From the prizewinning Jewish Lives series, a new exploration of
Karl Marx's life through his intellectual contributions to modern
thought "A perceptive and fair-minded corrective to superficial
treatments of the man."-Jonathan Rose, Wall Street Journal Karl
Marx (1818-1883)-philosopher, historian, sociologist, economist,
current affairs journalist, and editor-was one of the most
influential and revolutionary thinkers of modern history, but he is
rarely thought of as a Jewish thinker, and his Jewish background is
either overlooked or misrepresented. Here, distinguished scholar
Shlomo Avineri argues that Marx's Jewish origins did leave a
significant impression on his work. Marx was born in Trier, then
part of Prussia, and his family had enjoyed equal rights and
emancipation under earlier French control of the area. But then its
annexation to Prussia deprived the Jewish population of its equal
rights. These developments led to the reluctant conversion of
Marx's father, and similar tribulations radicalized many young
intellectuals of that time who came from a Jewish background.
Avineri puts Marx's Jewish background in its proper and balanced
perspective, and traces Marx's intellectual development in light of
the historical, intellectual, and political contexts in which he
lived. About Jewish Lives: Jewish Lives is a prizewinning series of
interpretative biography designed to explore the many facets of
Jewish identity. Individual volumes illuminate the imprint of
Jewish figures upon literature, religion, philosophy, politics,
cultural and economic life, and the arts and sciences. Subjects are
paired with authors to elicit lively, deeply informed books that
explore the range and depth of the Jewish experience from antiquity
to the present. In 2014, the Jewish Book Council named Jewish Lives
the winner of its Jewish Book of the Year Award, the first series
ever to receive this award. More praise for Jewish Lives:
"Excellent." - New York times "Exemplary." - Wall St. Journal
"Distinguished." - New Yorker "Superb." - The Guardian
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