Engels : A Very Short Introduction

Engels : A Very Short IntroductionAuthor: Carver, Terrell (, Head of the Department of Politics at Bristol University) Social & cultural history Published on 22 May 2003 by OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS in the United Kingdom as part of 'the Very Short Introductions' series. Paperback softback 128 pages, 8 halftones 174 x 111 x 6 116g It is by no means absurd to say that Engels invented Marxism. His work did more than Marx to make converts of the most influential political movement of modern

Author: Carver, Terrell (, Head of the Department of Politics at Bristol University)

Social & cultural history

Published on 22 May 2003 by OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS in the United Kingdom as part of 'the Very Short Introductions' series.

Paperback / softback | 128 pages, 8 halftones
174 x 111 x 6 | 116g

It is by no means absurd to say that Engels invented Marxism. His work did more than Marx to make converts of the most influential political movement of modern times. He was not only the father of dialectical and historical materialism, the official philosophies of history and science in many communist countries; he was also the first Marxist historian, anthropologist, philosopher, and commentator on early Marx.

In his later years Engels developed his materialist interpretation of history, his chief intellectual legacy, which has had revolutionary effects on the arts and social sciences. Terrell Carver traces its source and its effect on the development of Marxist theory and practice, assesses its utility, and discusses the difficulties which Marxists have encountered in defending it. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.