TY  - BOOK
AU  - Wolff,Jonathan
TI  - Why read Marx today?
SN  - 0585486131
AV  - B3305.M74 W62 2003eb
U1  - 335.4/092 22
PY  - 2003///
CY  - Oxford, New York
PB  - Oxford University Press
KW  - Marx, Karl,
KW  - Marx, Karl
KW  - Marx, Karl.
KW  - POLITICAL SCIENCE
KW  - Political Ideologies
KW  - Communism & Socialism
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - Marxismus
KW  - gnd
KW  - Marxisme
KW  - gtt
KW  - Economic theory & philosophy
KW  - thema
KW  - Economics
KW  - Literary theory
KW  - Marxism & Communism
KW  - Political science & theory
KW  - Politics and Government
KW  - ukslc
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 127-129) and index; Introduction : Marx's life and works ; The plan of this book -- 1. Early writings : Introduction ; Religion ; The philosophy of historical materialism ; Labour and alienation ; Money and credit ; Liberalism ; Emancipation ; Conclusion -- 2. Class, history, and capital : Class ; History ; The economics of capitalism ; The transition to communism ; The nature of communism -- 3. Assessment : Introduction ; Early writings ; Theory of history ; Economics ; Communism ; Human nature ; Conclusion
N2  - The fall of the Berlin Wall had enormous symbolic resonance, marking the collapse of Marxist politics and economics. Indeed, Marxist regimes have failed miserably, and with them, it seems, all reason to take the writings of Karl Marx seriously. Jonathan Wolff argues that if we detach Marx the critic of current society from Marx the prophet of some never-to-be-realized worker's paradise, he remains the most impressive critic we have of liberal, capitalist, bourgeois society. The author shows how Marx's main ideas still shed light on wider concerns about culture and society and he guides the reader through Marx's notoriously difficult writings. Wolff also argues that the value of a great thinker does not depend on his or her views being true, but on other features such as originality, insight, and systematic vision. From this perspective, Marx still richly deserves to be read. Why Read Marx Today? reinstates Marx as an important critic of current society, and not just a figure of historical interest
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