Karl Marx: Selected Writings In Sociology And Social Philosophy
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Few thinkers have reshaped the course of human history with the force and fury of Karl Marx, and Karl Marx: Selected Writings in Sociology and Social Philosophy gathers the most essential threads of his intellectual legacy into a single, indispensable volume. Edited and curated by T. B. Bottomore and Maximilien Rubel, this anthology presents Marx's foundational arguments on labour, capital, class struggle, and the nature of society, drawing from his most significant texts to illuminate the materialist conception of history that would go on to define modern political thought. The collection is rigorous yet accessible, offering both the seasoned scholar and the curious newcomer a direct encounter with Marx's original voice — unmediated, uncompromising, and as urgent as ever. Bottomore and Rubel's editorial framework is masterful, situating each extract within its broader intellectual context and tracing the evolution of Marx's sociological thinking from his early humanist manuscripts to his mature critiques of capitalist production. The volume argues, with considerable persuasive force, that Marx was not merely an economist or a revolutionary, but one of the founding architects of modern sociology — a discipline he helped define before it even had a name. For anyone seeking to understand the ideological currents that shaped the twentieth century and continue to animate political discourse today, this collection poses a question that demands an answer: can we truly comprehend the modern world without confronting Marx on his own terms?
Author: Karl Marx
Format: Paperback
Genre: Philosophy
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
Few thinkers have reshaped the course of human history with the force and fury of Karl Marx, and Karl Marx: Selected Writings in Sociology and Social Philosophy gathers the most essential threads of his intellectual legacy into a single, indispensable volume. Edited and curated by T. B. Bottomore and Maximilien Rubel, this anthology presents Marx's foundational arguments on labour, capital, class struggle, and the nature of society, drawing from his most significant texts to illuminate the materialist conception of history that would go on to define modern political thought. The collection is rigorous yet accessible, offering both the seasoned scholar and the curious newcomer a direct encounter with Marx's original voice — unmediated, uncompromising, and as urgent as ever. Bottomore and Rubel's editorial framework is masterful, situating each extract within its broader intellectual context and tracing the evolution of Marx's sociological thinking from his early humanist manuscripts to his mature critiques of capitalist production. The volume argues, with considerable persuasive force, that Marx was not merely an economist or a revolutionary, but one of the founding architects of modern sociology — a discipline he helped define before it even had a name. For anyone seeking to understand the ideological currents that shaped the twentieth century and continue to animate political discourse today, this collection poses a question that demands an answer: can we truly comprehend the modern world without confronting Marx on his own terms?