In this combative, controversial book, Terry Eagleton takes issue with the prejudice that Marxism is dead and done with. Taking ten of the most common objections to Marxism — that it leads to political tyranny, that it reduces everything to the economic, that it is a form of historical determinism, and so on — he demonstrates in each case what a woeful travesty of Marx's own thought these assumptions are. In a world in which capitalism has been shaken to its roots by some major crises, “Why Marx Was Right” is as urgent and timely as it is brave and candid. Written with Eagleton's familiar wit, humour and clarity, it will attract an audience far beyond the confines of academia.

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Authors

Keywords

Marxism

Type

Book

Place of publication

New Haven, Connecticut

Year

2011

Number of pages

256 pages

Language

English

ISBN

9780300181531

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Open stacks

Illustrations

No

Bibliography

Yes

UDC code and author sign

109 Eag

Volumes

1

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