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Description of  The Philosophy of Marx, 2nd Edition

A rich and accessible introduction to Marxs fundamental concepts from a key intellectualnow updated Written by one of political theorys leading thinkers, The Philosophy of Marx examines all the key areas of Marxs writings in their wider historical and theoretical contextincluding the concepts of class struggle, ideology, humanism, progress, determinism, commodity fetishism, and the state. Etienne Balibar opens a gateway into the thought of one of historys great minds. In this updated edition to this now classic work, Balibar has added a substantial introduction and new material. Complete with key information boxes for the student to make the most challenging areas of theory easy to understand, this remains the best available introduction to the most important thinker of the past 200 years.