A rich and accessible introduction to Marxs fundamental concepts from a key intellectualnow updated
In The Philosophy of Marx, Etienne Balibar provides an unsurpassed introduction to Marx and his followers. Written by one of political theorys leading thinkers, it examines all the key areas of Marxs writings in their wider historical and theoretical contextincluding the concepts of class struggle, ideology, humanism, progress, determinism, commodity fetishism, and the state. The Philosophy of Marx is a gateway into the thought of one of historys great minds.
In this new updated edition to this now classic work, Balibar has added a substantial new introduction and two new texts, on the Theses on Feuerbach and on Marxs political theory. 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.