ed)

'All too often, Karl Marx has been regarded as a demon or a deity - or a busted flush. This fresh, provocative, and hugely enjoyable book explains why, for all his shortcomings, his critique of modern society remains forcefully relevant even in the twenty-first century.' Francis Wheen, author of Karl Marx In recent years we could be forgiven for assuming that Marx has nothing left to say to us. Marxist regimes have failed miserably, and with them, it seemed, all reason to take Marx seriously. The fall of the Berlin Wall had enormous symbolic resonance: it was taken to be the fall of Marx as well as of Marxist politics and economics. This timely book argues that we can detach Marx the critic of current society from Marx the prophet of future society, and that he remains the most impressive critic we have of liberal, capitalist, bourgeois society. It also shows that the value of the 'great thinkers' does not depend on their views being true, but on other features such as their originality, insight, and systematic vision. On this account too Marx still richly deserves to be read.

General

Imprint:	Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	August 2003
First published:	October 2003
Authors:	Jonathan Wolff
Dimensions:	196 x 129 x 9mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	136
Edition:	New Ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-280505-8
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary theory Books > Business & Economics > Economics > Economic theory & philosophy Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political ideologies > Marxism & Communism Promotions
LSN:	0-19-280505-3
Barcode:	9780192805058

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