Marx: A Very Short Introduction

• The best introduction to Marx aimed at non-specialists
• Marx's impact on the course of history can only be compared to that of religious figures like Jesus or Muhammad
• Peter Singer is one of the best known philosophers of the twentieth century, famous for his pioneering and often controversial work in animal rights

Readership: General readers interested in Marxism, history of philosophy, or political philosopher; undergraduate students of politics, economics, philosophy, history and Marxism

Peter Singer, Professor of Philosophy, Princeton University

1. A life and it impact; 2. The young Hegelian; 3. From God to money; 4. Enter the proletariat; t. The first Marxism; 6. Alienation as a theory of history; 7. The goal of history; 8 Economics; 9. Communism; 10. An assessment; Note on sources; Further Reading; Index.