Marx : a very short introduction.

The best introduction to Marx aimed at non-specialists Marx's impact on the course of history can only be compared to that of religious figures like Jesus or Muhammad Peter Singer is one of the best known philosophers of the twentieth century, famous for his pioneering and often controversial work in animal rights Peter Singer identifies the central vision that unifies Marx's thought, enabling us to grasp Marx's views as a whole. He sees him as a philosopher primarily concerned with human freedom, rather than as an economist or a social scientist. He explains alienation, historical materialism, the economic theory of Capital, and Marx's ideas of communism, in plain English, and concludes with an assessment of Marx's legacy. Readership: General readers interested in Marxism, history of philosophy, or political philosopher; undergraduate students of politics, economics, philosophy, history and Marxism Souce: