The Red Prussian: The Life And Legend Of Karl Marx
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Edition: 2nd pr.,
Condition remarks:
Condition: Reading copy. Jacket: No dust jacket — cloth/board shows age-related wear. Page Condition: Yellowed, with tanning visible. Markings: Some handwritten notes visible in margins in grey lead; Ink inscription on fep. Binding: Fragile, no loose pages evident. 9 b&w plates. 4 in text illus.
A compelling political biography, The Red Prussian chronicles the life and contested legacy of Karl Marx — the philosopher, economist, and revolutionary whose ideas reshaped the modern world. Leopold Schwarzschild presents a critically rigorous and often unflinching portrait of Marx, tracing his journey from his bourgeois Prussian origins through his years of exile, poverty, and intellectual fury. With sharp analytical prose, Schwarzschild argues that the legend surrounding Marx is as significant as the man himself, systematically dismantling mythologies while illuminating the personal contradictions and political machinations that defined his career. The result is a biography that is both historically grounded and intellectually provocative, essential reading for anyone seeking to understand the origins of Marxist thought and its enduring grip on history.
Author: Leopold Schwarzschild
Format: Hardback
Published: 1948, Hamish Hamilton
Genre: Biography
Edition: 2nd pr.,
Condition remarks:
Condition: Reading copy. Jacket: No dust jacket — cloth/board shows age-related wear. Page Condition: Yellowed, with tanning visible. Markings: Some handwritten notes visible in margins in grey lead; Ink inscription on fep. Binding: Fragile, no loose pages evident. 9 b&w plates. 4 in text illus.
A compelling political biography, The Red Prussian chronicles the life and contested legacy of Karl Marx — the philosopher, economist, and revolutionary whose ideas reshaped the modern world. Leopold Schwarzschild presents a critically rigorous and often unflinching portrait of Marx, tracing his journey from his bourgeois Prussian origins through his years of exile, poverty, and intellectual fury. With sharp analytical prose, Schwarzschild argues that the legend surrounding Marx is as significant as the man himself, systematically dismantling mythologies while illuminating the personal contradictions and political machinations that defined his career. The result is a biography that is both historically grounded and intellectually provocative, essential reading for anyone seeking to understand the origins of Marxist thought and its enduring grip on history.