num_pages: 212
description: A concise and comprehensive introduction to Marx's social, political and economic thought for the beginning student. Jon Elster surveys in turn each of the main themes of marxist thought: methodology, alienation, economics, exploitation, historical materialism, classes, politics, and ideology; in a final chapter he assesses 'what is living and what is dead in the philosophy of Marx'. The emphasis throughout is on the analytical structure of Marx's arguments and the approach is at once sympathetic, undogmatic, and rigorous.
language: English
title: An Introduction to Karl Marx
titlecomplete: An Introduction to Karl Marx
genres: History, Philosophy, Economics, Nonfiction, Politics
ratings_count: 79
publisher: Cambridge University Press