Marx
by Brian Leiter & Jaime Edwards
Marx is a jargon-free introduction to Marx and Marxist thought. It’s very clear and readable.
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“It’s an introduction to the work of Karl Marx. What Edwards and Leiter’s book does is introduce Marx to the intelligent reader, as if you’ve never encountered Marx before, which might be the case for many readers. I particularly like the chapter on ideology. Ideology, in Marxist terms, is the way in which the structure of society conditions all aspects of our lives without us realizing it, and privileges the interests of the ruling class. But there are different notions of ideology within Marx’s writing, different emphases. Questions that are difficult for some Marxist theorists to answer are addressed here too—this isn’t a neutral summary.” Read more...
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