A World to Win - eBook

9781786635075
1-78663-507-0

Epic new biography of Karl Marx for the 200th anniversary of his birthIn this essential new biographythe first to give equal weight to both the work and life of Karl MarxSven-Eric Liedman expertly navigates.

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the imposing, complex personality of his subject through the turbulent passages of global history. A World to Win follows Marx through childhood and student days, a difficult and sometimes tragic family life, his far-sighted journalism, and his enduring friendship and intellectual partnership with Friedrich Engels.Building on the work of previous biographers, Liedman employs a commanding knowledge of the nineteenth century to create a definitive portrait of Marx and his vast contribution to the way the world understands itself. He shines a light on Marxs influences, explains his political and intellectual interventions, and builds on the legacy of his thought. Liedman shows how Marxs masterpiece, Capital, illuminates the essential logic of a system that drives dizzying wealth, grinding poverty, and awesome technological innovation to this day.Compulsively readable and meticulously researched, A World to Win demonstrates that, two centuries after Marxs birth, his work remains the bedrock for any true understanding of our political and economic condition.