Karl Marx: A Life
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| Rating | : | 4.83 (636 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0393321576 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 448 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-06-14 |
| Language | : | English |
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N. "A brilliant book, by a superb author, about a necessary man."Christopher Hitchens In this stunning book, the first comprehensive biography of Marx since the end of the Cold War, Francis Wheen gives us not a socialist ogre but a fascinating, ultimately humane man, while still examining the criticisms of his detractors. A study in contradictions, Karl Marx was at once a reserved scholar, a fiery agitator, and a gregarious socialite, while his intellect and ideology were once described as "Rousseau, Voltaire, and Hegel fused into one person." He lived both at the center and on the fringes of his age, and his oratory and writing continue to change the contemporary world. In his entertaining, offbeat style, Wheen offers an eminently readable biography of one of history's most unforgettable figures. Bravo!"A. Wilson "Expertly researched, admirably objective, eminently humane, and plenty entertaining."Boston Book Review. "Wheen's portrait of Marx's life is artfully sh
Penniless, exiled in London, estranged from relations, and on the run from most of the police forces of Europe, his ambitions as a revolutionary were frequently thwarted, and his major writings on politics and economics remained unpublished (in some cases until after the Second World War). Wheen has an ear for juicy gossip and an eye for original detail. Unencumbered by ideological point scoring, this is a very readable, humorous, and sympathetic account. Marx comes across as a hell-raising bohemian, an intellectual bully, and a perceptive critic of capitalist chaos, but also a family man of Victorian conformity (personally
"Man Not Boogeyman" according to J. Edgar Mihelic, MBA. Three or four years ago, I went to go on a walk in the woods with my wife. It was early spring and the sun was shining, so we hoped to take the day and make the most of it. Or she did, and I have problems saying no to her when she asks because she’s just so darn persuasive. The walk didn’t last long. No one told the snowpack on the trail that it needed to have melt. High Marx E. Payne In the wake of fresh evidence (the near-fatal financial melt-down of 2007-2010) that whatever else capitalism may be it is not eternally rational, I read two biographies of Marx: the well-regarded one by David McLellan and this one. (Just to insure I wasn't inspired to immediately rush out and storm the barricades, I read a biography of William F. Buckley Jr in-between.)In my . Karl Marx - the first biography to describe the person Frances E. Kinsella This is the first book to describe Marx as a person, a father, husband, friend and individual. Previous books have focused on his theories and/or philosophy. Thus they describe him as a genius or a devil depending on the author's political persausion. Well worth reading. Full of humour, and interesting anecdotes. Marx comes across as being very much more a man than a monster!