Marx: Later Political Writings (Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought) - Softcover

Karl Marx

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521367395 ISBN 13: 9780521367394

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 1996

Synopsis

Marx: Later Political Writings, first published in 1996, brings together translations of Marx's most important texts in political philosophy written after 1848. Marx challenged political theory to its very fundamentals, as his works do not follow traditional models for exploring politics theoretically. In his introduction, Terrell Carver situates Marx in a politics of democratic constitutionalism and revolutionary communism. The works are presented here complete, according to the first editions or the earliest manuscript state, and include the Manifesto of the Communist Party, the Preface of 1859 to A Contribution to the Critique of Political Economy, The Civil War in France, and the little-known Notes on Adolph Wagner. More than most political theorists, Marx made contemporary politics the focus for his theoretical work. He created a distinctive kind of political theory, and this volume makes it accessible today.

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Book Description:

This volume, first published in 1996, contains complete translations of Marx's most important political writings after 1848. The texts (including the Manifesto of the Communist Party, and the little-known Notes on Adolph Wagner) allow the close contact between Marx and contemporary politics to emerge in a clearer light.

Synopsis:

Marx: Later Political Writings brings together new translations of Marx's most important texts in political philosophy written after 1848. Marx challenged poitical theory to its very fundamentals, as his works do not follow traditional models for exploring politics theoretically. In his introduction, Terrell Carver situates Marx in a politics of democratic constitutionalism and revolutionary communism. The works are presented here complete, according to the first editions or the earliest manuscript state, and include the Manifesto of the Communist Party, the Preface of 1859 to A Contribution to the Critique of Political Economy, The Civil War in France, and the little-known Notes on Adolph Wagner. More than most political theorists, Marx made contemporary politics the focus for his theoretical work. He created a distinctive kind of political theory, and this volume makes it accessible today.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0521367395
• ISBN 13: 9780521367394
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 302
• Editor: Terrell Carver