Karl Marx And Friedrich Engels: An Introduction To Their Lives And Work
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Pages: Yellowed
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Few intellectual partnerships have reshaped the course of human history as profoundly as that of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, and David Riazanov's landmark study stands as one of the most authoritative introductions to their intertwined lives and revolutionary thought. Written by one of the foremost Marx-Engels scholars of the twentieth century and founder of the Marx-Engels Institute in Moscow, this work chronicles the biographical journeys of both thinkers — from their formative years and personal circumstances to their collaborative forging of the materialist conception of history — presenting the human story behind the philosophy that galvanized generations of workers and intellectuals alike. Riazanov writes with the precision of a trained archivist and the conviction of a committed scholar, grounding grand ideological arguments in concrete historical detail and primary source material. The text illuminates the dialectical relationship between the two men's complementary minds, arguing persuasively that neither could have achieved his full intellectual stature without the other. A vital companion for students of political philosophy, European history, and socialist theory, this volume leaves the reader questioning how much of the modern world — its labour movements, its political upheavals, its enduring class tensions — still bears the unmistakable imprint of two men who set out, simply, to change everything.
Author: David Riazanov
Format: Paperback
Genre: Philosophy
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Yellowed
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
Few intellectual partnerships have reshaped the course of human history as profoundly as that of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, and David Riazanov's landmark study stands as one of the most authoritative introductions to their intertwined lives and revolutionary thought. Written by one of the foremost Marx-Engels scholars of the twentieth century and founder of the Marx-Engels Institute in Moscow, this work chronicles the biographical journeys of both thinkers — from their formative years and personal circumstances to their collaborative forging of the materialist conception of history — presenting the human story behind the philosophy that galvanized generations of workers and intellectuals alike. Riazanov writes with the precision of a trained archivist and the conviction of a committed scholar, grounding grand ideological arguments in concrete historical detail and primary source material. The text illuminates the dialectical relationship between the two men's complementary minds, arguing persuasively that neither could have achieved his full intellectual stature without the other. A vital companion for students of political philosophy, European history, and socialist theory, this volume leaves the reader questioning how much of the modern world — its labour movements, its political upheavals, its enduring class tensions — still bears the unmistakable imprint of two men who set out, simply, to change everything.