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Engels
Terrell Carver
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Description for Engels
Paperback. Engles' was not only the father of dialectical and historical materialism, the official philosophies of history and science in many communist countries; he was also the first Marxist historian, anthropologist, philosopher, and commentator on early Marx. This introductory book explores the importance of Engels's thought and work. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 128 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: HBTB; HPS; JHBA; JPA; JPFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 111 x 6. Weight in Grams: 112.
It is by no means absurd to say that Engels invented Marxism. His work did more than Marx to make converts of the most influential political movement of modern times. He was not only the father of dialectical and historical materialism, the official philosophies of history and science in many communist countries; he was also the first Marxist historian, anthropologist, philosopher, and commentator on early Marx. In his later years Engels developed his materialist interpretation of history, his chief intellectual legacy, which has had revolutionary effects on the arts and social sciences. Terrell Carver traces its source and its ... Read more
It is by no means absurd to say that Engels invented Marxism. His work did more than Marx to make converts of the most influential political movement of modern times. He was not only the father of dialectical and historical materialism, the official philosophies of history and science in many communist countries; he was also the first Marxist historian, anthropologist, philosopher, and commentator on early Marx. In his later years Engels developed his materialist interpretation of history, his chief intellectual legacy, which has had revolutionary effects on the arts and social sciences. Terrell Carver traces its source and its ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Series
Very Short Introductions
Condition
New
Number of Pages
128
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780192804662
SKU
V9780192804662
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99-13
About Terrell Carver
Terrell Carver is the head of the Department of Politics at Bristol University. He is author of Marx's Social Theory (1982), Marx and Engels: The Intellectual Relationship (1986), Friedrich Engles: His Life and Thought (1990), and editor of The Unknown Marx (2001) and The Cambridge Companion to Marx (1992).
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Review from previous edition 'combines a lucid introduction to the thinker with a genuine introduction to scholarly discussion'
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