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The Philosophy of Marx

By Étienne Balibar
Translated by Chris Turner and Gregory Elliott

By Étienne Balibar
Translated by Chris Turner and Gregory Elliott

By Etienne Balibar
Translated by Chris Turner

By Etienne Balibar
Translated by Chris Turner

By Étienne Balibar
Translated by Chris Turner and Gregory Elliott

By Étienne Balibar
Translated by Chris Turner and Gregory Elliott

By Etienne Balibar
Translated by Chris Turner

By Etienne Balibar
Translated by Chris Turner

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Category: Philosophy | Politics

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Category: Philosophy | Politics

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Jan 03, 2017 | ISBN 9781784786038

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Jan 07, 2014 | ISBN 9781781682074

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    About The Philosophy of Marx

    A rich and accessible introduction to Marx’s fundamental concepts from a key intellectual—now updated

    Written by one of political theory’s leading thinkers, The Philosophy of Marx examines all the key areas of Marx’s writings in their wider historical and theoretical context—including the concepts of class struggle, ideology, humanism, progress, determinism, commodity fetishism, and the state. Etienne Balibar opens a gateway into the thought of one of history’s great minds.

    In this updated edition to this now classic work, Balibar has added a substantial introduction and new material. Complete with key “information boxes” for the student to make the most challenging areas of theory easy to understand, this remains the best available introduction to the most important thinker of the past 200 years.

    About The Philosophy of Marx

    Providing a lucid and accessible introduction to Marx, complete with pedagogical boxes, a chronology and guides to further reading, Etienne Balibar makes the most difficult areas of his philosophy easy to understand. One of the most influential French philosophers to have emerged from the 1960s, Balibar brings a lifetime of study and expertise to create a brilliantly concise portrait of Marx that will initiate the student and intrigue the scholar.

    He examines all the key areas of Marx’s writings, including his early works, The Communist Manifesto, The German Ideology and Capital, explaining their wider historical and theoretical context. Making clear such concepts as class struggle, ideology, humanism, progress, determinism, commodity fetishism and the state, Balibar includes brief yet incisive biographical studies of key Marxists such as Althusser, Gramsci, Engels and Lenin.

    The Philosophy of Marx will become the standard guide to Marx’s thought.

    About The Philosophy of Marx

    A rich and accessible introduction to Marx’s fundamental concepts from a key intellectual—now updated

    Written by one of political theory’s leading thinkers, The Philosophy of Marx examines all the key areas of Marx’s writings in their wider historical and theoretical context—including the concepts of class struggle, ideology, humanism, progress, determinism, commodity fetishism, and the state. Etienne Balibar opens a gateway into the thought of one of history’s great minds.

    In this updated edition to this now classic work, Balibar has added a substantial introduction and new material. Complete with key “information boxes” for the student to make the most challenging areas of theory easy to understand, this remains the best available introduction to the most important thinker of the past 200 years.

    About The Philosophy of Marx

    Providing a lucid and accessible introduction to Marx, complete with pedagogical boxes, a chronology and guides to further reading, Etienne Balibar makes the most difficult areas of his philosophy easy to understand. One of the most influential French philosophers to have emerged from the 1960s, Balibar brings a lifetime of study and expertise to create a brilliantly concise portrait of Marx that will initiate the student and intrigue the scholar.

    He examines all the key areas of Marx’s writings, including his early works, The Communist Manifesto, The German Ideology and Capital, explaining their wider historical and theoretical context. Making clear such concepts as class struggle, ideology, humanism, progress, determinism, commodity fetishism and the state, Balibar includes brief yet incisive biographical studies of key Marxists such as Althusser, Gramsci, Engels and Lenin.

    The Philosophy of Marx will become the standard guide to Marx’s thought.

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    Product Details

    Category: Philosophy | Politics

    Paperback | $19.95
    Published by Verso
    Jan 03, 2017 | 240 Pages | ISBN 9781784786038

    Category: Philosophy | Politics

    Paperback | $19.95
    Published by Verso
    Sep 17, 2007 | 139 Pages | 5-1/10 x 7-4/5 | ISBN 9781844671878

    Category: Philosophy | Politics

    Ebook | $9.99
    Published by Verso
    Jan 03, 2017 | 240 Pages | ISBN 9781784786052

    Category: Philosophy | Politics

    Ebook | $9.99
    Published by Verso
    Jan 07, 2014 | 139 Pages | 5 x 7-3/4 | ISBN 9781781682074

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    Praise

    “A very intelligent and creative work—succinct and informative; it explores the ways in which Marxism as such challenges traditional philosophy (and the problems the latter possesses for it). It should certainly have a privileged place on the shelf of contemporary studies of Marx.”
    —Fredric Jameson

    “A trenchant and exciting analysis of the philosophy of Marx. It is intelligent and original, and makes us understand the ways in which reading Marx lucidly can be very useful to us today. No dogma here and no banalities. A refreshing book.”
    —Immanuel Wallerstein

    “This short book manages to be both a unexcelled introduction to Marx and, for those familiar with the texts, a sophisticated and suggestive commentary.”
    —Benjamin Kunkel

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