The Life Of Eleanor Marx 1855-1898: A Socialist Tragedy
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Edition: First Edition Thus
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Minor chipping to edges of DJ.
She was Karl Marx's youngest daughter, a passionate orator, a tireless labour organiser, and a woman whose life burned with the ferocity of a revolutionary flame — and yet Eleanor Marx remains one of the most overlooked figures of the Victorian socialist movement. The Life of Eleanor Marx 1855–1898: A Socialist Tragedy chronicles the remarkable and ultimately heartbreaking journey of a woman who dedicated herself entirely to the causes of workers' rights, gender equality, and international socialism, only to meet a devastating end at the age of forty-three. Set against the turbulent backdrop of late nineteenth-century Europe, Chushichi Tsuzuki presents an authoritative and meticulously researched portrait of a woman whose intellect, courage, and personal sacrifices helped shape the modern left. Tsuzuki's biography is distinguished by its rigorous scholarship and its sensitive rendering of Eleanor's inner life — her complex relationships, her literary ambitions as a translator and actress, and the suffocating contradictions she faced as both a woman of principle and a woman in love. Drawing on a wealth of primary sources, the narrative illustrates how Eleanor's fate was inextricably bound to the political and personal forces that surrounded her, from her father's towering legacy to the treachery of those closest to her. Rich in historical detail and quiet moral urgency, this is a work that demands to be read by anyone who wishes to understand the human cost of conviction — and to ask what truly became of one of socialism's most brilliant and tragic daughters.
Author: Chushichi Tsuzuki
Format: Hardback
Published: 1967, Oxford University Press
Genre: Biography
Edition: First Edition Thus
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Minor chipping to edges of DJ.
She was Karl Marx's youngest daughter, a passionate orator, a tireless labour organiser, and a woman whose life burned with the ferocity of a revolutionary flame — and yet Eleanor Marx remains one of the most overlooked figures of the Victorian socialist movement. The Life of Eleanor Marx 1855–1898: A Socialist Tragedy chronicles the remarkable and ultimately heartbreaking journey of a woman who dedicated herself entirely to the causes of workers' rights, gender equality, and international socialism, only to meet a devastating end at the age of forty-three. Set against the turbulent backdrop of late nineteenth-century Europe, Chushichi Tsuzuki presents an authoritative and meticulously researched portrait of a woman whose intellect, courage, and personal sacrifices helped shape the modern left. Tsuzuki's biography is distinguished by its rigorous scholarship and its sensitive rendering of Eleanor's inner life — her complex relationships, her literary ambitions as a translator and actress, and the suffocating contradictions she faced as both a woman of principle and a woman in love. Drawing on a wealth of primary sources, the narrative illustrates how Eleanor's fate was inextricably bound to the political and personal forces that surrounded her, from her father's towering legacy to the treachery of those closest to her. Rich in historical detail and quiet moral urgency, this is a work that demands to be read by anyone who wishes to understand the human cost of conviction — and to ask what truly became of one of socialism's most brilliant and tragic daughters.